List of submarine classes in service
The list of submarine classes in service includes all submarine classes currently in service with navies or other armed forces worldwide. For surface combatants, see the list of naval ship classes in service.
Ballistic missile submarines
- Dolgorukiy-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 955 Borey)
- Builder: Russia
- Displacement: 23,800 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 3 in service, 4 ships building
- Delta-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 667BDR Kal'mar / 667BDRM Del'fin)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 18,730 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 9 in service, including 3 Delta III and 6 Delta IV
- Jin-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 094)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 9,000 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 2+ in service
- Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN 726)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 18,450 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 14 in service with ballistic missiles
- Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 14,000 tons
- Operator: French Navy: 4 in service
- Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 941 Akula)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 33,800 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 1 in active service of 6 built, 2 in reserve.
- Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
- Builder United Kingdom
- Displacement: 15,680 tons
- Operator: Royal Navy: 4 in service
- Xia-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 092)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 7,000 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 1 in service
Guided missile submarines
- Oscar-class submarine (Project 949A Antey)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 19,400 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 8 in active service plus 2 in reserve
- Ohio-class "Tactical Trident": Special Forces and Super Strike (SSGN 726)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 18,750 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 4 in active service each with ~154 Tomahawks
Nuclear-powered attack submarines
- Akula-class submarine (Project 971 Shchuka)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 10,700 tons
- Operator:
- Russian Navy: 11 in service, including 3 Improved Akula and 2 Akula II
- Indian Navy: 1 Akula II in active service and 1 planned[1]
- Astute-class submarine
- Builder: United Kingdom
- Displacement: 7,400 tons
- Operator: Royal Navy: 1 in service, 1 launched & 4 under construction out of a total of 7 (ordered) in class
- Han-class attack submarine (Type 091)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 4,500 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 3? in service
- Los Angeles-class attack submarine (SSN 688)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 7,000 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 43 in commission
- Rubis / Amethyste-class attack submarine
- Builder: France
- Displacement: 2,670 tons
- Operator: French Navy: 6 in service
- Seawolf-class attack submarine (SSN 21)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 9,300 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 2 in commission as attack subs with a third as a special mission support submarine
- Yasen-class submarine (Project 885)
- Builder: Russia
- Displacement: 11,800 tons
- Operator: 2 Building
- Shang-class attack submarine (Type 093)
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 8,000 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 2 in service
- Sierra-class submarine (Project 945)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 10,400 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 3 in service, including one Sierra I and two Sierra II submarines
- Trafalgar-class submarine
- Builder: United Kingdom
- Displacement: 5,208 tons
- Operator: Royal Navy: 6 in service out of 7 built
- Victor-class submarine (Victor III Project 671)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 7,250 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 8 in service
- Virginia-class submarine (SSN 774)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 7,800 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 8 in service, 6 building, 30 planned.
Diesel-electric attack submarines
- Agosta-class submarine
- Builder: France / Spain
- Displacement: 1,725 tons
- Operators:
- Pakistan Navy : 5 in service
- Spanish Navy: 4 in service
- Challenger-class submarine (ex-Sjöormen class)
- Builder: Sweden
- Displacement: 1,210 tons
- Operator: Republic of Singapore Navy: 4 in service
- Collins-class submarine
- Builder: Australia
- Displacement: 3,050 tons
- Operator: Royal Australian Navy: 6 in commission
- Dolphin-class submarine
- Builder: Germany
- Displacement: 1,900 tons
- Operator: Israeli Navy: 3 in service, 3 AIP building/ordered
- Harushio-class submarine
- Builder: Japan
- Displacement: 2,750 tons
- Operator: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 2 training submarines, 5 retired
- Kilo-class submarine (Project 877 Paltus and Project 636)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 3,100 tons
- Operators:
- Indian Navy: 9 Kilo, 1 exploded known as the Sindhughosh class
- People's Liberation Army Navy: 2 Kilo and 10 Improved Kilo in service
- Russian Navy: 17 in service plus a number of reserves, 6 Improved Kilo ordered
- Algerian National Navy: 2 Original Kilo and 2 Improved Kilo
- Polish Navy: 1 Kilo
- Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: 3 Kilo
- Romanian Naval Forces: 1 Kilo
- Vietnam People's Navy: 1 Kilo and 5 Improved Kilo ordered
- Kobben-class (Type 207) submarine
- Builder: Germany
- Displacement: 485 tons
- Operators: Polish Navy: 4 in service, handed over from Norway
- Ming-class (Type 035) submarine
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 2,100 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 17
- Oyashio-class submarine
- Builder: Japan
- Displacement: 4,000 tons
- Operator: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 11 in service
- Romeo-class submarine
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 1,830 tons
- Operators:
- Bulgarian Navy: 1 of many delivered remains in service, restricted capabilities
- Sauro-class submarine
- Builder: Italy
- Displacement: 1,653 tons
- Operator: Marina Militare: 4 in service
- Song-class submarine
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: 2,250 tons
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 16 in service
- TR-1700-class submarine
- Builder: Germany
- Displacement: 2116 tons
- Operators: Argentine Navy: 2 in service
- Type 209 submarine
- Builder: Germany
- Displacement: 1,230/1,290/1,586 tons
- Operators:
- Argentine Navy: 1 in service
- Brazilian Navy: 5 in service
- Chilean Navy: 2 in service
- Colombian National Navy: 2 in service
- Ecuadorian Navy: 2 in service
- Hellenic Navy: 7 in service
- Indian Navy: 4 in service
- Indonesian Navy: 2 in service
- Peruvian Navy: 6 in service
- South African Navy: 3 in service
- Republic of Korea Navy: 9 in service
- Turkish Navy: 14 in service
- Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela: 2 in service
- Ula-class (Type 210) submarine
- Builder: Germany
- Displacement: 1,150 tons
- Operator: Royal Norwegian Navy: 6 in service
- Victoria-class hunter-killer submarine (SSK 876)
- Builder: United Kingdom
- Displacement: 2,400 tons
- Operator: Royal Canadian Navy: 4 in commission
- Walrus-class submarine
- Builder: Netherlands
- Displacement: 2,800 tons
- Operator: Royal Netherlands Navy: 4 in service
- Zwaardvis-class submarine
- Builder: Netherlands
- Displacement: 2,600 tons
- Operator: Republic of China Navy: 2 in service
Non-nuclear submarines with air-independent propulsion
- Gotland class
- Builder: Sweden,
- Displacement: 1,647 tons
- Operators: Swedish Navy: 3 in service
- Lada-class submarine (Project 677 Lada)
- Builder: Russia
- Displacement: 2,700 tons
- Operators: Russian Navy: 1 in service, 3 ordered
- S-80 class
- Builder: Spain
- Displacement: 2,426 tons
- Operator: Spanish Navy: 4 building
- Scorpène class
- Builder: France / Spain
- Displacement: 1,590 tons
- Operator:
- Brazilian Navy: 4 ordered/building
- Chilean Navy: 2 in service
- Indian Navy: 6 ordered/building
- Royal Malaysian Navy: 2 in service
- Sōryū class
- Builder: Japan
- Displacement: 4,200 tons
- Operators: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 6 in service, 5 building or planned
- Type 212 submarine
- Builders: Germany / Italy
- Displacement: 1,830 tons
- Operators:
- German Navy: 4 in service, 2 ordered, 2 more planned
- Marina Militare: 2 in service, 2 planned
- Type 214 submarine
- Builder: Germany,
- Displacement: 1,980 tons
- Operators:
- Hellenic Navy: 1 in service, 3 building
- Republic of Korea Navy: 3 in service, 6 building/ordered
- Portuguese Navy: 2 in service
- Turkish Navy: 6 ordered
- Västergötland-class submarine / Archer-class submarine
- Builder: Sweden
- Displacement: 1,145 tons
- Operator:
- Swedish Navy: 2 in service
- Republic of Singapore Navy: 2 on a delivery program
- Yuan-class submarine
- Builder: People's Republic of China
- Displacement: ?
- Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 1 in service? plus 3 building
Special mission submarines
- Mystic-class deep sea rescue submersible (DSRV 1)
- Builder: United States
- Displacement: 37 tons
- Operator: United States Navy: 1 in service
- Paltus-class special mission submarine (Project 1083.1)
- Builder: Russia
- Displacement: 730 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy
- Uniform-class special mission submarine (Project 1910 Kashalot)
- Builder: Soviet Union / Russia
- Displacement: 1,580 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy
- Velebit midget submarine
- Displacement: 99 tons
- Operator: Croatian Navy
- Yankee Pod trials submarine (Project 09774)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 10,100 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 1 in service
- Yankee Stretch special mission support submarine (Project 09780)
- Builder: Soviet Union
- Displacement: 11,600 tons
- Operator: Russian Navy: 1 in service
See also
- List of submarine operators
- List of naval ship classes in service
- List of auxiliary ship classes in service
- Admiral Hyman G. Rickover -- (Father of the Nuclear Navy)
References
- ↑ "India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
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