The list of submarine classes in service includes all

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classes currently in service with

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or other armed forces worldwide. For surface combatants, see the

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Ballistic missile submarines

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Non-nuclear
attack submarine An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called ...
s with air-independent propulsion (AIP)

* ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,725 tons ** Operators: *** : 3 in service * ** Builder: , ** Displacement: 1,800 tons ** Operators: : 2 building * (Dolphin-2; AIP-variant) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,900 tons ** Operator: : 3 AIP in-service/sea trials, 3 AIP ordered * ** Builder: , ** Displacement: 1,647 tons ** Operators: : 3 in service * ''Qing''-class submarine **Builder: ** Displacement: 6,628 tons ** Operator: : 1 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 3,426 tons ** Operator: : 1 on sea trials; 3 more building * ** Builder: / ** Displacement: 1,590 tons ** Operator: ***: 4 ordered/building ***: 2 in service ***: 4 in service , 1 under trials, 1 under construction, known as ***: 2 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 4,200 tons ** Operators: : 12 in service, last two ships not equipped with AIP in favour of larger battery *

Type 212 submarine The German Type 212 class (German: U-Boot-Klasse 212 A), also Italian ''Todaro'' class, is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German and Italian navies. It features diesel propulsion and a ...

** Builders: / ** Displacement: 1,830/2,500 tons ("A" or "CD" variant) ** Operators: ***: 6 in service (A), 2 more ordered (CD) ***: 4 in service (A), 2 more planned with option for another 2 (A) – known as the ''Todaro''-class ***: 4 ordered (CD) *

Type 214 submarine 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 cell ...

** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,980 tons ** Operators: *** : 4 in service *** : 8 in service, 1 building/ordered *** : 2 in service *** : 6 ordered * / ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,145 tons ** Operator: ***: 2 in service ***: 2 on a delivery program * ''Yuan'' class ** Builder: ** Displacement: 3,600 tons ** Operator: ***: 17 in service, 3 building ***: 4 building, 4 on order

Diesel-electric
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* ** Builder: / ** Displacement: 1,725 tons ** Operators: *** : 2 in service *** : 2 in service * (ex-) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,210 tons ** Operator: : 2 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 3,050 tons ** Operator: : 6 in service * (Dolphin-1; non-AIP variant) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,900 tons ** Operator: : 3 non-AIP in-service * (Project 877 ''Paltus'' and Project 636) ** Builder: / ** Displacement: 3,100 tons ** Operators: *** : 8 Kilo, 1 decommissioned, 1 transferred to

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, known as the *** : 2 Kilo and 10 Improved Kilo in service *** : 11-12 original Kilo (877) in service, 10 Improved Kilo (636.3) in service, 3 Improved Kilo building/ordered *** : 2 Original Kilo and 2 Improved Kilo *** : 1 Kilo *** : 3 Kilo *** : 1 Kilo no longer active; used for dockside training *** Ensign of Vietnam People's Navy

Vietnam People's Navy The Vietnam People's Navy (VPN; vi, Hải quân nhân dân Việt Nam), or the Naval Service (), also known as the Vietnamese People's Navy or simply Vietnam/Vietnamese Navy (), is the naval branch of the Vietnam People's Army and is responsi ...

: 6 Improved Kilo in service * (Project 677 ''Lada'') ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,700 tons ** Operators: : 1 in service; 2nd on sea trials; 4 more building/ordered ( AIP propulsion originally considered but, according to shipbuilder, not incorporated) * ''Ming'' class (Type 035) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,100 tons ** Operator: ***: 14 in service ***: 2 in service * ''Nagapasa'' class **Builder: / **Displacement: 1,400 tons **Operator: *** : 3 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 4,000 tons ** Operator: : 11 in service, 2 as training ships * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,653 tons ** Operator: : 4 in service * ''Song'' class ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,250 tons ** Operator: : 13 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 4,300 tons ** Operator: : 1 launched, 7 planned ― equipped with

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* **Builder: **Displacement: 2116 tons ** Operators:: 1 (S-41) inactive (laid up); 2nd boat ( S-42) sunk with all hands lost. *

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 ...

** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,230/1,290/1,586 tons ** Operators: *** : 1 inactive (used for dockside training) *** : 5 in service *** : 2 in service *** : 2 in service *** : 4 in service *** : 2 in service *** : 7 in service *** : 4 in service *** : 4 in service; 1 (402) lost with all hands in April 2021 *** : 6 in service *** : 3 in service *** : 9 in service *** : 14 in service *** : 2 in service * ''Ula'' class (Type 210) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 1,150 tons ** Operator: : 6 in service * ''Victoria'' class (SSK 876) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,400 tons ** Operator: : 4 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,800 tons ** Operator: : 4 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,600 tons ** Operator: : 2 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 370 tons ** Operator: : 40 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 2,000 tons ** Operator: : 1 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 593 tons ** Operator: : 1 in service *

Type 206 submarine The Type 206 is a class of diesel-electric submarines (U-boats) developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW). Its design is based on the preceding Type 205 submarine class. These small and agile submarines were built during the Cold War to op ...

** Builder: ** Displacement: 500 tons ** Operators: *** : 2 in service

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, ...
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* ''Yugo'' class ** Builder: ** Displacement: 90 up to 110 tons * ''Yono'' class ** Builder: ** Displacement: 130 tons ** Operator: : <36 in service * ''Ghadir'' class ** Builder: ** Displacement: 115 tons ** Operator: : 21 in service * ** Builder: ** Displacement: 350-400 tons ** Operator: : 1 in service

Special mission submarines

* Belgorod (K-329) ** Builder:

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** Displacement: 24,000/30,000 tonnes submerged ** Operator: *

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** Displacement: c. 2,000 tonnes submerged ** Operator: * LR5 Deep submersible ** Builder: ** Displacement: 21 tons ** Operator: (leased to

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) * NSRS Deep submergence rescue vehicle ** Builder: ** Displacement: 41 tons ** Operator: (available for NATO) * deep sea rescue submersible (DSRV-1) ** Builder: ** Displacement: 37 tons ** Operator: : 1 in service * 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: * Sarov (B-90) ** Builder: Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard and

** Displacement: c. 4,000 tonnes submerged ** Operator: *

Al-Sabehat ''Al-Sabehat'' ( fa, السابحات) is a swimmer delivery vehicle built and operated by Iran. The SDV is approximately long, and carries a crew of 2 plus 3 divers. It can carry out coastal reconnaissance missions, planting naval mines on port ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Submarine Classes Lists of submarines

Ballistic missile submarines

Cruise missile submarine A cruise missile submarine is a submarine that carries and launches cruise missiles (SLCMs and anti-ship missiles) as its primary armament. Missiles greatly enhance a vessel's ability to attack surface combatants and strike land targets, and alt ...s

Diesel-electric attack submarine An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines, surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called ...s