List of submarine classes

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

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Algeria

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

Argentina

Armada de la República Argentina:

Santa Fe class (1930s built in Italy - decommissioned)
Santa Fe class (1960s US-built Balao - decommissioned)
Santa Fe class (1970s US-built Guppy - decommissioned)
Santa Cruz-class (German-built TR-1700)
Salta-class (German-built Type 209/1200)

Australia

Royal Australian Navy:

Oberon class (decommissioned)
Collins class (Type 471)

Brazil

Marinha do Brasil:

Humaita (1927) - (decommissioned)
Tupi class (1937) - (decommissioned)
Goiaz class (GUPPY III) (decommissioned)
Bahia class (GUPPY II) (decommissioned)
Humaita class (Oberon) (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 (Romeo acquired from the USSR)

Canada

Royal Canadian Navy:

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))
Victoria-class submarine - 4 ex-RN Upholder-class acquired with 1 out of service due to fire
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 (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-2were scrapped in 1920

Captured and recommissioned German U-boats:

Captured and recommissioned German U-boats - German Type IX submarines German submarine U-190 and German submarine U-889

Chile

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

People's Republic of China

People's Liberation Army Navy:

Type 03 class (Whiskey) (decommissioned)
Type 031 class (Golf) (SSB)
Type 033 class (Romeo)
Wuhan class (Type 033G, license built Romeo)
Ming class (Type 035/based on Romeo)
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)

Croatia

modified Una-class midget submarine

Denmark

Royal Danish Navy:

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)

See also: Danish Submarines 1909-2004 @ Danish Naval History

Ecuador

Shyri class (Type 209/1300)

Estonia

Kalev class submarines.

Kalev class mine laying submarines

Estonian Navy:

Egypt

Romeo class (Chinese built, Type033G?)
Type 209 submarine 2 ordered

Finland

Finnish Navy:

Vesikko (World War II)
Saukko (World War II)
Vetehinen (World War II)

France

French Navy: Conventional

Morse class submarine

Early Submarines:

Plongeur
Gymnote (Q1)
Gustave Zédé (Q2)
Morse (Q3)
Narval (Q4)
Sirène class
Farfadet class
Morse class
Naïade class

Calypso

Artémis

Romazzotti

First World War:

Aigrette class
Émeraude class
Circé class
Guèpe class
Pluviose class
Archimède class
Charles Brun (Q89)
Mariotte
Brumaire class
Amiral Bourgois (Q82)
Clorinde class
Gustave Zédé class
Amphitrite class
Bellone class
Dupuy de Lôme class
Diane class
Armide class
Joessel class

Inter-war:

O'Byrne class
Maurice Callot class
Pierre Chailley class

Second World War:

600 and 630 tonnes classes
- Sirène class
- Ariane class
- Circé class
- Argonaute class
- Orion class
- Diane class
Requin class
Saphir class
Redoutable class (oceanic submarines)
Surcouf class (submarine cruiser)
Minerve class
Aurore class (coastal submarines)
Morillot class
Émeraude class
Phénix class
British U class submarine (transferred to the FNFL)

Cold War:

Aréthuse class (decommissioned)
Narval class (decommissioned)
Daphné class (decommissioned)
Gymnote (S655) (decommissioned)
Agosta class (decommissioned in French service)

Nuclear:

Redoutable-class (SSBN) (decommissioned)
Rubis class (SSN)
Inflexible class (SSBN) (upgraded Redoutable) (decommissioned)
Triomphant-class (SSBN)
Barracuda class (SSN) (planned for 2017)

Export Models:

Scorpène class
SMX-23 class submarine
Andrasta class submarine

Germany

Kriegsmarine:

Type I U-boat
Type II U-boat
Type VII U-boat
Type IX U-boat
Type X U-boat
Type XIV U-boat
Type XVII U-boat
Type XVIII U-boat
Type XXI U-boat
Type XXIII U-boat

Modern German Navy:

Type 240 class (Type XXXIII) (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 class
TR-1700 class
Type 210 class (Ula)
Dolphin class
Type 214 class

Greece

Royal Hellenic Navy

Katsonis class submarine
Proteus class submarine

Greek Navy:

Glavkos class (Type 209/1100)
Poseidon class (Type 209/1200)
Katsonis class (Type 214) (building)

India

Indian Navy:

Foxtrot Class
Shishumar (Type 209) Class
Sindhughosh (Kilo) Class
Scorpène Class
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 Ballistic Missile Submarine 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.

Indonesia

Indonesian Navy:

Whiskey decommissioned
Cakra class (Type 209/1300)
Chang Bogo class (Type 209/1400) (planned)

Iran

Iranian Navy:

Tareq class (Kilo)
SSI
Ghadir class
Fateh class
Nahang class
Ghaaem class
Yugo class

Israel

Israeli Navy:

Gal class
Dolphin class

Italy

See list of submarines of Italy

Regia Marina:

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:

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)
KD1 class
KD2 class
KD3 class
KD4 class
KD5 class
KD6 class
KD7 class
J1 class
J2 class
J3 class
C1 class
C2 class
C3 class
A1 class
A2 class
A Modified class
B1 class (I-15 series)
B2 class
B3 class
Sen Toku class (aka I-400)
Kaichu class
Kaisho class
Sen Taka' class (aka I-200)
KRS class
D1 class
D2 class
Sen Ho class
Sen Ho Sho class
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

Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea Navy:

Chang Bogo class (Type 209)
Son Won-il class (Type 214)

North Korea

Korean People's Army:

Whiskey class (decommissioned?)
Romeo class
Sang-O class
Yugo class (midget submarine)

Libya

Foxtrot (non operational)

Malaysia

Royal Malaysian Navy:

Perdana Menteri class (Scorpène)
Agosta 70 class (decommissioned)

Netherlands

See the list of submarines of the Netherlands Royal Dutch Navy:

K XI class 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:

Kobben (1909–1933) One vessel purchased from 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 (1949-196X) 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

Pakistani Navy:

Hangor class (Daphne) (decommissioned)
Hashmat class (Agosta 70)
Khalid class (Agosta 90B class submarine)
3MG110 class (midget submarine)

Peru

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

Poland

Polish Navy:

Orzel class (decommissioned)
Wilk class (decommissioned)
Whiskey class (decommissioned)
Foxtrot class (decommissioned)
Kilo class
Kobben / Type 207 class

Portugal

Portuguese Navy:

Albacora class (Daphne)
Type 209mod (planned for 2010, )

Romania

Delfinul class (Kilo)

Russia (and Soviet Union)

Soviet Navy and Russian Navy:

See the list of Soviet and Russian submarine classes

Singapore

Republic of Singapore Navy:

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