Submarines
The Gato class submarine Pargo (SS-264) of the US Navy.
All Submarine classes
The list is divided by navy, then ordered by commissioned date of each class (oldest first).
| Commissioned | ||
|---|---|---|
Brazilian Navy | ||
| Humaita (1) | 1929 - 1929 | |
| Tupy (3) | 1937 - 1937 | |
French Navy | ||
| Requin (8) | 1926 - 1928 | |
| Circé (4) | 1927 - 1928 | |
| Ariane (2) | 1929 - 1929 | |
| Saphir (6) | 1930 - 1937 | |
| Redoutable (17) | 1931 - 1934 | |
| Diane (9) | 1932 - 1934 | |
| Argonaute (5) | 1932 - 1935 | |
| Orion (2) | 1932 - 1932 | |
| L'Espoire (6) | 1934 - 1937 | |
| Surcouf (1) | 1934 - 1934 | |
| Agosta (6) | 1936 - 1939 | |
| Minerve (4) | 1936 - 1937 | |
Royal Navy | ||
| H (9) | 1918 - 1920 | |
| L (3) | 1924 - 1926 | |
| O (9) | 1927 - 1930 | |
| P (5) | 1930 - 1931 | |
| R (4) | 1930 - 1932 | |
| S (60) | 1932 - 1945 | |
| River (3) | 1932 - 1935 | |
| Porpoise (6) | 1933 - 1939 | |
| T (51) | 1938 - 1946 | |
| U (45) | 1938 - 1943 | |
| Ferraris (1) | 1940 - 1940 | |
| P 611 (4) | 1941 - 1942 | |
| Type VIIC (1) | 1941 - 1941 | |
| V (21) | 1943 - 1945 | |
| A (16) | 1945 - 1948 | |
Royal Dutch Navy | ||
| O 7 (1) | 1916 - 1916 | |
| O 8 (1) | 1917 - 1917 | |
| K VIII (3) | 1922 - 1923 | |
| K V (1) | 1922 - 1922 | |
| K XI (3) | 1925 - 1926 | |
| O 9 (3) | 1926 - 1926 | |
| O 12 (4) | 1931 - 1932 | |
| K XIV (5) | 1933 - 1934 | |
| O 16 (1) | 1936 - 1936 | |
| O 19 (2) | 1939 - 1939 | |
| O 21 (5) | 1940 - 1945 | |
Royal Norwegian Navy | ||
| A (3) | 1914 - 1914 | |
| B (6) | 1923 - 1930 | |
Italian Navy | ||
| Goffredo Mameli (3) | 1929 - 1929 | |
| Fratelli Bandiera (3) | 1930 - 1930 | |
| Squalo (1) | 1930 - 1930 | |
| Marcantonio Bragadin (2) | 1931 - 1931 | |
| Luigi Settembrini (2) | 1932 - 1932 | |
| Argonauta (1) | 1933 - 1933 | |
| Sirena (1) | 1933 - 1933 | |
| Glauco (1) | 1935 - 1935 | |
| Perla (3) | 1936 - 1936 | |
| Adua (2) | 1936 - 1937 | |
| Foca (2) | 1938 - 1939 | |
| Marcello (1) | 1938 - 1938 | |
| Brin (1) | 1939 - 1939 | |
| Acciaio (3) | 1941 - 1942 | |
| Ammiraglio Cagni (1) | 1941 - 1941 | |
| Flutto (2) | 1943 - 1943 | |
Polish Navy | ||
| Wilk (3) | 1931 - 1932 | |
| Orzel (2) | 1939 - 1939 | |
Royal Hellenic Navy | ||
| Katsonis (1) | 1927 - 1927 | |
| Proteus (4) | 1929 - 1930 | |
US Navy | ||
| R-1 (16) | 1918 - 1919 | |
| O-1 (8) | 1918 - 1918 | |
| S-1 (18) | 1920 - 1924 | |
| S-4 (4) | 1920 - 1921 | |
| S-48 (1) | 1922 - 1922 | |
| S-3 (3) | 1923 - 1923 | |
| S-42 (6) | 1924 - 1925 | |
| Barracuda (3) | 1924 - 1926 | |
| Argonaut (1) | 1928 - 1928 | |
| Narwhal (2) | 1930 - 1930 | |
| Dolphin (1) | 1932 - 1932 | |
| Cachalot (2) | 1933 - 1934 | |
| Porpoise (2) | 1935 - 1935 | |
| Perch (6) | 1936 - 1937 | |
| Shark (2) | 1936 - 1936 | |
| Salmon (6) | 1937 - 1938 | |
| Sargo (10) | 1939 - 1939 | |
| Tambor (6) | 1940 - 1941 | |
| Gato (77) | 1941 - 1944 | |
| Gar (6) | 1941 - 1941 | |
| Mackerel (2) | 1941 - 1941 | |
| Balao (120) | 1943 - 1948 | |
| Tench (29) | 1944 - 1951 | |
Soviet Navy | ||
| A (AG) (5) | 1918 - 1923 | |
| Ronis (2) | 1927 - 1940 | |
| D (Dekabrist) (6) | 1930 - 1931 | |
| L (former British) (1) | 1932 - 1932 | |
| ShCh (Scuka) (85) | 1933 - 1945 | |
| L (Leninec) (24) | 1933 - 1943 | |
| M (Malyutka) (109) | 1934 - 1948 | |
| S (Stalinec) (41) | 1936 - 1948 | |
| P (Pravda) (3) | 1936 - 1936 | |
| K (Katjusa) (11) | 1939 - 1944 | |
| Kalev (2) | 1940 - 1940 | |
96 ship classes.
Please note that we list the classes by navies that initiated/owned the class.
Often vessels of certain classes were then built for other nations (or lent), those ships are not visible here but only through the navies pages or by looking into each class.
War losses: Submarines
287 Submarines lost. See all Allied Warship losses.
 Fighting Captain, The Burn, Alan |
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