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The following countries operate or have operated submarines for naval or other military purposes.

Countries with currently operational submarines

• Algeria
• Australia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Cuba - One indigenous design submarine was reported in service in 2020.
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• France (list)
• Germany (list)
• Greece
• India (list)
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Italy (list)
• Israel
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Netherlands (list)
• North Korea
• Norway
• Pakistan
• People's Republic of China
• Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Peru
• Poland
• Portugal (list)
• Russia (list) (some ex-Soviet Union)
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain (list)
• Sweden (list
• Thailand
• Turkey (list)
• United Kingdom (list)
• United States (list)
• Venezuela
• 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 submarine
• Russia – Delta and Borei classes
• United Kingdom – Vanguard class
• United States – Ohio class

Countries previously operating submarines

• Albania - all retired 1998
• Argentina - Two submarines inactive (non-operational) in the Argentinian Navy.
• Austria-Hungary (list)
• Bulgaria - all retired by 2011
• Cuba - Operated 3 Foxtrot-class submarines retired.
• Denmark - 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)
• Serbia and Montenegro (ex-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia)
• 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 annexation of Crimea)

See also

• List of submarine classes

References

1. "World Navies Today: Algeria". hazegray.org.
2. "World Navies Today: Brazil". hazegray.org.
3. "World Navies Today: Chile". hazegray.org.
4. "World Navies Today: Colombia". hazegray.org.
5. Sutton, H. I. "New Photo Reveals Cuban Navy's Secret Submarine". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
6. "World Navies Today: Ecuador". hazegray.org.
7. "World Navies Today: Egypt". hazegray.org.
8. "Dutch Submarines: The Submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy". dutchsubmarines.com.
9. "World Navies Today: Peru". hazegray.org.
10. "Fuel Cell Today - Portuguese navy orders two submarines with Siemens fuel cell technology". Archived from the original on 2005-08-17. Retrieved 2005-08-26.
11. "Spain - Navy". reference.allrefer.com.
12. "World Navies Today: Venezuela". June 29, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
13. "Estiman que la llegada del próximo submarino operativo para Argentina demoraría de cinco a seis años". Fundación Nuestro Mar (in Spanish). 8 September 2020.
14. "A. Rossi Argentina: Argentina tiene que tener una Fuerza Aérea con aviones supersónicos 2". Infodefensa (in Spanish).
15. "Danish Submarines 1909-2004". navalhistory.dk.
16. Adamowski, Jaroslaw (2018-02-09). "Romania to buy 3 sub, 4 ships to bolster Black Sea ops". Defense News. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
17. "World Navies Today: Romania". hazegray.org.
18. "World Navies Today: Yugoslavia". hazegray.org.
19. Seleznev, Denis (6 August 2014). Корреспондент: На маленьком флоту. На что сейчас способны остатки украинского флота. Korrespondent (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2015.

External links

• Jane's
• Submarine Warfare in the 20th & 21st Centuries:Bibliography
• World Navies Today

v t e SSBN classes in service
People's Liberation Army Navy	Type 092 (Xia) Type 094 (Jin)
French Navy	Triomphant
Indian Navy	Arihant
Russian Navy	Delta IV Borei
Royal Navy	Vanguard
United States Navy	Ohio

v t e Current and planned classes of nuclear-powered attack submarines
Royal Australian Navy	Virginia (planned) SSN-AUKUS (planned)
Brazilian Navy	Álvaro Alberto (under construction)
People's Liberation Army Navy	Type 09-I (Han) Type 09-III (Shang) Type 09-V (planned)
French Navy	Rubis Barracuda
Indian Navy	Project 75 Alpha (planned)
Russian Navy	Victor III Sierra I & II Akula Yasen Khabarovsk Laika (planned)
Royal Navy	Trafalgar Astute SSN-AUKUS (planned)
United States Navy	Los Angeles Seawolf Virginia SSN(X) (planned)

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