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Map showing submarine operators (green) and ballistic missile submarine operators (orange).
The following countries operate or have operated submarines for naval or other military purposes.
Countries with currently operational submarines
)
Type 212 submarine of the German Navy in dock
)
Russian Akula-class submarine
)
United States Navy submarine USS Los Angeles
)
Chinese Navy Han-class submarine
- Algeria[1]
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh: 2 Type 035G submarines[2][3]
- Brazil[4]
- Canada
- Chile[5]
- Colombia[6]
- Ecuador[7]
- Egypt[8]
- France (list)
- Germany (list)
- Greece
- India (list)
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Italy (list)
- Israel
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Myanmar
- Netherlands (list)[9]
- North Korea
- Norway
- Pakistan
- People's Republic of China
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Peru[10]
- Poland
- Portugal (list)[11]
- Russia (list) (some ex-Soviet Union)
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain (list)[12]
- Sweden (list)
- Turkey (list)
- United Kingdom (list)
- United States (list)
- Venezuela[13]
- Vietnam
Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)
)
Ballistic missile submarines are larger than any other type of submarine, in order to accommodate ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
- China – Type 094 submarine, Type 092 submarine
- France – Triomphant class
- India – Arihant class
- Russia – Typhoon, Delta, and Borei classes
- United Kingdom – Vanguard class
- United States – Ohio class
Countries previously operating submarines
- Albania - all retired 1998
- Argentina - two submarines remain on the navy list but are not active[14][15]
- Austria-Hungary (list)
- Bulgaria - all retired by 2011
- Cuba - all three Foxtrot-class submarines retired
- Denmark[16] - retired after 2003
- Estonia (Kalev and Lembit) - decommissioned 1955 in the Soviet Navy
- Finland - last subs decommissioned after World War II
- Latvia - all submarines taken over by Soviet Union in 1940
- Libya - all Foxtrot-class submarines retired (1 non-commissioned remains docked)
- Romania (Delfinul, not operational; used for dockside training)[17][18]
- Serbia and Montenegro (ex-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) [19]
- Soviet Union (list) (prior to 1991 collapse, many now operated by successor state Russia)
- Syria - all Romeo-class submarines retired around 1992
- Thailand (Matchanu class during the Franco-Thai War - built in Japan 1938 and retired 1951)
- Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia - lost to Russia in the 2014 Crimean crisis)[20]
See also
References
- ^ "World Navies Today: Algeria". hazegray.org.
- ^ "Bangladesh's first 2 submarines commissioned". The Daily Star. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Bangladesh's first submarines commissioned". Dhaka Tribune. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Brazil". hazegray.org.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Chile". hazegray.org.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Colombia". hazegray.org.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Ecuador". hazegray.org.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Egypt". hazegray.org.
- ^ "Dutch Submarines: The Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy". dutchsubmarines.com.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Peru". hazegray.org.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17. Retrieved 2005-08-26.
- ^ "Spain - Navy". reference.allrefer.com.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Venezuela". web.archive.org. June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
- ^ https://www.nuestromar.org/defensa-y-seguridad/estiman-que-la-llegada-del-proximo-submarino-operativo-para-argentina-demoraria-de-cinco-a-seis-anos/
- ^ https://www.infodefensa.com/latam/2020/12/23/noticia-rossi-argentina-argentina-tiene-tener-fuerza-aerea-aviones-supersonicos.html
- ^ "Danish Submarines 1909-2004". navalhistory.dk.
- ^ https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/02/09/romania-to-buy-3-sub-4-ships-to-bolster-black-sea-ops/
- ^ "World Navies Today: Romania". hazegray.org.
- ^ "World Navies Today: Yugoslavia". hazegray.org.
- ^ "Sputnik News". En.ria.ru. 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2020-12-19.