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List of submarine classes in service

The list of submarine classes in service includes all submarine classes currently in service with navies or other armed
forces worldwide. For surface combatants, see the list of naval ship classes in service.

Contents
Ballistic missile submarines
Guided missile submarines
Nuclear-powered attack submarines
Diesel-electric attack submarines
Non-nuclear submarines with air-independent propulsion
Midget submarines
Special mission submarines
See also
References

Ballistic missile submarines

Arihant Class ballistic missile submarine (Project ATV)

Builder: India
Displacement: 6,600 tons
Operator: Indian Navy : 1 in service, Building 3
Borei-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 955 Borey)

Builder: Russia
Displacement: 23,800 tons
Operator: Russian Navy: 3 in service, 1 outfitting, http://en.rian.ru/military_news/20121219/178267539.html,
+ 4 ships building
Delta-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 667BDR Kal'mar / 667BDRM Del'fin)

Builder: Soviet Union / Russia

Displacement: 18,730 tons
Operator: Russian Navy: 9 in service, including 3 Delta III and 6 Delta IV
Jin-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 094)

Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 9,000 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 4+ in service
Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN 726)

Builder: United States

Displacement: 18,450 tons

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Operator: United States Navy: 14 in service with ballistic missiles

Triomphant-class ballistic missile submarine

Builder: France
Displacement: 14,000 tons
Operator: French Navy: 4 in service
Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 941 Akula)

Builder: Soviet Union / Russia

Displacement: 33,800 tons
Operator: Russian Navy: 1 in active service of 6 built, 2 in reserve.
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine

Builder United Kingdom

Displacement: 15,680 tons
Operator: Royal Navy: 4 in service
Xia-class ballistic missile submarine (Project 092)

Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 7,000 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 1 in service

Guided missile submarines

Oscar-class submarine (Project 949A Antey)

Builder: Soviet Union / Russia

Displacement: 19,400 tons
Operator: Russian Navy: 8 in active service plus 2 in reserve
Ohio-class "Tactical Trident": Special Forces and Super Strike (SSGN 726)

Builder: United States

Displacement: 18,750 tons
Operator: United States Navy: 4 in active service each with ~154 Tomahawks

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

Akula-class submarine (Project 971 Shchuka)

Builder: Soviet Union / Russia

Displacement: 10,700 tons
Operator:

Russian Navy: 11 in service, including 3 Improved Akula and 2 Akula II

Indian Navy: 1 Akula II in active service and 1 planned[1]
Astute-class submarine

Builder: United Kingdom

Displacement: 7,400 tons
Operator: Royal Navy: 3 in service, 1 being fitted out & 3 under construction out of a total of 7 (ordered) in
class
Han-class attack submarine (Type 091)

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Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 4,500 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 5 in service
Los Angeles-class attack submarine (SSN 688)

Builder: United States

Displacement: 7,000 tons
Operator: United States Navy: 35 in service
Rubis / Amethyste-class attack submarine

Builder: France
Displacement: 2,670 tons
Operator: French Navy: 6 in service
Seawolf-class attack submarine (SSN 21)

Builder: United States

Displacement: 9,300 tons
Operator: United States Navy: 3 in service (1 as special mission support submarine see USS Jimmy Carter)
Yasen-class submarine (Project 885)

Builder: Russia
Displacement: 11,800 tons
Operator: 2 Building
Shang-class attack submarine (Type 093)

Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 8,000 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 2 in service
Sierra-class submarine (Project 945)

Builder: Soviet Union

Displacement: 10,400 tons
Operator: Russian Navy: 3 in service, including one Sierra I and two Sierra II submarines
Trafalgar-class submarine

Builder: United Kingdom

Displacement: 5,208 tons
Operator: Royal Navy: 6 in service out of 7 built
Victor-class submarine (Victor III Project 671)

Builder: Soviet Union

Displacement: 7,250 tons
Operator: Russian Navy: 8 in service
Virginia-class submarine (SSN 774)

Builder: United States

Displacement: 7,800 tons
Operator: United States Navy: 15 in service, 11 building, 48 planned.

Diesel-electric attack submarines

Agosta-class submarine

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Builder: France / Spain

Displacement: 1,725 tons
Operators:

Pakistan Navy : 5 in service

Spanish Navy: 4 in service
Challenger-class submarine (ex-Sjöormen class)

Builder: Sweden
Displacement: 1,210 tons
Operator: Republic of Singapore Navy: 4 in service
Collins-class submarine

Builder: Australia
Displacement: 3,050 tons
Operator: Royal Australian Navy: 6 in service
Dolphin-class submarine

Builder: Germany
Displacement: 1,900 tons
Operator: Israeli Navy: 3 in service, 3 AIP building/ordered
Kilo-class submarine (Project 877 Paltus and Project 636)

Builder: Soviet Union / Russia

Displacement: 3,100 tons
Operators:

Indian Navy: 9 Kilo, 1 exploded, known as the Sindhughosh class

People's Liberation Army Navy: 2 Kilo and 10 Improved Kilo in service
Russian Navy: 17 in service plus a number of reserves, 6 Improved Kilo ordered
Algerian National Navy: 2 Original Kilo and 2 Improved Kilo
Polish Navy: 1 Kilo
Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: 3 Kilo
Romanian Naval Forces: 1 Kilo
Vietnam People's Navy: 1 Kilo and 5 Improved Kilo ordered
Kobben-class (Type 207) submarine

Builder: Germany
Displacement: 485 tons
Operators: Polish Navy: 4 in service, handed over from Norway
Ming-class (Type 035) submarine

Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 2,100 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 17
Oyashio-class submarine

Builder: Japan
Displacement: 4,000 tons
Operator: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 11 in service
Romeo-class submarine

Builder: Soviet Union

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Displacement: 1,830 tons

Operators:

Bulgarian Navy: 1 of many delivered remains in service, restricted capabilities

Sauro-class submarine

Builder: Italy
Displacement: 1,653 tons
Operator: Marina Militare: 4 in service
Song-class submarine

Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 2,250 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 16 in service
TR-1700-class submarine

Builder: Germany
Displacement: 2116 tons
Operators: Argentine Navy: 1 in service
Type 209 submarine

Builder: Germany
Displacement: 1,230/1,290/1,586 tons
Operators:

Argentine Navy: 1 in service

Brazilian Navy: 5 in service
Chilean Navy: 2 in service
Colombian National Navy: 2 in service
Ecuadorian Navy: 2 in service
Hellenic Navy: 7 in service
Indian Navy: 4 in service
Indonesian Navy: 2 in service, 2 under sea trial, 1 under construction
Peruvian Navy: 6 in service
South African Navy: 3 in service
Republic of Korea Navy: 9 in service
Turkish Navy: 14 in service
Bolivarian Armada of Venezuela: 2 in service
Ula-class (Type 210) submarine

Builder: Germany
Displacement: 1,150 tons
Operator: Royal Norwegian Navy: 6 in service
Victoria-class hunter-killer submarine (SSK 876)

Builder: United Kingdom

Displacement: 2,400 tons
Operator: Royal Canadian Navy: 4 in service
Walrus-class submarine

Builder: Netherlands
Displacement: 2,800 tons

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Operator: Royal Netherlands Navy: 4 in service

Zwaardvis-class submarine

Builder: Netherlands
Displacement: 2,600 tons
Operator: Republic of China Navy: 2 in service
Sang-O-class submarine

Builder: North Korea

Displacement: 370 tons
Operator: Korean People's Army Naval Force: 40 in service
Sinpo-class submarine

Builder: North Korea

Displacement: 2,000 tons
Operator: Korean People's Army Naval Force: 1 in service
Fateh-class submarine

Builder: Iran
Displacement: 593 tons
Operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: 1 in service
Nahang-class submarine

Builder: Iran
Displacement: 350-400 tons
Operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: 1 in service

Non-nuclear submarines with air-independent propulsion

Gotland class

Builder: Sweden,
Displacement: 1,647 tons
Operators: Swedish Navy: 3 in service
Lada-class submarine (Project 677 Lada)

Builder: Russia
Displacement: 2,700 tons
Operators: Russian Navy: 1 in service, 3 ordered
S-80 class

Builder: Spain
Displacement: 2,426 tons
Operator: Spanish Navy: 4 building
Scorpène class

Builder: France / Spain

Displacement: 1,590 tons
Operator:

Brazilian Navy: 4 ordered/building

Chilean Navy: 2 in service
Indian Navy: 1 in service, 5 under construction
Royal Malaysian Navy: 2 in service
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Sōryū class

Builder: Japan
Displacement: 4,200 tons
Operators: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: 6 in service, 5 building or planned
Type 212 submarine

Builders: Germany / Italy

Displacement: 1,830 tons
Operators:

German Navy: 4 in service, 2 ordered, 2 more planned

Marina Militare: 4 in service
Type 214 submarine

Builder: Germany,
Displacement: 1,980 tons
Operators:

Hellenic Navy: 1 in service, 3 building

Republic of Korea Navy: 3 in service, 6 building/ordered
Portuguese Navy: 2 in service
Turkish Navy: 6 ordered
Västergötland-class submarine / Archer-class submarine

Builder: Sweden
Displacement: 1,145 tons
Operator:

Swedish Navy: 2 in service

Republic of Singapore Navy: 2 on a delivery program
Yuan-class submarine

Builder: People's Republic of China

Displacement: 3,600 tons
Operator: People's Liberation Army Navy: 15 in service? plus 3 building

Midget submarines
Yugo-class submarine

Builder: North Korea

Displacement: 90 up to 110 tons
Operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: 4 in service
Yono-class submarine

Builder: North Korea

Displacement: 130 tons
Operator: North Korea: <36 in service
Ghadir-class submarine

Builder: Iran
Displacement: 115 tons
Operator: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy: 21 in service
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Special mission submarines

Mystic-class deep sea rescue submersible (DSRV 1)

Builder: United States

Displacement: 37 tons
Operator: United States Navy: 1 in service
Paltus-class special mission submarine (Project 1083.1)

Builder: Russia
Displacement: 730 tons
Operator: Russian Navy
Uniform-class special mission submarine (Project 1910 Kashalot)

Builder: Soviet Union / Russia

Displacement: 1,580 tons
Operator: Russian Navy

See also
List of submarine operators
List of naval ship classes in service
List of auxiliary ship classes in service
Admiral Hyman G. Rickover -- (Father of the Nuclear Navy)

References
1. "India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia" (http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/india-to-lease-a-second-
nuclear-submarine-from-russia-714039). NDTV.com. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

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