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[[Submarine]]s of the [[United States Navy]] are built in classes, using a single design for a number of boats. Minor variations occur as improvements are incorporated into the design, so later boats of a class may be more capable than earlier. Also, boats are modified, sometimes extensively, while in service, creating departures from the class standard. However, in general, all boats of a class are noticeably similar. |
[[Submarine]]s of the [[United States Navy]] are built in classes, using a single design for a number of boats. Minor variations occur as improvements are incorporated into the design, so later boats of a class may be more capable than earlier. Also, boats are modified, sometimes extensively, while in service, creating departures from the class standard. However, in general, all boats of a class are noticeably similar. |
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| {{USS|Alligator|1862|2}}<ref name="danfsalligator">{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/alligator-iv.html|title=Alligator IV (Submarine)|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command | |
| {{USS|Alligator|1862|2}}<ref name="danfsalligator">{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/alligator-iv.html|title=Alligator IV (Submarine)|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> || 1 || 1861 || 1862 || First submarine in the U.S. Navy. Purpose was to protect wooden ships against ironclads. |
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| {{USS|Holland|SS-1|2}}<ref name="usnholland">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/ss1-v.htm|title=USS Holland (Submarine # 1) -- Construction|date=2004-06-10|work=USN Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy| |
| {{USS|Holland|SS-1|2}}<ref name="usnholland">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/ss1-v.htm|title=USS Holland (Submarine # 1) -- Construction|date=2004-06-10|work=USN Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref><ref name="danfsholland">{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/holland-i.html |title=Holland I (SS-1) |work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command |access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref> || 1 || 1896 || 1900 || 5 others were made; only {{USS|Holland|SS-1|3}} entered the U.S. Navy as it was the first officially commissioned submarine purchased on 11 April 1900. |
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| {{sclass|Plunger|submarine|5}}<ref name="danfsa1">{{cite web|title=A-1 I (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 2)|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command |date=4 August 2015|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/a-1-submarine-torpedo-boat-no-2-i.html|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="danfsa2">{{cite web|title=A-2 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3)|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command |date=31 August 2016|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/a-2-submarine-torpedo-boat-no-3.html|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="danfsa5">{{cite web|title=A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6)|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command |date=31 August 2016|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/a/a-5.html|access-date=11 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="friedthrough p28">Friedman 1995, p. 28.</ref> || 7 || 1900 || 1903 || Later renamed A class in November 1911, when Navy stopped naming submarines. Essentially enlarged, more powerful ''Holland''. |
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| [[United States B-class submarine|B]]<ref name="mfbclass">{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=B-Class|title=B class - Navy Ships|date=2008-08-03|work=Military Factory| |
| [[United States B-class submarine|B]]<ref name="mfbclass">{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=B-Class|title=B class - Navy Ships|date=2008-08-03|work=Military Factory|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref><ref name="danfsb1">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b1/b-1.htm|title=B-1|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-09|archive-date=15 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015061231/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b1/b-1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="danfsb3">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b1/b-3.htm|title=B-3|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-09|archive-date=15 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015061241/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b1/b-3.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="globalb">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-10.htm|title=SS-10 B-1 Viper|author=John Pike}}</ref> || 3 || 1905 || 1907 || Last in series of ''Holland''-like submarines. Originally known as ''Viper'' class. |
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| [[United States C-class submarine|C]]<ref name="globalc">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-9.htm|title=SS-9 C-1 Octopus|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States C-class submarine|C]]<ref name="globalc">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-9.htm|title=SS-9 C-1 Octopus|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref> || 5 || 1905 || 1910 || Designed by [[Lawrence York Spear]]. Originally known as the ''Octopus'' class. |
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| [[United States D-class submarine|D]]<ref name="globald">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-17.htm|title=SS-17 D-1 Narwhal|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States D-class submarine|D]]<ref name="globald">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-17.htm|title=SS-17 D-1 Narwhal|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-09}}</ref> || 3 || 1908 || 1910 || Originally known as the ''Narwhal'' class. Designed to survive flooding in one compartment. |
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| [[United States E-class submarine|E]]<ref name="globale">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-24.htm|title=SS-24 E-1 Skipjack|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States E-class submarine|E]]<ref name="globale">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-24.htm|title=SS-24 E-1 Skipjack|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> || 2 || 1909 || 1912 || First US Navy [[Diesel engine|diesel]]-powered submarine. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. |
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| [[United States F-class submarine|F]]<ref name="globalf">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-20.htm|title=SS-20 F-1 Carp|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States F-class submarine|F]]<ref name="globalf">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-20.htm|title=SS-20 F-1 Carp|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> || 4 || 1909 || 1913 || In 1920, the class was designated SS-20–SS-23. |
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| [[United States G-class submarine|G]]<ref name="globalg">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-19.htm|title=SS-19(1/2) G-1 Seal|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States G-class submarine|G]]<ref name="globalg">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-19.htm|title=SS-19(1/2) G-1 Seal|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref name="danfsg1">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/g-1.htm|title=G-1|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref name="danfsg4">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/g-4.htm|title=G-4|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref name="museumla">{{cite web|url=http://www.militarymuseum.org/LA%20Sub%20Base.html|title=California Naval History: The City of Los Angeles . . . An Inland City with the First Submarine Base on the Pacific Coast|year=2002|work=militarymuseum.org|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> || 4 || 1909 || 1914 || Used gasoline engine. {{USS|G-1|SS-19½|3}} set the submerged depth record in 1915, {{convert|256|ft|m}}. {{USS|G-1|SS-19½|3}} was given the number 19½ because SS- numbers were given after her decommissioning; she was between SS-19 & SS-20. |
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| [[United States H-class submarine|H]]<ref name="globalh">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-28.htm|title=SS-28 H-1 Seawolf|last=Pike |first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States H-class submarine|H]]<ref name="globalh">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-28.htm|title=SS-28 H-1 Seawolf|last=Pike |first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref name="danfsh9">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/h1/h-9.htm|title=H-9|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> || 9 || 1911 || 1918 || 3 originally ordered by U.S. Navy. 17 ordered by the [[Imperial Russian Navy]], 11 delivered. Other 6 bought by U.S. Navy. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. |
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| [[United States K-class submarine|K]]<ref name="globalk">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-32.htm|title=SS-32 K-1 Haddock|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States K-class submarine|K]]<ref name="globalk">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-32.htm|title=SS-32 K-1 Haddock|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref><ref name="usnk1">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-k/ss32.htm|title=USS K-1 (Submarine # 32)|date=2004-06-17|work=USN Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-10}}</ref> || 8 || 1912 || 1912 || Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. {{USS|K-1|SS-32|3}}, {{USS|K-2|SS-33|3}}, {{USS|K-5|SS-36|3}}, {{USS|K-6|SS-37|3}} were the first U.S. submarines to see action in World War I. |
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| [[United States L-class submarine|L]]<ref name="globall">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-40.htm|title=SS-40 L-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States L-class submarine|L]]<ref name="globall">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-40.htm|title=SS-40 L-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 11 || 1914 || 1918 || The first US submarines with a [[deck gun]]. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. Designed for coastal defense. |
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| {{USS|M-1|SS-47|2}}<ref name="globalm">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-47.htm|title=SS-47 M-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| {{USS|M-1|SS-47|2}}<ref name="globalm">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-47.htm|title=SS-47 M-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 1 || 1914 || 1918 || Double-hull design. Twenty percent larger than the ''K'' class. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. Considered failure by the submarine community. |
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| [[United States N-class submarine|N]]<ref name="globaln">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-53.htm|title=SS-53 N-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States N-class submarine|N]]<ref name="globaln">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-53.htm|title=SS-53 N-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 7 || 1915 || 1918 || Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. Used for coastal patrol. |
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| [[United States O-class submarine|O]]<ref name="globalo">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-62.htm|title=SS-62 O-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-06-08| |
| [[United States O-class submarine|O]]<ref name="globalo">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-62.htm|title=SS-62 O-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-06-08|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref><ref name="globalo11">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-72.htm|title=SS-72 O-11|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 16 || 1916 || 1918 || Each cost $550,000. First submarines with reliable diesel engines. Every man had his own berth and locker. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. ''O-11'' through ''O-16'' (built by [[Lake Torpedo Boat]] Company) also known as the "modified O-class". Modified boats proved to be disappointing and were scrapped in 1930; Lake went out of business in 1925. |
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| {{sclass|AA-1|submarine|5}}<ref name="globalt">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-52.htm|title=SS-52 T-1 Schley|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 3 || 1916 || 1922 || Later renamed T class. Designed for {{convert|5540|mi|km}} at {{convert|14|kn|m/s}}, but performed {{convert|3000|mi|km}} at {{convert|11|kn|m/s}}. Prototype "fleet submarines"—submarines fast enough ({{convert|21|kn|m/s}}) to travel with battleships. Twice the size of any concurrent or past U.S. submarine. A poor tandem engine design caused the boats to be decommissioned by 1923 and scrapped in 1930. |
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| [[United States R-class submarine|R]]<ref name="globalr1">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-78.htm|title=SS-78 R-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States R-class submarine|R]]<ref name="globalr1">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-78.htm|title=SS-78 R-1|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref><ref name="danfsr20">{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r1/r-20.htm|title=R-20|work=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships|publisher=Department of the Navy|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 20 || 1917 || 1918 || Larger conning tower to serve as commanding officer's battle station. Fired [[Mark 10 torpedo]]es and traveled {{convert|5000|mi|km}} at {{convert|10|kn|m/s}}. |
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| [[United States R-21-class submarine|''R-21'']]<ref name="globalr21">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-98.htm|title=SS-98 R-21|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
| [[United States R-21-class submarine|''R-21'']]<ref name="globalr21">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-98.htm|title=SS-98 R-21|last=Pike|first=John|date=2005-04-27|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-11}}</ref> || 7 || 1917 || 1919 || Designed by [[Simon Lake]]. Generally similar to R class, but smaller and reverted to 18-inch torpedo tubes. Scrapped in 1930; Lake went out of business in 1925. |
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| [[United States S-class submarine|S]] || 51 || 1917 || 1922 || The S class is subdivided into four groups of different designs. |
| [[United States S-class submarine|S]] || 51 || 1917 || 1922 || The S class is subdivided into four groups of different designs. |
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| {{USS|Argonaut|SM-1|2}} || 1 || 1 May 1925 || 2 April 1928 || Unique submarine; mine-laying submarine |
| {{USS|Argonaut|SM-1|2}} || 1 || 1 May 1925 || 2 April 1928 || Unique submarine; mine-laying submarine |
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| {{sclass|Narwhal|submarine|5}} || 2 || {{USS|Narwhal|SS-167}}<br/>10 May 1927 || {{USS|Nautilus|SS-168}}<br/>1 July 1930 || |
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| {{USS|Dolphin|SS-169|2}} || 1 || 14 June 1930 || 1 June 1932 || Unique submarine |
| {{USS|Dolphin|SS-169|2}} || 1 || 14 June 1930 || 1 June 1932 || Unique submarine |
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| {{sclass|Cachalot|submarine|5}} || 2 || {{USS|Cachalot|SS-170}}<br/>7 October 1931 || {{USS|Cuttlefish|SS-171}}<br/>8 June 1934 || |
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| [[United States Porpoise-class submarine|''Porpoise'']] || 10 || {{USS|Porpoise|SS-172}}<br/>24 October 1933 || {{USS|Pompano|SS-181}}<br/>12 June 1937 || |
| [[United States Porpoise-class submarine|''Porpoise'']] || 10 || {{USS|Porpoise|SS-172}}<br/>24 October 1933 || {{USS|Pompano|SS-181}}<br/>12 June 1937 || |
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| {{sclass|Salmon|submarine|5}} || 6 || {{USS|Salmon|SS-182}}<br/>15 April 1936 || {{USS|Skipjack|SS-184}}<br/>30 June 1938 || |
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| {{sclass|Sargo|submarine|5}} || 10 || {{USS|Sargo|SS-188}}<br/>12 May 1937 || {{USS|Seawolf|SS-197}}<br/>1 December 1939 || |
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| {{sclass|Tambor|submarine|5}} || 12 || {{USS|Tambor|SS-198}}<br/>16 January 1939 || {{USS|Grayback|SS-208}}<br/>30 June 1941 || |
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| {{sclass|Mackerel|submarine|5}} || 2 || {{USS|Mackerel|SS-204}}<br/>6 October 1939 || {{USS|Marlin|SS-205}}<br/>1 August 1941 || |
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| {{sclass|Gato|submarine|5}} || 77 || {{USS|Drum|SS-228}}<br/>11 September 1940 || {{USS|Croaker|SS-246}}<br/>21 April 1944 || USS ''Drum'' was only boat actually commissioned before US Entry to WWII |
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| {{sclass|Balao|submarine|5}} || 120 || {{USS|Devilfish|SS-292}}<br/>31 March 1942 || {{USS|Tiru|SS-416}}<br/>1 September 1948 || 62 cancelled |
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| {{sclass|Tench|submarine|5}} || 29 || {{USS|Amberjack|SS-522}}, {{USS|Grampus|SS-523}}, {{USS|Pickerel|SS-524}}, and {{USS|Grenadier|SS-525}}<br/>8 February 1944 || {{USS|Grenadier|SS-525}}<br/>10 February 1951 || 51 cancelled |
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| colspan="6" |{{USS|Tang|SS-563}}<br />18 April 1949 |
| colspan="6" |{{USS|Tang|SS-563}}<br />18 April 1949 |
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| colspan="6" |{{sclass|Grayback|submarine|5}} |
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| colspan="6" |{{USS|Grayback|SSG-574}}<br />1 July 1954 |
| colspan="6" |{{USS|Grayback|SSG-574}}<br />1 July 1954 |
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| colspan="6" |{{sclass|Barbel|submarine|5}} |
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| colspan="6" |{{USS|Barbel|SS-580}}<br />18 May 1956 |
| colspan="6" |{{USS|Barbel|SS-580}}<br />18 May 1956 |
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| colspan="8" |{{USS|Blueback|SS-581}}<br />15 October 1959 |
| colspan="8" |{{USS|Blueback|SS-581}}<br />15 October 1959 |
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| colspan="35" |U.S. Navy's last conventionally-powered submarines |
| colspan="35" |First production submarines with teardrop hull.<br />U.S. Navy's last conventionally-powered submarines |
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|{{sclass|Skate|submarine|5}} |
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|{{USS|Skate|SSN-578}}<br />21 July 1955 |
|{{USS|Skate|SSN-578}}<br />21 July 1955 |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|Skipjack|submarine|5}} |
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|{{USS|Skipjack|SSN-585}}<br />29 May 1956 |
|{{USS|Skipjack|SSN-585}}<br />29 May 1956 |
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|{{USS|Snook|SSN-592}}<br />24 October 1961 |
|{{USS|Snook|SSN-592}}<br />24 October 1961 |
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|First |
|First nuclear submarine class with [[teardrop hull]] form. USS ''Scorpion'' lost at sea 1968. |
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|[[File:SSN585.svg|frameless|253x253px]] |
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|{{sclass|Sturgeon|submarine|5}} |
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|{{USS|Sturgeon|SSN-637}}<br />10 August 1963 |
|{{USS|Sturgeon|SSN-637}}<br />10 August 1963 |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|5}} |
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|{{USS|Los Angeles|SSN-688}}<br />8 January 1972 |
|{{USS|Los Angeles|SSN-688}}<br />8 January 1972 |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|Seawolf|submarine|5}} |
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|3 |
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|{{USS|Seawolf|SSN-21}}<br />25 October 1989 |
|{{USS|Seawolf|SSN-21}}<br />25 October 1989 |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|George Washington|submarine|5}} |
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|5 |
|5 |
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|{{nowrap|{{USS|George Washington|SSBN-598}}}}<br />1 November 1957 |
|{{nowrap|{{USS|George Washington|SSBN-598}}}}<br />1 November 1957 |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|Ethan Allen|submarine|5}} |
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|5 |
|5 |
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|{{USS|Ethan Allen|SSBN-608}}<br />14 September 1959 |
|{{USS|Ethan Allen|SSBN-608}}<br />14 September 1959 |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|Lafayette|submarine|5}} |
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|9 |
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|{{USS|Lafayette|SSBN-616}}<br />17 January 1961 |
|{{USS|Lafayette|SSBN-616}}<br />17 January 1961 |
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|{{USS|Daniel Webster|SSBN-626}}<br />09 April 1964 |
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|[[File:USS Lafayette SSBN-616.jpg|frameless]] |
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|{{sclass |
|{{sclass|James Madison|submarine|5}} |
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|10 |
|10 |
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|{{USS|Daniel Boone|SSBN-629}}<br />6 February 1962 |
|{{USS|Daniel Boone|SSBN-629}}<br />6 February 1962 |
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|{{sclass|Benjamin Franklin|submarine|5}} |
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|12 |
|12 |
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|{{USS|Benjamin Franklin|SSBN-640}}<br />25 May 1963 |
|{{USS|Benjamin Franklin|SSBN-640}}<br />25 May 1963 |
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|{{sclass|Ohio|submarine|5}} |
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|18 |
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|{{USS|Ohio|SSBN-726}}<br />10 April 1976 |
|{{USS|Ohio|SSBN-726}}<br />10 April 1976 |
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|[[Trieste (bathyscaphe)|Trieste (DSV-0)]]<br />1958 |
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|[[Trieste II (Bathyscaphe)|Trieste II (DSV-1)]]<br />1969 |
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|The Trieste was the first submarine which reached the [[Challenger Deep]] by Swiss [[Jacques Piccard]] and US Navy Lieutenant [[Don Walsh]] in 1960. |
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|[[File:Bathyscaphe Trieste.jpg|frameless|242x242px]] |
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|[[DSV Alvin|Alvin (DSV-2)]]<br />5 June 1964 |
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|[[DSV-5 Nemo|Nemo (DSV-5)]]<br />1970 |
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|[[File:ALVIN submersible.jpg|frameless|242x242px]] |
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|[[American submarine NR-1|NR-1]] |
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|10 June 1967 |
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|27 October 1969 |
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|[[File:NR-1 986.jpg|frameless|242x242px]] |
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|Unique submarine; [[teardrop hull]] form; no weapons |
|Unique submarine; [[teardrop hull]] form; no weapons |
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|{{sclass|T-1|submarine|5}} |
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|2 |
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|USS ''T-1'', later {{USS|Mackerel|SST-1}}<br />1 April 1952 |
|USS ''T-1'', later {{USS|Mackerel|SST-1}}<br />1 April 1952 |
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|Training and experimental submarines |
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|{{sclass|Sailfish|submarine|5}} |
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|{{USS|Sailfish|SSR-572}}<br />8 December 1953 |
|{{USS|Sailfish|SSR-572}}<br />8 December 1953 |
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|{{USS|Salmon|SSR-573}}<br />25 August 1956 |
|{{USS|Salmon|SSR-573}}<br />25 August 1956 |
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|Radar picket |
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|{{USS|Triton|SSRN-586|2}} |
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|29 May 1956 |
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|10 November 1959 |
|10 November 1959 |
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|Unique submarine; Radar picket |
|Unique submarine; Radar picket; Twin S4G Nuclear Reactors |
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|{{USS|Dolphin|AGSS-555|2}} |
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|9 November 1962 |
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|17 August 1968 |
|17 August 1968 |
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|Unique submarine; research and development; last operational U.S. Navy [[diesel-electric]] submarine; Decommissioned 15 January 2007 |
|Unique submarine; research and development for deep diving technologies; last operational U.S. Navy [[diesel-electric]] submarine; Decommissioned 15 January 2007 |
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| {{sclass|Virginia|submarine|5}} || 48 (planned) || {{USS|Virginia|SSN-774}}<br/>2 September 1999 || {{USS|Hyman G. Rickover|SSN-795}}<br>October 14, 2023 || Attack submarine. 22 commissioned {{as of|2022|6|lc=on}}. |
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| {{sclass|Columbia|submarine|5}} || 12 (planned) || {{USS|District of Columbia|SSBN-826}}<br>(planned) || || Ballistic missile submarine |
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* [[List of submarines of the Second World War]] |
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* [[List of ship classes of the Second World War]] |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBx1qyEILLk youtube.com USS Holland ] |
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOeZJieYqRE youtube.com Submarine #1 ] |
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*{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=U.S. Submarines through 1945: An Illustrated Design History|year=1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland, USA|isbn=1-55750-263-3}} |
*{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=U.S. Submarines through 1945: An Illustrated Design History|year=1995 |publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis, Maryland, USA|isbn=1-55750-263-3}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011005083318/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2001-10-05 |title |
* {{cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011005083318/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2001-10-05 |title=Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships |publisher=Department of the Navy |access-date=2009-06-09 }} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/submarine.htm|title=Submarine Warfare|last=Pike|first=John|date=2008-07-23|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]| |
* {{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/submarine.htm|title=Submarine Warfare|last=Pike|first=John|date=2008-07-23|work=[[globalsecurity.org]]|access-date=2009-06-10}} |
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[[Category:Lists of submarines|United States Navy]] |
Submarines of the United States Navy are built in classes, using a single design for a number of boats. Minor variations occur as improvements are incorporated into the design, so later boats of a class may be more capable than earlier. Also, boats are modified, sometimes extensively, while in service, creating departures from the class standard. However, in general, all boats of a class are noticeably similar.
Experimental use: an example is USS Albacore (AGSS-569), which used an unprecedented hull design. In this list such single boat "classes" are marked with "(unique)".
Class name | No. | Laid down | Last comm. | Notes |
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Alligator[1] | 1 | 1861 | 1862 | First submarine in the U.S. Navy. Purpose was to protect wooden ships against ironclads. |
Holland[2][3] | 1 | 1896 | 1900 | 5 others were made; only Holland (SS-1) entered the U.S. Navy as it was the first officially commissioned submarine purchased on 11 April 1900. |
Plunger[4][5][6][7] | 7 | 1900 | 1903 | Later renamed A class in November 1911, when Navy stopped naming submarines. Essentially enlarged, more powerful Holland. |
B[8][9][10][11] | 3 | 1905 | 1907 | Last in series of Holland-like submarines. Originally known as Viper class. |
C[12] | 5 | 1905 | 1910 | Designed by Lawrence York Spear. Originally known as the Octopus class. |
D[13] | 3 | 1908 | 1910 | Originally known as the Narwhal class. Designed to survive flooding in one compartment. |
E[14] | 2 | 1909 | 1912 | First US Navy diesel-powered submarine. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. |
F[15] | 4 | 1909 | 1913 | In 1920, the class was designated SS-20–SS-23. |
G[16][17][18][19] | 4 | 1909 | 1914 | Used gasoline engine. G-1 (SS-19½) set the submerged depth record in 1915, 256 feet (78 m). G-1 (SS-19½) was given the number 19½ because SS- numbers were given after her decommissioning; she was between SS-19 & SS-20. |
H[20][21] | 9 | 1911 | 1918 | 3 originally ordered by U.S. Navy. 17 ordered by the Imperial Russian Navy, 11 delivered. Other 6 bought by U.S. Navy. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. |
K[22][23] | 8 | 1912 | 1912 | Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. K-1 (SS-32), K-2 (SS-33), K-5 (SS-36), K-6 (SS-37) were the first U.S. submarines to see action in World War I. |
L[24] | 11 | 1914 | 1918 | The first US submarines with a deck gun. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. Designed for coastal defense. |
M-1[25] | 1 | 1914 | 1918 | Double-hull design. Twenty percent larger than the K class. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. Considered failure by the submarine community. |
N[26] | 7 | 1915 | 1918 | Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. Used for coastal patrol. |
O[27][28] | 16 | 1916 | 1918 | Each cost $550,000. First submarines with reliable diesel engines. Every man had his own berth and locker. Known as "pig boats", or "boats", due to foul living quarters and unusual hull shape. O-11 through O-16 (built by Lake Torpedo Boat Company) also known as the "modified O-class". Modified boats proved to be disappointing and were scrapped in 1930; Lake went out of business in 1925. |
AA-1[29] | 3 | 1916 | 1922 | Later renamed T class. Designed for 5,540 miles (8,920 km) at 14 knots (7.2 m/s), but performed 3,000 miles (4,800 km) at 11 knots (5.7 m/s). Prototype "fleet submarines"—submarines fast enough (21 knots (11 m/s)) to travel with battleships. Twice the size of any concurrent or past U.S. submarine. A poor tandem engine design caused the boats to be decommissioned by 1923 and scrapped in 1930. |
Class name | No. | Laid down | Last comm. | Notes |
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R[30][31] | 20 | 1917 | 1918 | Larger conning tower to serve as commanding officer's battle station. Fired Mark 10 torpedoes and traveled 5,000 miles (8,000 km) at 10 knots (5.1 m/s). |
R-21[32] | 7 | 1917 | 1919 | Designed by Simon Lake. Generally similar to R class, but smaller and reverted to 18-inch torpedo tubes. Scrapped in 1930; Lake went out of business in 1925. |
S | 51 | 1917 | 1922 | The S class is subdivided into four groups of different designs. |
Class name | No. | First ship laid down | Last ship commissioned | Notes |
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Barracuda | 3 | USS Barracuda (SS-163) and USS Bass (SS-164) 20 October 1921 |
USS Bonita (SS-165) 22 May 1926 |
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Argonaut | 1 | 1 May 1925 | 2 April 1928 | Unique submarine; mine-laying submarine |
Narwhal | 2 | USS Narwhal (SS-167) 10 May 1927 |
USS Nautilus (SS-168) 1 July 1930 |
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Dolphin | 1 | 14 June 1930 | 1 June 1932 | Unique submarine |
Cachalot | 2 | USS Cachalot (SS-170) 7 October 1931 |
USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) 8 June 1934 |
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Porpoise | 10 | USS Porpoise (SS-172) 24 October 1933 |
USS Pompano (SS-181) 12 June 1937 |
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Salmon | 6 | USS Salmon (SS-182) 15 April 1936 |
USS Skipjack (SS-184) 30 June 1938 |
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Sargo | 10 | USS Sargo (SS-188) 12 May 1937 |
USS Seawolf (SS-197) 1 December 1939 |
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Tambor | 12 | USS Tambor (SS-198) 16 January 1939 |
USS Grayback (SS-208) 30 June 1941 |
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Mackerel | 2 | USS Mackerel (SS-204) 6 October 1939 |
USS Marlin (SS-205) 1 August 1941 |
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Gato | 77 | USS Drum (SS-228) 11 September 1940 |
USS Croaker (SS-246) 21 April 1944 |
USS Drum was only boat actually commissioned before US Entry to WWII |
Class name | No. | First ship laid down | Last ship commissioned | Notes |
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Balao | 120 | USS Devilfish (SS-292) 31 March 1942 |
USS Tiru (SS-416) 1 September 1948 |
62 cancelled |
Tench | 29 | USS Amberjack (SS-522), USS Grampus (SS-523), USS Pickerel (SS-524), and USS Grenadier (SS-525) 8 February 1944 |
USS Grenadier (SS-525) 10 February 1951 |
51 cancelled |
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Barracuda | 3 | USS Barracuda (SSK-1) 1 July 1949 |
USS Bonita (SSK-3) 11 January 1952 |
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Tang | 6 | USS Tang (SS-563) 18 April 1949 |
USS Gudgeon (SS-567) 21 November 1952 |
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Grayback | 2 | USS Grayback (SSG-574) 1 July 1954 |
USS Growler (SSG-577) 30 August 1958 |
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Darter | 1 | 10 November 1954 | 20 October 1956 | Unique submarine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Barbel | 3 | USS Barbel (SS-580) 18 May 1956 |
USS Blueback (SS-581) 15 October 1959 |
First production submarines with teardrop hull. U.S. Navy's last conventionally-powered submarines |
Class Name | No. | First boat laid down | Last boat commissioned | Notes | Silhouette/Image |
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Nautilus | 1 | 14 June 1952 | 30 September 1954 | First nuclear submarine; hull design enlarged from fleet boat | |
Seawolf | 1 | 7 December 1953 | 30 March 1957 | Unique submarine; liquid metal cooled (sodium) S2G reactor (replaced with a pressurized-water reactor in 1959) | |
Skate | 4 | USS Skate (SSN-578) 21 July 1955 |
USS Seadragon (SSN-584) 5 December 1959 |
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Skipjack | 6 | USS Skipjack (SSN-585) 29 May 1956 |
USS Snook (SSN-592) 24 October 1961 |
First nuclear submarine class with teardrop hull form. USS Scorpion lost at sea 1968. | |
Thresher/Permit | 14 | USS Thresher (SSN-593) 28 May 1958 |
USS Gato (SSN-615) 25 January 1968 |
First class with bow sonar sphere. Known as Thresher class until the loss of the USS Thresher (SSN-593) in 1963 | |
Tullibee | 1 | 26 May 1958 | 9 November 1960 | Unique submarine; turbo-electric transmission | |
Sturgeon | 37 | USS Sturgeon (SSN-637) 10 August 1963 |
USS Richard B. Russell (SSN-687) 16 August 1975 |
Redesign of Thresher/Permit class using lessons learned from loss of Thresher. | |
Narwhal | 1 | 17 January 1966 | 12 July 1969 | Unique submarine; natural circulation S5G reactor | |
Glenard P. Lipscomb | 1 | 5 June 1971 | 21 December 1974 | Unique submarine; turbo-electric transmission | |
Los Angeles | 62 | USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) 8 January 1972 |
USS Cheyenne (SSN-773) 13 September 1996 |
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Seawolf | 3 | USS Seawolf (SSN-21) 25 October 1989 |
USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) 19 February 2005 |
Planned successor of Los Angeles class. High costs caused only three to be built. |
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Halibut | 1 | 11 April 1957 | 4 January 1960 | Unique submarine; Regulus missile submarine |
Class Name | No. | First boat laid down | Last boat commissioned | Notes | Picture/Silhouette |
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George Washington | 5 | USS George Washington (SSBN-598) 1 November 1957 |
USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) 11 March 1961 |
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Ethan Allen | 5 | USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) 14 September 1959 |
USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618) 4 January 1963 |
Ethan Allen was the only SSBN to fire live missile and detonate nuclear warhead at test range proving theory. | |
Lafayette | 9 | USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) 17 January 1961 |
USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) 09 April 1964 |
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James Madison | 10 | USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) 6 February 1962 |
USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) 19 December 1964 |
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Benjamin Franklin | 12 | USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) 25 May 1963 |
USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) 1 April 1967 |
Redesigned using lessons learned from loss of Thresher. | |
Ohio | 18 | USS Ohio (SSBN-726) 10 April 1976 |
USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) 6 September 1997 |
Class Name | No. | First boat laid down | Last boat commissioned | Notes | Picture/Silhouette |
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Trieste class | 2 | Trieste (DSV-0) 1958 |
Trieste II (DSV-1) 1969 |
The Trieste was the first submarine which reached the Challenger Deep by Swiss Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh in 1960. | |
Alvin class | 4 | Alvin (DSV-2) 5 June 1964 |
Nemo (DSV-5) 1970 |
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NR-1 | 1 | 10 June 1967 | 27 October 1969 |
Class Name | No. | First boat laid down | Last boat commissioned | Notes |
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Albacore | 1 | 15 March 1952 | 6 December 1953 | Unique submarine; teardrop hull form; no weapons |
T-1 | 2 | USS T-1, later USS Mackerel (SST-1) 1 April 1952 |
USS T-2, later USS Marlin (SST-2) 20 November 1953 |
Training and experimental submarines |
Sailfish | 2 | USS Sailfish (SSR-572) 8 December 1953 |
USS Salmon (SSR-573) 25 August 1956 |
Radar picket |
Triton | 1 | 29 May 1956 | 10 November 1959 | Unique submarine; Radar picket; Twin S4G Nuclear Reactors |
Dolphin | 1 | 9 November 1962 | 17 August 1968 | Unique submarine; research and development for deep diving technologies; last operational U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarine; Decommissioned 15 January 2007 |
Class name | Number of boats | First boat laid down | Last boat commissioned | Notes |
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Virginia | 48 (planned) | USS Virginia (SSN-774) 2 September 1999 |
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) October 14, 2023 |
Attack submarine. 22 commissioned as of June 2022[update]. |
Columbia | 12 (planned) | USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) (planned) |
Ballistic missile submarine |
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