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

Argentina

Armada de la República Argentina The Argentine Navy (ARA; es, Armada de la República Argentina). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the ...

: * ''Santa Fe'' class (1930s built in Italy — decommissioned) * ''Santa Fe'' (1960s US-built

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- decommissioned) * ''Santa Fe'' S-21 (1970s US-built

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- 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 principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...

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

Azerbaijan

* Triton-1 class midget submarine * Triton-2M midget submarine

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Navy The Bangladesh Navy ( bn, বাংলাদেশ নৌবাহিনী, Bangladesh Nou Bahini) is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for Bangladesh's of maritime territorial area, and the defence of imp ...

: * ''Ming'' class (Type 035/based on

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Brazil

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

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) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Tupi'' class ( Type 209/1400) * ''Tikuna'' (modified Tupi class) ( modified Type 209/1400) * Scorpéne in order (with technology transference) * SSN being developed with French help

Bulgaria

* ''Slava'' class (

acquired from the USSR)

Canada

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...

: * ''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 ''Tench''-class submarines were a type of submarine built for the United States Navy (USN) between 1944 and 1951. They were an improvement over the and es, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly impro ...

(decommissioned); built for United States Navy;

USS Argonaut (SS-475) USS ''Argonaut'' (SS-475) was a operated by the United States Navy (USN). Constructed at Portsmouth Navy Yard during the second half of 1944, ''Argonaut'' was commissioned into the USN in 1945 and operated during the final year of World War ...

renamed HMCS ''Rainbow'' 1968 and retired 1974 *

Balao-class submarine The ''Balao'' class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 120 boats completed, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier , the boats had slight ...

(decommissioned); built for United States Navy;

USS Burrfish (SS-312) USS ''Burrfish'' (SS/SSR-312) was a of the United States Navy named for the burrfish (''Chilomycterus schoepfi''), a swellfish of the Atlantic coast. The vessel entered service in 1943 and saw action during World War II and in the postwar e ...

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 HMCS ''CH-14'' was an H-class submarine originally ordered for the Royal Navy as ''H14'' during the First World War. Constructed in the United States during their neutrality, the submarine was withheld from the Royal Navy until after the US entr ...

and

HMCS CH-15 HMCS ''CH-15'' was a H-class submarine originally ordered for the Royal Navy as ''H15'' during the First World War. Constructed in the United States during their neutrality, the submarine was withheld from the Royal Navy until after the US entr ...

and disposed 1927 and 1922 respectively *

CC-class submarine The CC-class submarine was the first class of submarines used by the Royal Canadian Navy. Designed as diesel-electric submarines for use as coastal defence, they were originally purchased by the province of British Columbia from a shipbuilder in ...

(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 were naval submarines operated by Germany, particularly in the First and Second World Wars. Although at times they were efficient fleet weapons against enemy naval warships, they were most effectively used in an economic warfare rol ...

* 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 ...

German submarine U-190 German submarine ''U-190'' was a German Type IX submarine, Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' built for service during World War II.

and

German submarine U-889 German submarine ''U-889'' was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's ''Kriegsmarine'' during World War II. Design German Type IXC/40 submarines were slightly larger than the original Type IXCs. ''U-Y'' had a displacement of when at the surf ...

Chile

* Capitan O'Brien class - built in Britain in late 1920s * ''O'Brien'' class (

) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Thomson'' class ( Type 209/1400) ''(upgraded)'' * ''O'Higgins'' class ( Scorpène)

People's Republic of China

People's Liberation Army Navy The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...

: * ''Type 03'' class (

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

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) (SSB) * ''Type 033'' class (

) * ''Wuhan'' class (Type 033G, license built

) * ''Ming'' class (Type 035/based on

) * ''Kilo'' class * ''Song'' class (Type 039) * ''Yuan'' class (Type 041) * ''Han'' class (Type 091) (SSN) * ''Xia'' class (Type 092) (SSBN) * ''Shang'' class (Type 093) (SSN) * ''Jin'' class (Type 094) (SSBN)

Colombia

* ''Pijao'' class ( Type 209/1200) * ''Intrepide'' class (

Italian midget submarine Type SX 506 Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

)

Croatia

* modified ''Una''-class midget submarine

Cuba

* Foxtrot class * Whisky class (Never exported)

Denmark

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

: *''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 ( et, Merevägi) 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 shi ...

: * EML Kalev (1936) *

EML Lembit EML ''Lembit'' is one of two mine-laying submarines built for the Republic of Estonia before World War II, and is now a museum ship in Tallinn. She was launched in 1936 at Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness, and served in the Estonian Navy a ...

Egypt

* ''Romeo'' class (Chinese built, Type033G?) *

Type 209 submarine The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany. The original variant (Type 209/1100) was designed in the late 1960s. The class is exclusively designed for ...

2 ordered

Finland

Finnish Navy The Finnish Navy ( fi, Merivoimat, sv, Marinen) 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 ...

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

France

Marine Nationale The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in th ...

: * List of French submarines

Germany

Kaiserliche Marine {{italic title 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 wa ...

: * 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 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 branches, along with the a ...

: * Type I U-boat * Type II U-boat *

Type VII U-boat Type VII U-boats were the most common type of German World War II U-boat. 703 boats were built by the end of the war. The lone surviving example, , is on display at the Laboe Naval Memorial located in Laboe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Conc ...

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 X (XB) U-boats were a special type of German submarine (U-boat). Although intended as long-range mine-layers, they were later used as long-range cargo transports, a task they shared with the Type IXD and Italian ''Romolo''-class submarines ...

Type XIV U-boat The Type XIV U-boat was a modification of the Type IX U-boat, Type IXD, designed to resupply other U-boats, being the only submarine tenders built which were not surface ships. It was nicknamed the "''Milchkuh/Milchkühe (pl.)''" (milk cows) or ...

Type XVII U-boat The Type XVII U-boats were small coastal submarines that used a high-test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds. Background In the early 1930s Hellmuth Walter had design ...

* 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 and eighteen were completed, with four being combat-ready. During the war only tw ...

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 la ...

Modern German Navy: * ''Type 240'' class (

Type XXIII 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 ...

) ''(decommissioned)'' * ''Type 241'' class (

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

) ''(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'' class * ''TR-1700'' class * ''Type 210'' class ( Ula) * ''Dolphin'' class * ''Type 214'' class

Greece

Hellenic Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, 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 vari ...

* Katsonis-class submarine * Protefs-class submarine

Greek Navy The Hellenic Navy (HN; el, Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, War Navy, 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 vario ...

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

Type 214 The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using Siemens polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel ...

)

India

Indian Navy The Indian Navy is the maritime branch of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Navy. The Chief of Naval Staff, a four-star admiral, commands the navy. As a blue-water navy, it operates sig ...

: * ''Foxtrot'' Class * Shishumar (Type 209) Class * Sindhughosh (Kilo) Class * ''Scorpène'' Class 3 Submarines are ready up to 31 January 2018 and also planning to develop with DRDO. * ''Akula'' Class. Indian navy is paying $2 billion for the completion of two submarines. The agreement was signed in late 2005 in Moscow. India will receive these submarines from late 2006 to late 2007. India will lease them until a projected 5 to 6 ATV indigenous submarines are manufactured. The Indians have a lease/ purchase deal. * ''Arihant'' Class is a Nuclear Powered

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being constructed by India as a part of the Indian Navy's Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) Project and is expected to be commissioned by 2015.trails completed on 23 Feb 2016.

Indonesia

Indonesian Navy The Indonesian Navy ( id, Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Laut, , Indonesian National Military-Naval Force, TNI-AL) is the naval branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It was founded on 10 September 1945 and has a role to patrol I ...

: * ''Whiskey class'' (decommissioned) * ''Cakra'' class ( Type 209/1300) * '' Chang Bogo class''

Iran

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: * ''Tareq'' class (

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) * ''SSI'' * ''

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

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'' class

Israel

Israeli Navy The Israeli Navy ( he, חיל הים הישראלי, ''Ḥeil HaYam HaYisraeli'' (English: The Israeli Sea Corps); ar, البحرية الإسرائيلية) is the naval warfare service arm of the Israel Defense Forces, operating primarily in ...

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

Italy

Regia Marina The ''Regia Marina'' (; ) was the navy of the Kingdom of Italy (''Regno d'Italia'') from 1861 to 1946. In 1946, with the Italian constitutional referendum, 1946, birth of the Italian Republic (''Repubblica Italiana''), the ''Regia Marina'' ch ...

: * ''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 "Fatherland and Honour" , patron = , colors = , colors_label = , march = ( is the return of soldiers to their barrack, or sailors to their ship after a ...

: * ''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

Republic of Korea Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy in ...

: * ''Chang Bogo'' class ( ''Type 209'') * ''Son Won-il'' class ( ''Type 214'') * ''Dosan Ahn Changho'' class

North Korea

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: * ''Whiskey'' class ''(decommissioned?)'' * ''Romeo'' class * ''Sang-O'' class * ''Yugo'' class ''(

midget submarine A midget submarine (also called a mini submarine) is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to six or nine, with little or no on-board living accommodation. They normally work with mother ships, ...

)'' * ''Sinpo'' class * SINPO-C ballistic missile submarine (SSB) * SINPO-class experimental ballistic missile submarine (SSBA)

Libya

* ''Foxtrot'' ''(non operational)''

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Navy The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN, ms, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia; TLDM; Jawi: ) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces. RMN is the main agency responsible for the country's maritime surveillance and defense operations. RMN's area of o ...

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

Myanmar

Myanmar Navy The Myanmar Navy ( my, တပ်မတော် (ရေ); ) is the naval warfare branch of the armed forces of Myanmar. With 24,000 personnel on duty, the navy operates more than 150 vessels. Prior to 1988, the navy was small, and its role in c ...

: * ''Kilo'' class

Netherlands

Royal Dutch Navy The Royal Netherlands Navy ( nl, Koninklijke Marine, links=no) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most powerful naval forces in the world an ...

: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 ( no, Sjøforsvaret, , Sea defence) is the branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces responsible for naval operations of Norway. , the Royal Norwegian Navy consists of approximately 3,700 personnel (9,450 in mobilized state, 3 ...

: * 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: * ''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 ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Port ...

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

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Romania

* Delfinul submarine, ''Delfinul'' class (

- inactive) * ''Dalfinul'' class (

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

Russia (and Soviet Union)

Soviet Navy and Russian Navy: *See the

list of Soviet and Russian submarine classes Submarines of the Soviet Navy were developed by numbered "projects", which were sometimes but not always given names. During the Cold War, NATO nations referred to these classes by NATO reporting names, based on intelligence data, which did not ...

Singapore

Republic of Singapore Navy The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the naval service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any sea-borne threats, and the protection of its sea lines of communications, that would comprom ...

: * ''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 prot ...

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

Spain

Spanish Navy The Spanish Navy or officially, the Armada, is the 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 ( Laurenti) * ''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

Seehund ''Seehund'' (German: "seal"), also known as Type XXVII, was a midget submarine built by Nazi Germany during World War II. Designed in 1944 and operated by two-man crews, it was used by the ''Kriegsmarine'' (German Navy) during the closing month ...

) * ''Tiburón'' class * ''Almirante García de los Reyes'' class (

) * ''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 The Project 633 class (known in the West by its NATO reporting name as the Romeo class) is a class of Soviet diesel-electric submarine, built between 1957 and 1961. A Chinese variant, Type 033, was built in China from 1962 to 1984. Project 633 ...

Sweden

Swedish Navy The Swedish Navy ( sv, Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet () – as well as marine units, the Amphibious Corps (). In Swedish, vessels o ...

: * ''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; ), also called the ROC Navy and colloquially the Taiwan Navy, is the maritime branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces (ROCAF). The service was formerly commonly just called the Chinese Navy during World Wa ...

: * ''Hai Lung'' class (

Zwaardvis-class submarine The ''Zwaardvis''-class submarine ("Swordfish") is a class of conventional attack submarines that were built to strengthen the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Dutch government opted for the choice to not replace the two ''Zwaardvis''-class submarine ...

) class * ''Hai Shih'' class ( ''Tench'' class) class

Thailand

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

: * ''Matchanu'' class - 1938–1951

Turkey

Turkish Navy The Turkish Naval Forces ( tr, ), or Turkish Navy ( tr, ) is the naval warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The modern naval traditions and customs of the Turkish Navy can be traced back to 10 July 1920, when it was establi ...

: * ''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 United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

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

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* H class * J class * L class * K class * M class * ''Nautilus'' class * R class * 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 Military Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine ( uk, Військо́во-морські́ си́ли Збро́йних сил Украї́ни, ВМС ЗСУ) is the maritime forces of Ukraine and one of the five branches of the Arme ...

: * ''Kherson'' class (

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)

Venezuela

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

Vietnam

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

Yugoslavia

Hrabri-class submarine The ''Hrabri'' class consisted of two submarines built for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesYugoslavia from 1929 onby Vickers-Armstrong in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1927, the boats were named (Brave) and (Fearless). Their desig ...

Osvetnik-class submarine The ''Osvetnik'' class consisted of two submarines built for the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesYugoslavia from 1929 onby Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire in Nantes, France. Launched in 1928 and 1929, the boats were named '' Osvetnik'' (A ...

* 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
*https://web.archive.org/web/20050330085241/http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/bibs/submarine/subarticlescntry.htm
GlobalSecurity.orgGlobaldefence.netHazegray & Underway - World Navies Today
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