The list of submarine classes in service includes all submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 classes

Ship class

A ship class is a group of ships of a similar design. This is distinct from a ship-type, which might reflect a similarity of tonnage or intended use. For example, the is a nuclear aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class....

 currently in service with navies

Navy

A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...

 or other armed forces worldwide. For surface combatants, see the list of naval ship classes in service.

Ballistic missile submarines

• Borei class
  Borei class submarine
  The Borei class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine produced and operated by the Russian Navy. The class is intended to replace the Delta III, Delta IV and Typhoon classes now in Russian Navy service...
  
   ballistic missile submarine (Project 955 Borey)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 19,400 tons
  • Operator: None, 4 ships building

• Delta class
  Delta class submarine
  The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...
  
   ballistic missile submarine (Project 667BDR Kal'mar / 667BDRM Del'fin)
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 18,000 tons
  • Operator: : 11 in service, including 5 Delta III and 6 Delta IV

• Ohio class
  Ohio class submarine
  The Ohio class is a class of nuclear-powered submarines used by the United States Navy. The United States has 18 Ohio-class submarines:...
  
   ballistic missile submarine (SSBN 726)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 18,450 tons
  • Operator: : 14 in service with ballistic missiles

• Triomphant class ballistic missile submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 14,000 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in service

• Typhoon class
  Typhoon class submarine
  The Project 941 or Akula, Russian "Акула" class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s...
  
   ballistic missile submarine (Project 941 Akula)
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 33,800 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in active service of 6 built

• Vanguard class
  Vanguard class submarine
  The Vanguard class are the Royal Navy's current nuclear ballistic missile submarines , each armed with up to 16 Trident II Submarine-launched ballistic missiles...
  
   ballistic missile submarine
  • Builder
  • Displacement: 15,680 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in service

• Xia class
  Xia class submarine
  The 6,500-ton Type 092 Daqingyu submarine was the first ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered submarine class deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, and the first SSBN designed and built in Asia...
  
   ballistic missile submarine (Project 092)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 7,000 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in service

Guided missile submarines

• Oscar class
  Oscar class submarine
  The Project 949 and Project 949A Soviet Navy/Russian Navy cruise missile submarines ....
  
   guided missile submarine (Project 949 Antey)
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 19,400 tons
  • Operator: : 8 in active service plus 2 in reserve

• Ohio class
  Ohio class submarine
  The Ohio class is a class of nuclear-powered submarines used by the United States Navy. The United States has 18 Ohio-class submarines:...
  
   “Tactical Trident”: Special Forces and Super Strike (SSGN 726)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 18,750 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in active service each with ~154 Tomahawks

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• Akula class
  Akula class submarine
  Project 971 Щука-Б , is a nuclear-powered attack submarine first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986...
  
   attack submarine (Project 971 Shchuka)
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 10,700 tons
  • Operator: : 11 in service, including 3 Improved Akula and 2 Akula II

• Astute class
  Astute class submarine
  The Astute-class is the latest class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy. The class sets a new standard for the Royal Navy in terms of weapons load, communication facilities and stealth. The boats are being constructed by BAE Systems Submarine Solutions at...
  
   attack submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 7,400 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in service, 1 launched & 4 under construction out of a total of 7 (ordered) in class

• Han class
  Han class submarine
  The 4,500/5,500-ton Type 091 was the first nuclear-powered submarine class deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The first Chief Designer of the submarine was an engineer and scientist of nuclear propulsion engineering Mr. Peng Shilu , then in 1983 succeeded by Mr...
  
   attack submarine (Type 091)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 4,500 tons
  • Operator: : 5 in service

• Los Angeles class
  Los Angeles class submarine
  The Los Angeles class, sometimes called the LA class or the 688 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the United States submarine fleet. With 43 submarines on active duty and 19 retired, the Los Angeles class is the most numerous nuclear powered...
  
   attack submarine (SSN 688)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 7,000 tons
  • Operator: : 50 in commission plus 1 for trials

• Rubis / Amethyste class
  Rubis class submarine
  The Rubis type is a class of first-generation nuclear attack submarines of the French Navy. They are the most compact nuclear attack submarines to date.All submarines of the class are named after gemstones.-History:...
  
   attack submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,670 tons
  • Operator: : 6 in service

• Seawolf class
  Seawolf class submarine
  The Seawolf class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class was the intended successor to the , ordered at the end of the Cold War in 1989. At one time, an intended fleet of 29 submarines was to be built over a ten-year period, later...
  
   attack submarine (SSN 21)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 9,300 tons
  • Operator: : 2 in commission as attack subs with a third as a special mission support submarine

• Severodvinsk class attack submarine (Project 885)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 11,800 tons
  • Operator: Building

• Shang class
  Type 093 submarine
  The Type 093 is a nuclear powered attack submarine class deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. These boats are expected to replace the older Type 091 SSNs currently in service...
  
   attack submarine (Type 093)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 8,000 tons
  • Operator: : 2 in service

• Sierra class
  Sierra class submarine
  The Sierra I class or Project 945 nuclear submarine was the Soviet Union's successor class to the partly successful Project 705 Lira class submarine...
  
   attack submarine (Project 945)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 10,400 tons
  • Operator: : 3 in service, including one Sierra I and two Sierra II submarines

• Trafalgar class
  Trafalgar class submarine
  The Trafalgar class is a class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy. They are a direct follow on from the Swiftsure class and were, until the introduction of the Astute class, the Royal Navy's most advanced nuclear fleet submarines.Seven boats were built and...
  
   attack submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 5,208 tons
  • Operator: : 6 in service out of 7 built

• Victor III class
  Victor class submarine
  The Victor class is the NATO reporting name for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1967. In the USSR, they were produced as Project 671. Victor-class subs featured a teardrop shape, which allowed them to travel at high speed...
  
   attack submarine (Project 671)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 7,250 tons
  • Operator: : 8 in service

• Virginia class
  Virginia class submarine
  The Virginia class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions...
  
   attack submarine (SSN 774)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 7,800 tons
  • Operator: : 7 in service, 3 building, 30 planned.

Diesel-electric attack submarines

• A-11-class
  Sjöormen class submarine
  The Sjöormen class were a group of submarines built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1960s. They had a teardrop shape and were capable of diving to 150m. At the time of their deployment they were regarded as one of the most advanced non-nuclear submarine-classes in the world, incorporating many new...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,210 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in service

• Agosta-class
  Agosta 90B class submarine
  The Agosta class submarines are French diesel attack submarines used by Spain, Pakistan and formerly by France. The French Navy grouped this model of submarine in their most capable class as an océanique, meaning "ocean-going." A modernised version built for Pakistan, the Agosta 90B, has a crew of...
  
   submarine
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 1,725 tons
  • Operators:
    • : 5 in service
    • : 4 in service

• Collins-class
  Collins class submarine
  The Collins class is a class of six Australian-built diesel-electric submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The Collins class takes its name from Australian Vice Admiral John Augustine Collins; all six submarines are named after significant RAN personnel who distinguished themselves in...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 3,050 tons
  • Operator: : 6 in commission

• Dolphin-class
  Dolphin class submarine
  The Type 800 Dolphin class is a diesel-electric submarine developed and constructed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG , Germany for the Israeli Navy. It is based on the export-only German 209 class submarines, but modified and reduced and is thus not seen as a member of the 209 family...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,900 tons
  • Operator: : 3 in service

• Harushio-class
  Harushio class submarine
  The Harushio is a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. The design is an evolution from the Yūshio class being slightly larger and with better noise reduction...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,750 tons
  • Operator: : 6 in service

• Kilo-class
  Kilo class submarine
  The Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a naval diesel-electric submarine that is made in Russia. The original version of the vessels were designated Project 877 Paltus in Russia. There is also a more advanced version, designated as Improved Kilo in the west, and Project 636 Varshavyanka in...
  
   submarine (Project 877 Paltus and Project 636)
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 3,100 tons
  • Operators:
    • : 10 Kilo known as the Sindhughosh class
      Sindhughosh (Kilo) Class
      Sindhughosh class submarines are Indian variants of the Kilo class diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Indian Navy. Their names are in Sanskrit, but in their Roman-alphabet forms sometimes a final short -a is dropped....
      
      
    • : 2 Kilo and 10 Improved Kilo in service
    • : 18 in service plus a number of reserves

• Kobben-class (Type 207)
  Kobben class submarine
  The Kobben class or Type 207 is a version of the German Type 205 submarine customized for use by the Royal Norwegian Navy.- History :...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 485 tons
  • Operators: : 4 in service, handed over from Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
    
    

• Ming-class (Type 035) submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,100 tons
  • Operator: : 17

• Oyashio-class
  Oyashio class submarine
  The Oyashio is a class of Japanese diesel-electric submarine operated by the JMSDF. The submarines entered service in the late 1990s. The submarines are larger than the earlier Harushio class submarines, to provide space for a flank sonar array.-Boats:...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 4,000 tons
  • Operator: : 11 in service

• Romeo-class
  Romeo class submarine
  The Romeo class is a class of Soviet diesel-electric submarine, built in 1950s. The origin of the Romeo class can be traced to the World War II German Type XXI Elektroboot U-boat. At the end of World War II, the Soviets obtained several Type XXIs, from which they were able to obtain certain key...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,830 tons
  • Operators:
    • : 1 of many delivered remains in service, restricted capabilities

• Sauro-class
  Sauro class submarine
  The Nazario Sauro class are submarines operated by the Italian Navy. All boats were built by Fincantieri in Monfalcone. There are three sub groups built in four batches:* Nazario Sauro class :...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,653 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in service

• Song-class
  Song class submarine
  The Type 039 submarine is a class of diesel-electric submarines of the People's Liberation Army Navy...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,250 tons
  • Operator: : 16 in service

• TR-1700 class
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2116 tons
  • Operators:: 2 in service

• Type 206A submarine
  Type 206 submarine
  The Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft . Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to operate in the shallow Baltic Sea and attack Warsaw Pact shipping if...
  
  
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 498 tons
  • Operators: : 6 in service

• Type 209 submarine
  Type 209 submarine
  The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...
  
  
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,230/1,290/1,586 tons
  • Operators:
    • : 2 in service
    • : 5 in service
    • : 2 in service
    • : 2 in service
    • : 2 in service
    • : 8 in service
    • : 4 in service
    • : 2 in service
    • : 6 in service
    • : 2 in service
    • : 3 in service
    • : 9 in service
    • : 14 in service
    • : 2 in service

• Ula-class (Type 210)
  Ula class submarine
  The Ula class is a Norwegian submarine type which was assembled in Germany in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The class, consisting of 6 vessels, is currently the only submarine type in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy.-History:...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,150 tons
  • Operator: : 6 in service

• Victoria-class
  Upholder/Victoria class submarine
  The Upholder/Victoria-class submarines, also known as the Type 2400 , are diesel-electric Fleet submarines designed in the UK in the late 1970s to supplement the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine force....
  
   hunter-killer submarine (SSK 876)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,400 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in commission

• Walrus-class
  Walrus class submarine
  The Walrus-class submarine is the only submarine class currently in operation in the Royal Netherlands Navy. They have been in use since 1990 and are all named after sea mammals.-Design:...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,800 tons
  • Operator: : 4 in service

• Zwaardvis-class
  Zwaardvis class submarine
  The Zwaardvis class submarine is a conventional attack submarine that replaced the Dolfijn class in the Royal Netherlands Navy. Zwaardvis is based on the U.S. Navy Barbel class with the teardrop hull design. In September 1981 the Republic of China ordered two modified Zwaardvis class submarines,...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,600 tons
  • Operator: : 2 in service

Non-nuclear submarines with Air-independent propulsion

Air-independent propulsion

Air-independent propulsion is a term that encompasses technologies which allow a submarine to operate without the need to surface or use a snorkel to access atmospheric oxygen. The term usually excludes the use of nuclear power, and describes augmenting or replacing the diesel-electric propulsion...

• Gotland-class
  Gotland class submarine
  In 2004, the Swedish government received a request from the United States of America to lease HMS Gotland – Swedish-flagged, commanded and manned, for a duration of one year for use in anti-submarine warfare exercises. The Swedish government granted this request in October 2004, with both...
  
  
  • Builder: ,
  • Displacement: 1,647 tons
  • Operators: : 3 in service

• Lada-class
  Lada class submarine
  The Russian Navy's Project 677 Лада is a submarine class designed by the Russian Rubin Design Bureau. The class is also referred to as the Petersburg class, after the lead ship...
  
   submarine (Project 677 Lada)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 2,700 tons
  • Operators: : 1 in service, 3 ordered

• Scorpene-class
  Scorpène class submarine
  Scorpène class submarines are a class of diesel-electric attack submarine jointly developed by the French DCN and the Spanish company Navantia and now by DCNS. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion ....
  
   submarine
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 1,590 tons
  • Operator:

}: 4 in service
}: 2 in service
}: 6 in service
}: 2 in service

• Sōryū-class
  Soryu class submarine
  The Sōryū class submarine or 16SS is a new class of diesel-electric submarine being built in Japan for use by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force...
  
  
  • Builder: ,
  • Displacement: 4,200 tons
  • Operators: : 2 in service, 3 building, 5+ more planned

• Type 212 submarine
  Type 212 submarine
  The German Type 212 class, also Italian Todaro class, is a highly advanced design of non-nuclear submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG and Fincantieri S.p.a. for the German and Italian Navy. It features diesel propulsion and an additional air-independent propulsion system using...
  
  
  • Builders: /
  • Displacement: 1,830 tons
  • Operators:

}: 4 in service, 2 ordered, 2 more planned
}: 2 in service, 2 planned

• Type 214 submarine
  Type 214 submarine
  The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH . It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion system using Siemens polymer electrolyte membrane hydrogen fuel cells...
  
  
  • Builder: ,
  • Displacement: 1,980 tons
  • Operators:
    • : 4 ordered
    • : 1 in service, 2 ordered

• A-17-class
  Västergötland class submarine
  The Västergötland class of diesel-electric submarines was introduced in 1987 by the Swedish Navy. The original four ships of her class, HMS Västergötland, HMS Hälsingland, HMS Södermanland and HMS Östergötland, were built between 1983 and 1988 by Kockums AB...
  
   submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 1,145 tons
  • Operator:

}: 2 in service
}: 2 on a delivery program

• Yuan-class submarine
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: ?
  • Operator: : 1 in service? plus 3 building

Special mission submarines

• Advanced SEAL Delivery System
  Advanced SEAL Delivery System
  Advanced SEAL Delivery System was a midget submarine operated by the United States Navy and United States Special Operations Command that is designed to provide stealthy submerged transportation for special operations forces from the decks of nuclear submarines for primary use as an insertion...
  
   special mission midget submarine
  • Displacement: 70 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in service with 5 planned

• Dolphin
  USS Dolphin (AGSS-555)
  USS Dolphin was the United States Navy's only operational diesel-electric, deep-diving, research and development submarine. Her keel was laid down on 9 November 1962 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 8 June 1968 sponsored by Mrs. Daniel K...
  
   research submarine (AGSS 555)
  • Displacement: 850 tons
  • Operator:

• Mystic class
  Mystic class
  Mystic class Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicles performed rescue operations on submerged, disabled submarines of the U.S. Navy or foreign navies. They have since been replaced by the Submarine Rescue Diving Recompression System-Features:...
  
   deep sea rescue submersible (DSRV 1)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 37 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in service

• DSV NR-1
  NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft
  The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine. It was built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut. It was launched on January 25, 1969, completed its initial sea trials August 19, 1969,...
  
   research submarine
  • Displacement: 400 tons
  • Operator:

• Paltus class
  Paltus class submarine
  The Paltus Class submarine is a Russian special purpose mini-submarine of project 10831. It was reported only one completed submarine AS-12...
  
   special mission submarine (Project 1083.1)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 730 tons
  • Operator:

• Uniform class special mission submarine (Project 1910 Kashalot)
  • Builder: /
  • Displacement: 1,580 tons
  • Operator:

• Velebit midget submarine
  • Displacement: 99 tons
  • Operator:

• Yankee Pod
  Yankee class submarine
  The Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
  
   trials submarine (Project 09774)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 10,100 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in service

• Yankee Stretch
  Yankee class submarine
  The Yankee class is the NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was constructed by the Soviet Union from 1968 onward. 34 units were produced under Project 667A Navaga and Project 667AU Nalim...
  
   special mission support submarine (Project 09780)
  • Builder:
  • Displacement: 11,600 tons
  • Operator: : 1 in service

See also

• List of naval ship classes in service
• List of auxiliary ship classes in service
• List of submarines