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Gato class submarine Paddle (SS-263), underway, circa 1944-45.   USS Cobia Submarine
The United States Navy Gato class submarine design was rushed into production in 1940 and was the forerunner of all US World War II submarine designs. The class was 77 strong and sunk more than 1,700,000 tons of Japanese shipping. New construction...
USS Croaker
USS Wahoo
USS Cod
USS Flounder
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HMAV Bounty   Tall ship   Cutter  
Research vessel
E-Class Ultra Panamax Container Ship     Emma Mærsk Container ship  
Estelle Mærsk
Eleonora Mærsk
Evelyn Maersk
600-Serie Adua class submarine        
The 600-Serie Adua was the fourth subclass of the 600 class of coastal submarine of the Regia Marina that served during World War II. There were 17 submarines in this class, almost all named after places in Ethiopia which had been a Italian colony...
Benjamin Franklin class submarine USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640)   USS Henry L. Stimson  
The Benjamin Franklin class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the ''James Madison'' class of fleet ballistic missile submarine. Having quieter machinery and other improvements, they are considered a separate class. A subset of this...
USS Simon Bolivar
USS Lewis and Clark
USS James K. Polk
USS Mariano G. Vallejo
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British A class submarine        
For the later A class, see Amphion class submarine The A class was the Royal Navy's first class of British-designed submarines. Thirteen were built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness between 1902 and 1905 as an improvement on the US ''Plunger'' class....
A1 type submarine        
A1 Type submarines were submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, equipped with an aircraft. The design was an adaptation of the J3 Type design, with the hangar opening forward of the conning tower. Three boats were built, and...
A2 type submarine        
The A2 Type submarine was a single submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, ''I-12'', equipped with an aircraft. The design was similar to the A1 type submarine, except for weaker engines, but a longer range. and sank a...
AA-1 class submarine USS AA-1 (SS-52) Ship USS T-1  
The AA-1 class was a class of three experimental submarine of the United States Navy, built toward the end of World War I, between 1916 and 1919. The design was not a success and none of the submarines saw active service. However, the lessons...
USS T-2
USS T-3
Type AM Japanese submarine        
The AM (A Modified) type submarine was a large seaplane-carrying submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy, with a hangar space for 2 aircraft. These giant submarines were originally of the A2 type, but their design was revised after construction...
Agosta 90B class submarine Agosta-cutaway      
The Agosta 90B class submarines are French diesel attack submarine (SSKs) used by Spain, Pakistan, and formerly by France. The French Navy grouped this model of non-nuclear submarine in their most capable class as an océanique, meaning "ocean-going....
Akula class submarine When not deployed, an Akula's towed array is stored in a teardrop shaped container mounted on top of the vertical fin      
Project 971 Щука-Б (Shchuka-B, 'Shchuka' meaning pike, NATO reporting name "Akula"), is a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986. The class is sometimes erroneously called the "Bars" class, after one of its...
Albacora class submarine Albacora class submarine Ghazi (S-134), former Portuguese Navy Cachalote (S-165)     Submarine
The Albacora class is diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) developed for the Portuguese Navy based on the French Daphne class submarine. In 1964, the Portuguese government ordered the construction of four of this class to the Dubigeòn-Normándie...
Amphion class submarine HMS Alliance on display at Royal Navy Submarine Museum     Submarine
The Amphion class (also known as the "A" class and Acheron class) of diesel-electric submarine were ordered by the British Admiralty in 1943, upon the realisation that the new Pacific theatre of war following the attack on Pearl Harbor needed a new...
Aréthuse class submarine The conning tower of Argonaute     Submarine
The Aréthuse class were submarines built for the French Navy in the 1950's. They were designed as hunter killer submarines for anti-submarine warfare and were referred to as Sous-marins de Chasse by the Marine Nationale. These submarines had...
Astute class submarine Astute on the shiplift after launch      
The Astute class submarines are the next-generation nuclear fleet submarine of the Royal Navy. When completed, the boats will set a new standard for the Royal Navy in terms of weapons load, improved communications facilities, stealth and comfort for...
B1 type submarine The Japanese submarine I-25   Japanese submarine I-25  
The B1 Type submarine (also known as the I-15 series) were the most numerous submarine class of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In total 20 were made, starting with I-15, which gave the series their alternative name. These...
Japanese submarine I-21
Japanese submarine I-26
Japanese submarine I-29
Japanese submarine I-30
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German Type IX submarine A type IX U-Boat, The U-505   Unterseeboot 180  
The Type IX U-boat was designed by Germany 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 United States, in an attempt to...
Unterseeboot 549
Unterseeboot 42
Unterseeboot 39
Unterseeboot 40
I-400 class submarine   Japanese submarine I-401 Submarine aircraft carrier
The Sen Toku I-400-class (伊四〇〇型潜水艦) submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy were the largest submarines of World War II, and the largest ever built prior to the development of nuclear ballistic missile submarines in the 1960s. These were submarine...
Submarine
Kaiten Kaiten      
The Kaiten (Japanese: 回天, translated "Change the World" or "Reverse Destiny") was a torpedo modified as a suicide weapon, and used by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the final stages of the Second World War. Early designs allowed for the pilot to...
Three-masted Frigate     USS Constitution    
HMAV Bounty The mutineers turning Lt Bligh and some of the officers and crew adrift from HMAV Bounty, 29 April 1789 Ship HMAV Bounty  
For the book about the mutiny by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall see Mutiny on the Bounty (novel).The mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny aboard a Royal Navy ship on 28 April 1789 which has been made famous by several books, films, and other...
German Type XVIIB submarine Type XVIIB U-1406, partially dismantled shortly after the end of World War II   HMS Meteorite Submarine
The Type XVIIB U-boats were small experimental coastal submarines constructed to test the Hellmuth Walter's high test peroxide propulsion system, which offered a combination of air-independent propulsion and high submerged speeds. Three boats of...
U-459
U-461
U-463
U 1406
Oscar class submarine Oscar class submarine Location K-141 Kursk Submarine
The Project 949 (Granit) and Project 949A (Antey) Soviet cruise missile submarine are known in the West by their NATO reporting name: the Oscar-I and Oscar-II classes respectively. Oscars are the largest guided missile submarines in service as of...
Soviet submarine K-173 Cruise-missile submarine
K-186 Omsk
K-456 Viluchinsk
K-132 Irkutsk
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Type 093 submarine Type 093     Submarine
The Type 093 (NATO reporting name: Shang, Chinese designation: 09-III) is a nuclear powered attack submarine class deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy. These boats are expected to replace the older Type 091 (NATO: Han class) SSNs...
Han class submarine A Han class submarine in 1993   ChangZheng 2 Submarine
The 4,500/5,500-ton Type 091 (US Department of Defense designation Han-class, Chinese designation 09-I) was the first nuclear-power submarine (SSN) class deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The general designer of the submarine was Mr....
ChangZheng 3
ChangZheng 4
ChangZheng 5
Yuan class submarine       Submarine
The Type 041 submarine (Nato code name Yuan class) is the newest class of diesel-electric submarine in the People's Liberation Army Navy (as of 2007). This class was first launched at Wuhan Shipyard and is the successor of the Type 039 Song class. ...
Luhai class destroyer Shenzhen Ship Luhai class destroyer Destroyer
The Type 051B Luhai-class is a class of destroyer built by the People's Republic of China. It consists of only one ship, No.167 Shenzhen. When Shenzhen was commissioned into the People's Liberation Army Navy in 1998, it was then, the largest surface...
Song class submarine Song Class submarine 324     Submarine
The Type 039 submarine (NATO code name Song class) is a class of diesel-electric submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy. The class is the first to be fully developed within China and also the first Chinese submarine to use the modern...
Sovremenny class destroyer Ship Sovremenny class destroyer Destroyer
The Sovremenny class destroyer is the principal anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy. It is designed to be a missile-attack vessel while also providing sea and air defense for warships and transports under escort. It complements the Udaloy...
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