This is a list of submarine classes, sorted by country. The navies of 46 states operate submarines.

Algeria

* ''Raïs Hadj Mubarek'' class (Type 877EKM Kilo) * ''Raïs Hadj Slimane'' class (Type 877EKM Kilo) * 2 Project 636 (in order)

Albania

* Whiskey class

Argentina

Armada de la República Argentina: * ''Santa Fe'' class (1930s built in Italy — decommissioned) * ''Santa Fe'' (1960s US-built ''Balao'' class - decommissioned) * ''Santa Fe'' S-21 (1970s US-built GUPPY - decommissioned) *''Santa Cruz'' class (German-built TR-1700 - one remaining boat inactive) *''Salta'' class (German-built Type 209/1200 - inactive; one used for dockside training)

Australia

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the navy, naval branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (Australia), Chief of Navy (CN) Vice admiral (Australia), Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (admiral), Ma ...

: * ''Oberon'' class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Collins'' class (Type 471)

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy () is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area from any external threat, the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Ban ...

: * Ming class (Type 035/based on

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)

Brazil

Brazilian Navy The Brazilian Navy () is the navy, naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval warfare, naval operations. The navy was involved in War of Independence of Brazil#Naval action, Brazil's war of independence ...

: * ''Foca'' class (1913) - ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Humaytá'' (1927) - ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Tupi'' class (1937) - ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Goiaz'' class ( GUPPY III) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Bahia'' class (

GUPPY II The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY) was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed, maneuverability, and endurance of its submarines. (The "Y" in the acronym was added for pronouncea ...

) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Humaita'' class ( ''Oberon'' class) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Tupi'' class ( Type 209/1400) * ''Tikuna'' (modified ''Tupi'' class) ( modified Type 209/1400) * ''Riachuelo'' class (modified Scorpéne class) * SSN being developed with French help

Bulgaria

* ''Slava'' class (

acquired from the USSR)

Canada

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...

: * ''Victoria''-class submarine - 4 ex-RN Upholder-class in active service * ''Oberon''-class submarine ''(decommissioned after 2000)''; 3 acquired and 2 for training and spares; 2 sold as museum ship (HMCS ''Ojibwa'' (S72) and HMCS ''Onondaga'' (S73)) and 3 scrapped (HMS ''Olympus'' (S12), HMS ''Osiris'' (S13), HMCS ''Okanagan'' (S74)) * ''Tench''-class submarine (decommissioned); built for United States Navy; USS Argonaut (SS-475) renamed HMCS ''Rainbow'' 1968 and retired 1974 * ''Balao''-class submarine (decommissioned); built for United States Navy; USS Burrfish (SS-312) acquired 1961 and renamed as HMCS ''Grisle'' and served until 1969; return to USN and later scrapped. *

British H-class submarine The British H-class submarines were Holland 602 type submarines used by the Royal Navy. The submarines constructed for the British Royal Navy between 1915 and 1919 were designed and built in response to German boats which mined British wate ...

(decommissioned); built in United States; acquired 1919 HMCS CH-14 and HMCS CH-15 and disposed 1927 and 1922 respectively * CC-class submarine (decommissioned); built in United States for Chilean Navy and sold to British Columbia 1913; ''CC-1'' and ''CC-2'' Commissioned Royal Canadian Navy 1914; scrapped in 1920

Captured and recommissioned German
U-boats U-boats are naval submarines operated by Germany, including during the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized form of the German word , a shortening of (), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Na ...

* Captured and recommissioned German U-boats -

German Type IX submarine The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern Unit ...

s German submarine U-190 and

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Chile

* ''Capitan O'Brien'' class - built in Britain in late 1920s * ''O'Brien'' class ( ''Oberon'' class) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Thomson'' class ( Type 209/1400) ''(upgraded)'' * ''O'Higgins'' class ( Scorpène)

People's Republic of China

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: * Type 03 class (

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) ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 031 class (

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) (SSB) * Type 033 class (

) *

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class (Type 033G, license built

) *

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class (Type 035/based on

) *

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class (Type 039) * Yuan class (Type 041) * Han class (Type 091) (SSN) * Xia class (Type 092) (SSBN) *

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class (Type 093) (SSN) * Jin class (Type 094) (SSBN)

Colombia

* ''Pijao'' class ( Type 209/1200) * ''Intrepide'' class ( Italian midget submarine Type SX 506)

Croatia

* modified ''Una''-class midget submarine

Cuba

* Foxtrot class * Whisky class (Never exported)

Denmark

Royal Danish Navy The Royal Danish Navy (, ) is the Naval warfare, sea-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces force. The RDN is mainly responsible for maritime defence and maintaining the sovereignty of Denmark, Danish territorial waters (incl. Faroe Islands and ...

: *D class ''(1926—1946)'' *H class ''(1938—1950)'' * U class ''(1947—1959)'' * V class ''(1947—1958)'' * ''Delfinen'' class ''(1961—1990)'' *''Narhvalen'' class ( Type 205) ''(1970—2004)'' *''Tumleren'' class ( Kobben/Type 207) ''(1989—2004)'' *''Kronborg'' class ( Näcken) ''(2001—2004)''

Ecuador

* ''Shyri'' class ( Type 209/1300) ''(upgraded)''

Estonia

''Kalev'' class mine laying submarines

Estonian Navy The Estonian Navy () are the unified naval forces among the Estonian Defence Forces. With only six commissioned ships and displacement well under 10,000 tonnes, the Estonian navy is one of the smallest navies in the world. Its ship prefix is EM ...

: * EML Kalev (1936) * EML Lembit

Egypt

class (Chinese built, Type 033G?) *

Type 209 submarine The Type 209 () is a range of diesel-electric attack submarines developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany. Five class variants (Types 209/1100, 209/1200, 209/1300, 209/1400 and 209/1500), including modificatio ...

2 ordered

Finland

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( , ) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. The navy employs 2,300 people and about 4,300 conscripts are trained each year. Finnish Navy vessels are given the ship prefix "FNS", short for "Finnish Navy ship", but ...

: * ''Vesikko'' (World War II) * ''Saukko'' (World War II) * Vetehinen (World War II)

France

Marine Nationale The French Navy (, , ), informally (, ), is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the four military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in the world recognised as being a blu ...

: * List of French submarines

Germany

Kaiserliche Marine The adjective ''kaiserlich'' means "imperial" and was used in the German-speaking countries to refer to those institutions and establishments over which the ''Kaiser'' ("emperor") had immediate personal power of control. The term was used partic ...

: * Type U-1 U-boat * Type U-2 U-boat * Type U-3 U-boat * Type U-5 U-boat * Type U-9 U-boat * Type U-13 U-boat * Type U-16 U-boat * Type U-17 U-boat * Type U-19 U-boat * Type U-23 U-boat * Type U-27 U-boat * Type U-31 U-boat * Type U-43 U-boat * Type U-51 U-boat * Type U-57 U-boat * Type U-63 U-boat * Type U-66 (Type UD) U-boat * Type U-81 U-boat * Type U-87 U-boat * Type U-93 U-boat * Type U-127 U-boat * Type U-139 U-boat * Type U-142 U-boat * Type U-151 U-boat * Type UA U-boat * Type UB I U-boat * Type UB II U-boat * Type UB III U-boat * Type UC I U-boat * Type UC II U-boat * Type UC III U-boat * Type UE I U-boat * Type UE II U-boat

Kriegsmarine The (, ) was the navy of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official military branch, branche ...

: * Type I U-boat *

Type II U-boat The Type II U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany as a coastal U-boat, modeled after the CV-707 submarine, which was designed by the Dutch front company NV Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw Den Haag (I.v.S) (set up by Germany after World War I ...

Type VII U-boat Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 704 boats were built by the end of the war. The type had several modifications. The Type VII was the most numerous U-boat type to be involved in the Battle of the Atlantic. ...

Type IX U-boat The Type IX U-boat was designed by Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' in 1935 and 1936 as a large ocean-going submarine for sustained operations far from the home support facilities. Type IX boats were briefly used for patrols off the eastern Unit ...

* Type X U-boat * Type XIV U-boat * Type XVII U-boat * Type XVIII U-boat *

Type XXI U-boat Type XXI submarines were a class of German diesel–electric '' Elektroboot'' (German: "electric boat") submarines designed during the Second World War. One hundred eighteen were completed, with four being combat-ready. During the war only two w ...

Type XXIII U-boat German Type XXIII submarines were the first so-called elektroboote ("electric boats") to become operational. They were small coastal submarines designed to operate in the shallow waters of the North Sea, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea, where l ...

Modern German Navy: * Type 240 class ( Type XXIII) ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 241 class ( Type XXI) ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 201 class ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 202 class ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 205 class ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 206A class ''(decommissioned)'' * Type 212A class Export Models: * ''Gal'' class (design only) * Type 207 class ( ''Kobben'') *

Type 209 The Type 209 () is a range of diesel-electric attack submarines developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany. Five class variants (Types 209/1100, 209/1200, 209/1300, 209/1400 and 209/1500), including modification ...

class * TR-1700 class * Type 210 class ( ''Ula'') * ''Dolphin'' class *

Type 214 The Type 214 is a class of diesel–electric powertrain, diesel–electric submarines developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). It features diesel propulsion with an air-independen ...

class

Greece

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; , abbreviated ΠΝ) is the Navy, naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independ ...

* Katsonis-class submarine * Protefs-class submarine

Greek Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; , abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Hellenic Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy historically hails from the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence ...

: * ''Glavkos'' class ( Type 209/1100) * ''Poseidon'' class ( Type 209/1200) * ''Katsonis'' class (

)

India

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): * Kalari (Foxtrot) Class (retired) * Vela (Foxtrot) Class (retired) * Shishumar (Type 209) Class (operational) *

Sindhughosh (Kilo) Class ''Sindhughosh''-class () submarines are 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. The ''Sindhughosh'' submarine ...

(operational) * Kalvari (Scorpène) Class (operational) * Akula Class (retired) * ''Arihant'' Class (operational)

Indonesia

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy (, TNI-AL) is the Navy, naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol Indonesia's lengthy coastline, to enforce and patrol the territorial waters and Exclus ...

: * ''Cakra'' class ( Type 209/1300) * ''Nagapasa'' class (Improved ''Jang Bogo'' class) * ''Scorpène'' class

Iran

Iranian Navy The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (IRIN; ), also referred as the Iranian Navy (abbreviated NEDAJA; ), is the naval warfare service branch of Iran's regular military, the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''). It is one of Iran's two maritim ...

: * ''Tareq'' class (

) * ''SSI'' * '' Ghadir'' class * ''

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'' class * '' Nahang'' class * '' Ghaaem'' class * ''

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Israel

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy (, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'', ; ) is the Israel Defense Forces#Arms, naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in the Mediterranean Sea theater as well as the Gulf of Eilat and the Red Sea th ...

: * ''Gal'' class * ''Dolphin'' class

Italy

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: * ''Balilla'' class * ''Medusa'' class * ''Laurenti'' class * ''Cavallini'' class * ''Archimede'' class * 600 Serie ''Adua'' class submarine * ''Marcello'' class * ''Marconi'' class * Fieramosca class * ''Glauco'' class * Brin class * Foca class

Marina Militare The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the '' Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active pe ...

: * ''Toti'' class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Nazario Sauro'' class * ''Salvatore Pelosi'' class (improved Sauro) * ''Primo Longobardo'' class (improved Pelosi) * ''Salvatore Todaro'' class ( Type 212A)

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy

* ''Ko-hyoteki'' class submarine (midget) * Kaidai 1 class ( aka ''I-51'') * Kaidai 2 class (aka ''I-152'') * Kaidai 3a, 3b class (aka ''I-153'' and ''I-156'') * Kaidai 4 class (aka ''I-162'') * Kaidai 5 class (aka ''I-165'') * Kaidai 6a, 6b class (aka ''I-168'' and ''I-174'') * Kaidai 7 class (aka ''I-176'') * ''Junsen J1'' class (aka ''I-1 class'') * ''Junsen J2'' class (aka ''I-6'') * ''Junsen J3'' class (aka ''I-7'') * ''Junsen A1'' class (aka ''I-9'') * ''Junsen A2'' class (aka ''I-12'') * ''Junsen A Modified'' class (aka ''I-13'') * ''Junsen B1'' class (aka ''I-15 series'') * ''Junsen B2'' class (aka ''I-40'') * ''Junsen B3'' class (aka ''I-54'') * ''Junsen C1'' class (aka ''I-16'') * ''Junsen C2'' class (aka ''I-46'') * ''Junsen C3'' class (aka ''I-52'') * ''Sen Toku'' class (aka ''I-400'') * ''Sen Taka Dai'' class (aka ''I-200'') * ''Kiraisen'' class (aka ''I-121'') * ''Senho'' class (aka ''I-351'') * ''D1'' class (aka ''I-361'') * ''D2'' class (aka ''I-373'') * ''Kaichū'' class * ''Kaishō'' class (aka ''Ro-100'') * ''Sen Taka Sho'' class (aka ''Ha-201'') * ''LA'' class

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

* United States ''Gato''-class: ''Kuroshio'' was commissioned on August 15, 1955 and stricken on March 31, 1966. The first Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force submarine. * ''Oyashio'' (SS-511): A single unit, launched on May 25, 1959 and stricken on September 30, 1976. The first indigenous submarine of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. * ''Hayashio'' class * ''Natsushio'' class * ''Oshio'' class * ''Uzushio'' class * ''Yushio'' class * ''Harushio'' class * ''Asashio'' class (modified ''Harushio'' to test Stirling AIP System) * ''Oyashio'' class * ''Sōryū'' class * ''Taigei'' class

Republic of Korea

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: * Dolgorae class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Jang Bogo'' class (

) * ''Sohn Won-yil'' class (

) * ''Dosan Ahn Changho'' class

North Korea

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: *

class ''(decommissioned?)'' *

class * Sang-O class *

class ''(

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)'' *

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class

Libya

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''(non operational)''

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Navy The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, ; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defence operations. RMN's area of operation consists of 603,2 ...

: * ''Agosta 70'' class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Perdana Menteri'' class ( Scorpène)

Myanmar

Myanmar Navy The Myanmar Navy (; ) is the naval warfare branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. With 19,000 active personnel, the navy operates more than 227 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in counterinsurgency, counte ...

: *

class

Netherlands

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:See also
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/ref> * ''K XI class'' ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Walrus (old)'' class ( GUPPY IB) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Zwaardvis (old)'' class ( T-class) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Dolfijn'' class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Potvis'' class (enhanced Dolfijn) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Zwaardvis'' class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Walrus'' class

Norway

Royal Norwegian Navy The Royal Norwegian Navy () is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for navy, naval operations of Norway, including those of the Norwegian Coast Guard. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 i ...

: * Kobben (1909–1933) One vessel built in Germany. * A class (1913–1940) Three vessels bought from Germany. * B class (1922–1946) Six vessels of the U.S. Holland type built under licence in Norway. * U class (1941–1943) One vessels given to Norway in 1941. * V class (1949-196X) Two vessels given to Norway in 1943, after the war Norway purchased three more. * K class (1949-1961) Three vessels left in Norway by the Germans. * ''Kobben / Type 207'' (1964–2003) Fifteen vessels purchased from Germany. * ''Ula / Type 210'' (1989-In use) Six vessels purchased from Germany.

Pakistan

* Agosta class *PNS Ghazi (Formerly USS Diablo) * ''Hangor'' class

Peru

* ''Abato'' class ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Casma'' class ( Type 209/1200)

Poland

Polish Navy The Polish Navy (; often abbreviated to ) is the Navy, naval military branch , branch of the Polish Armed Forces. The Polish Navy consists of 46 ships and about 12,000 commissioned and enlisted personnel. The traditional ship prefix in the Polish ...

: * ''Wilk'' class (''3 decommissioned'') * ''Orzeł'' class (''1 sunk, 1 decommissioned'') * ''S-1'' class (''1 sunk'') * ''U'' class (''2 decommissioned'') * ''Malyutka'' class (''6 decommissioned'') * ''Whiskey'' class (''4 decommissioned'') * ''Foxtrot'' class (''2 decommissioned'') * ''Kilo'' class (''1 in service'') * ''Kobben / Type 207'' class (''4 decommissioned'')

Portugal

Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy (), also known as the Portuguese War Navy (''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'') or as the Portuguese Armada (''Armada Portuguesa''), is the navy of the Portuguese Armed Forces. Chartered in 1317 by King Dinis of Portugal, it is ...

: * ''Albacora'' class ( Daphné) * Type 209mod ''(planned for 2010

''

Romania

* Delfinul submarine, ''Delfinul'' class (

- inactive) * ''Dalfinul'' class (

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) * ''Rechinul'' class * ''Marsuinul'' class * ''CB'' class

Russia (and Soviet Union)

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and

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: *See the

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Singapore

Republic of Singapore Navy The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the Naval warfare, maritime Military branch, service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any seaborne threats and as a guarantor of its sea lines of ...

: * ''Challenger'' class (refurbished Swedish ''Sjöormen'' class) * ''Archer'' class (originally Swedish ''Västergötland'' class, upgraded to ''Södermanland'' class standards) ''(commission planned for 2010)

South Africa

South African Navy The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery prote ...

: * ''Maria van Riebeeck''/''Spear'' class ( Daphné) * Heroine class Type 209/1400-mod

Spain

Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy, officially the Armada, is the Navy, maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world. The Spanish Navy was responsible for a number of major historic achievements in navigation ...

* Peral-class submarine, ''Peral'' class * ''Isaac Peral'' class (

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) * ''A'' class (Holland) * ''B'' class ( Holland F-105) * ''C'' class ( Holland F-105F) * ''D'' class * ''General Mola'' class ( Archimede) * ''G'' class ( Type VII C) * '' Foca'' class (Spanish version of the

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) * ''Tiburón'' class * ''Almirante García de los Reyes'' class ( Balao) * ''Serie 30'' class ( Guppy IIA) * ''Delfín'' class ( Daphné) * ''Galerna'' class ( Agosta) * ''S-80'' class ''(in construction)'' Export models: * ''Gür'' (E) class * ''Scorpene'' class

Syria

* Romeo class

Sweden

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy () is the maritime service branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (), formally sometimes referred to as the Royal Navy () – as well as marine units, the Amph ...

: * ''Hajen'' class * ''Draken'' class * ''Sjöormen'' class * ''Näcken'' class (Type A-14) * ''Västergötland'' class (Type A-17) * ''Södermanland'' class (upgraded Västergötland) * ''Gotland'' class (Type A-19) * ''Blekinge'' class (Type A-26)

Taiwan

Republic of China Navy The Republic of China Navy (ROCN, Chinese, 中華民國海軍) , colloquially known as the Taiwanese Navy ( Chinese, 台湾海军) by Western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Military Navy ( Chinese, 國軍海軍) ...

: * ''Hai Lung'' class ( Zwaardvis-class submarine) class * ''Hai Shih'' class ( ''Tench'' class) class

Thailand

Royal Thai Navy The Royal Thai Navy (Abbreviation, Abrv: RTN, ทร.; , ) is the Navy, naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal N ...

: * ''Matchanu'' class - 1938–1951

Turkey

Turkish Navy The Turkish Naval Forces (), or Turkish Navy (), is the naval warfare service branch of the TAF. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was established as the ''Directorate o ...

: * ''Atilay'' class ( Type 209/1200) * ''Preveze'' class ( Type 209T1/1400) * ''Gur'' class ( Type 209T2/1400) * Type 214TN (advanced Type 214)

United Kingdom

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

: * Holland class * A class * B class * C class * D class * E class * F class *

G class G class or Class G may refer to: Railways * NZR G class (1928), a type of steam locomotive used in New Zealand * Tasmanian Government Railways G class, a class of 0-4-2T steam locomotive used in Australia * V/Line G class, a class of diesel-ele ...

* H class * J class * L class * K class * M class * ''Nautilus'' class *

R class R class or Class R may refer to: Rail transport *LCDR R class, a British steam locomotive class *NER Class R, a British steam locomotive class *NZR R class, a type of New Zealand steam locomotive *Rhymney Railway R class, class of tank locomotive * ...

* HMS ''X1'' * Odin class * Parthian class * Rainbow class * S class * River class * Grampus class * T class * U class * P611 class * V class * ''Amphion'' class * HMS ''Meteorite'' * ''Explorer'' class * ''Stickleback'' class (

s) * ''Porpoise'' class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer) * ''Oberon'' class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer) * * ''Valiant'' class attack submarines * ''Resolution'' class ballistic missile submarines * ''Churchill'' class attack submarines * ''Swiftsure'' class attack submarines * ''Trafalgar'' class attack submarines * ''Upholder'' class attack submarines * ''Vanguard'' class SSBN submarines * ''Astute'' class attack submarines

United States

Ukraine

Ukrainian Navy The Ukrainian Navy (), is the Navy, maritime force of Ukraine and one of the eight Military branch, service branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The naval forces consist of five components: surface forces, submarine forces, Ukrainian Naval ...

: * ''Kherson'' class (

)

Venezuela

* ''Sabalo''-class ( Type 209/1300)

Vietnam

* ''Kilo'' class * ''Yugo'' class

Yugoslavia

* Hrabri-class submarine * Osvetnik-class submarine * Sutjeska-class submarine * ''Sava'' class submarine * ''Heroj''-class submarine * ''Una''-class midget submarine

References

External links

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Hellenic Navy's Submarine OCEANOS (S-118) 3d animation
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GlobalSecurity.orgGlobaldefence.netHazegray & Underway - World Navies Today
(as of 2001) *

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Algeria

Albania

Argentina

Australia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

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Chile

People's Republic of China

Colombia

Croatia

Cuba

Denmark

Ecuador

Estonia

Egypt

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Italy

Japan

Imperial Japanese Navy

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

Republic of Korea

North Korea

Libya

Malaysia

Myanmar

Netherlands

Norway

Pakistan

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia (and Soviet Union)

Singapore

South Africa

Spain

Syria

Sweden

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

United Kingdom

United States

Ukraine

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yugoslavia

References

External links

Captured and recommissioned German
U-boats U-boats are naval submarines operated by Germany, including during the First and Second World Wars. The term is an anglicized form of the German word , a shortening of (), though the German term refers to any submarine. Austro-Hungarian Na ...