HMS Nordkaparen This submarine was built at Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad in Malmö. The Dragon-class submarine was delivered in 1962 and differed from earlier boats primarily in that her aft part is streamlined and fitted with a rudder in the longitudinal form of a cross. Her single propell... read more
Class: German Seehund Midget Submarine Length: 39 feet Beam: 5 feet Displacement: 15 tons Complement: 2 men Armament: Two 21-inch torpedoes mounted externally Propulsion: One 60 hp diesel engine, one 25 hp electric motor; 6 knots Address: United State... read more
Class: A-Class Launched: 28 July 1945 At: Vickers & Amrstrong Ltd., Barrows-in-Furness Commissioned: 11 March 1947 Length: 281 feet 9 inches Beam: 22 feet, 3 in. Draft: 16 feet 9 in. Displacement: 1,120 tons surfaced, 1,620 tons submerged (after 1960: 1,380 surfaced, 1,620 submerged) A... read more
Type: Project 641/Foxtrot Launched: 15 April 1967 Commissioned: 28 Dec 1967 At: Admiralty Shipyard, Leningrad Length: 89.9 meters Beam: 7.4 meters Draft: 5.9 meters Displacement: 1952 tons surfaced, 2475 tons submerged Powerplant: three Kolomna 2D42M 2000 hp diesel engines, three electric ... read more
Type: Diesel-electric Submarine Class: Project 641 (NATO designation Foxtrot) Launched: 7 September 1968 At: Novoadmiralteysky Shipyard, Leningrad, Russia Commissioned: 24 November 1968 Length: 299 feet, 6 inches (91.3 meters) Beam: 27 feet, 11 inches (8.5 meters) Draft: 16 feet, 5 inches (... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: May 5, 1943 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: August 21, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 40 mm gun; o... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: 30 January 1944 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: May 27, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: Independence... read more
Class: Barbel Submarine Launched: May 16, 1959 At: Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, Mississippi Commissioned: October 15, 1959 Length: 219 feet Beam: 29 feet Displacement: 2,158 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 21-inch torpedo tubes Address: Oregon Museum of Science and Indust... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: December 7, 1942 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire Commissioned: May 1, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 5-inch/25 caliber gun,... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 14, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: February 29, 1944 Converted: 1952 Length: 307 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 18 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,820 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: February 25, 1945 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Modified: 1947 and 1962 (Guppy III) Commissioned: June 28, 1945 Length:(original) 311 feet, 8 inches; (Guppy III) 325 feet, 6 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: (origi... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 28, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: March 29, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 9 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 15 feet, 3 inches (mean surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 3-... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: March 21, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: June 21, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 5-inch/25 ... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: December 19, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: April 21, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Eight Mk-44 torpedo tubes Address:... read more
Class: Gato Type: Submarine Launched: May 12, 1941 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 1, 1941 Length: 312 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced), 2,415 tons (submerged) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tube... read more
Class: Gal class Launched: 1975 At: Vickers at Barrow in Furness, UK Length: 48.9m, pressure hull 33m Beam: 4.9m Height: 8.8m Displacement: Surface 600 tons, Submerged 660 tons Crew: 32 Propulsion: One shaft with a 2.85MW sustained power motor Two MTU 16V 396 SE 84 diesel ... read more
Class: Grayback/Regulus II Submarine Launched: April 5, 1958 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: August 30, 1958 Length: 317 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 19 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 2,768 tons (surfaced) Armament: Regulu... read more
Oberon class submarine Laid down 1967, launched 1968 Commissioned 1969 Decommissioned 1999 Transferred by the Department of Defence to National Maritime Museum 1999 Explore the danger and drama of life on board Onslow in Action Stations, our immersive experience. Length: 89.90 m (295 ft) ... read more
Class: Balao Type: Submarine Launched: 7 November 1943 At: Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: 13 October 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons (surfaced) Armament: Te... read more
Class: Mackerel Submarine Launched: October 14, 1953 At: Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: November 20, 1953 Length: 131 feet Beam: 13 feet, 5 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 300 tons Mailing Address: USS Marlin O... read more
Class: Nautilus Type: Nuclear Submarine Launched: January 21, 1954 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: September 30, 1954 Length: 319 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 22 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 2,975 tons (surfaced) Armament: Six 21-inch torpedo... read more
Specifications: Length: 290ft (90m) Width: 26ft (8.1m) Draft: 16 ft (5m) Displacement: 2,410 tons Range: 9,000 miles Compliment: 68 men Speed submerged: 17knots (20 mph) Address: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust The Historic Dockyard Chatham Kent, ME4 4TZ United Kingdom Tel: 44 163 48... read more
Class: Balao Launched: July 12, 1943 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: November 6, 1943 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 4 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,525 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes; one 4-inch/50 caliber ... read more
Class: Tang-Class Submarine Launched: June 19, 1951 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Commissioned (USN): October 25, 1951 Decommissioned (USN): February 8, 1980 Transferred to Turkey and Commissioned: February 8, 1980 Decommissioned (Turkish Navy): August, 2002 Transferred to Izmir Warships Muse... read more
Class: Balao Submarine Launched: January 27, 1944 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine Commissioned: April 3, 1944 Modified: 1952 to Guppy IIA-class Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet Draft: 17 feet Displacement: (original) 1,525 tons; (Guppy IIA) 1,870 tons Armament: Ten 2... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: January 1, 1945 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: April 28, 1945 Length: 311 feet, 7 inches Beam: 27 feet, 2 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,800 tons (surfaced) Armament: six 21-inch torpedo tubes ... read more
Class: Gato Submarine Launched: August 26, 1941 At: Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California Commissioned: December 15, 1941 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet Displacement: 1,526 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber gun, one 40mm... read more
Class: Potvis (Sperm Whale) Three-cylinder Submarine Launched: 14 June 1965 At: Wilton-Feyenoord, Scheidam, The Netherlands Commissioned: 24 February 1966 Length: 257 feet Beam: 25 feet, 6 inches Draft: 16 feet Displacement: 1,509 tons (surfaced) Armament: Eight 21 inch torpedo tubes, 18 M... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: September 6, 1944 At: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned: December 16, 1944 Length: 311 feet, 8 inches Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches Draft: 17 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,800 tons (surfaced) Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes ... read more
Class: Tench Submarine Launched: July 7, 1944 At: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire Commissioned (USN): October 13, 1944 Decommissioned (USN): July 20, 1946 Modified: 1953 (Guppy IIA) at Charleston, South Carolina Commissioned (USN): October 2, 1953 (as Guppy IIA) Decommiss... read more