List of submarine classes of the 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)".

Pre–World War I

World War I

Interwar

World War II

Cold War

Diesel-Electric Submarines (SSs, SSKs, and SSGs)

Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs)

Nuclear Cruise Missile Submarines (SSGNs)

Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs)

Deep-submergence vehicles (DSVs)

Miscellaneous Submarines (SSTs, SSRs, AGSSs & SSRNs)

Post–Cold War

See also

• Submarines in the United States Navy
• List of submarines of the United States Navy
  • List of Gato class submarines
  • List of Balao class submarines
  • List of Tench class submarines
  • List of Sturgeon class submarines
  • List of Los Angeles class submarines
• List of most successful American submarines in World War II
• Allied submarines in the Pacific War
• List of submarines of the Second World War
• List of ship classes of the Second World War
• List of United States Navy ships

External links

• youtube.com USS Holland
• youtube.com Submarine #1

References

• Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships". Department of the Navy. Archived from the original on 5 October 2001. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
• Pike, John (23 July 2008). "Submarine Warfare". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 10 June 2009.