List of nuclear submarines explained

This is a list of nuclear-powered submarines.

Current nuclear submarine classes

China

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• (Type 091)^[1]
• (Type 093)^[2]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• (Type 094)^[3]
• (Type 092)^[4]

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines

• (Type 093)^[5]

India

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• (1 under lease)^[6]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

France

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• ^[7]
• ^[8]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• ^[9]

Russia

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• (Project 971 Shchuka-B)^[10]
  • • Sierra II (Project 945A Kondor)^[11]
    • Victor III (Project 671RTM/RTMK Shchuka)^[12]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• ^[13]
  • Borei (Project 955)
  • Borei-A (Project 955A)
    • Delta IV (Project 667BDRM Delfin)^[14]

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines

• • • Oscar II (Project 949A Antey)^[15]
• ^[16]
  • Yasen (Project 885)
  • Yasen-M (Project 885-M)

Nuclear-powered special purpose submarine

• • • Delta III (Project 667BDR Kalmar)^[17]
  • Delta IV (Project 667BDRM Delfin)^[18]
    • Oscar II (Project 949A Antey)^[19]

United Kingdom

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• ^[20]
• ^[21]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• ^[22]

United states

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• ^[23]
  • Flight I
  • Flight II
  • Flight III
• ^[24]
  • Seawolf subgroup
  • Jimmy Carter subgroup
• ^[25]
  • Block I
  • Block II
  • Block III
  • Block IV
  • Block V

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• (SSBN)^[26]

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines

• (SSGN)^[27]

Future nuclear submarine classes

Australia

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• SSN-AUKUS^[28]
• ^[29]
  • Block IV
  • Block VII

China

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• (Type 095)^[30]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• (Type 096)^[31]

India

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• Project 75 Alpha^[32]

France

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• SNLE 3G^[33]

Russia

Nuclear-powered attack / cruise missile submarines

• (Project 09851)^[34]
• (Project 545 Laika)^[35]

United Kingdom

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• SSN-AUKUS^[36]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• ^[37]

United states

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• ^[38]
  • • Block VI^[39]
  • Block VII^[40]

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• ^[41]

Former nuclear submarine classes

France

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• ^[42]

Russia / USSR

Nuclear-powered anti-carrier submarines

• ^[43]
  • Echo II (Project 675)

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• (Project 705 Lira)
• K-27 (Project 645)
• (Project-685 Plavnik)
  • • November (Project 627)
  • November-A (Project 627A)
    • Sierra I (Project 945 Barrakuda)
    • Victor I (Project 671 Yorsh)
  • Victor II (Project 671RT Syomga)

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

• • • Delta I (Project 667B Murena)
  • Delta II (Project 667BD Murena-M)
  • Delta III (Project 667BDR Kalmar)
• (Project 658)
• (Project 941 Akula)
• (Project 658)

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines

• • • Charlie I (Project 670 Skat)
  • Charlie II (Project 670 Skat-M)
    • Echo I (Project 659)
• (Project 661 "Anchar")
  • • Oscar I (Project 949 Granit)

United Kingdom

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• • HMS Dreadnought (S101)

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

United States

Nuclear-powered attack submarines

• • • (637 class)
• USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685)
• USS Narwhal (SSN-671)
• USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
• USS Seawolf (SSN-575)
• USS Tullibee (SSN-597)

Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines

Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines

• USS Halibut (SSGN-587)

Nuclear submarine by name

A

• USS Alabama, SSBN-731^[44]
• USS Alaska, SSBN-732
• USS Albany, SSN-753
• USS Albuquerque, SSN-706
• USS Alexandria, SSN-757
• , SN10^[45]
• HMS Ambush, S120
  • S605 Améthyste USS Annapolis, SSN-760
• HMS Anson, S123
• INS Arighat
• INS Arihant (ATV-1), SSBN-S02
• HMS Artful, S121
• USS Asheville, SSN-758
• (SSN)
• HMS Astute, S119
• HMS Audacious, S122
• USS Augusta, SSN-710

B

• USS Benjamin Franklin, SSBN-640
• USS Bluefish, SSN-675
• USS Boise, SSN-764
  • USS Boston, SSN-703
• USS Bremerton, SSN-698
• K-117 Bryansk
• USS Buffalo, SSN-715

C

• S603 Casabianca (ex-Bourgogne), SNA (SSN)
• INS Chakra
• USS Charlotte, SSN-766
• USS Cheyenne, SSN-773
• USS Chicago, SSN-721
• (SSN)
• HMS Churchill, S46
• USS City of Corpus Christi, SSN-705
• USS Colorado, SSN-788
• USS Columbia, SSN-771
• USS Columbus, SSN-762
• USS Connecticut, SSN-22
• HMS Conqueror, S48
• HMS Courageous, S50
• China SSN sub classes - 091 (Han), 093 (Shang), 095 (SSGN), 097 (Qin)
• China SSBN sub classes - 092 (Xia), 094 (Jin), 096 (Tang), new-type 098 fourth-generation strategic nuclear submarine

D

• USS Dallas, SSN-700
• K-414 Daniil Moskovsky
  • RFS Dmitriy Donskoy, TK-208 (SSBN)
• HMS Dreadnought, S101

E

• S604 Émeraude, SNA (SSN)

F

• USS Florida, SSGN-728

G

• USS Georgia, SSGN-729
• USS Greeneville, SSN-772
• USS Greenling, SSN-614

H

• USS Hampton, SSN-767
• USS Hartford, SSN-768
• USS Hawaii, SSN-776
• USS Hawkbill, SSN-666
• USS Helena, SSN-725
• USS Henry M. Jackson, SSBN-730 (former USS Rhode Island)
• USS Honolulu, SSN-718
• USS Houston, SSN-713
• USS Hyman G. Rickover, SSN-709

I

• S615 L'Inflexible, SNLE (SSBN)
• USS Indiana, SSN-789

J

• USS Jacksonville, SSN-699
• USS Jefferson City, SSN-759
• USS Jimmy Carter, SSN-23
• USS James Monroe, SSBN-622

K

• USS Kentucky, SSBN-737
• USS Key West, SSN-722
• K-278 Komsomolets
• B-276 Kostroma
• Soviet submarine K-8
• Soviet submarine K-19
• Soviet submarine K-27
• Soviet submarine K-43, Also leased to India as INS Chakra between 1988 and 1991
• Soviet submarine K-56
• Soviet submarine K-131
• Soviet submarine K-219
• Soviet submarine K-429

L

• USS La Jolla, SSN-701
• K-3 Leninsky Komsomol
• USS Los Angeles, SSN-688
• USS Louisiana, SSBN-743
• USS Louisville, SSN-724

M

• USS Maine, SSBN-741
• USS Maryland, SSBN-738
• USS Memphis, SSN-691
• USS Miami, SSN-755
• USS Michigan, SSGN-727
• USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul, SSN-708
• USS Montpelier, SSN-765

N

• USS Nautilus. SSN-571
• USS Nebraska, SSBN-739
• K-152 Nerpa
• USS Nevada, SSBN-733
• USS New Hampshire, SSN-778
• USS Newport News, SSN-750
• USS Norfolk, SSN-714
• USS North Carolina, SSN-777
• USS North Dakota, SSN-784
• K-407 Novomoskovsk

O

• USS Ohio, SSGN-726
• USS Oklahoma City, SSN-723
• USS Olympia, SSN-717
• USS Omaha, SSN-692

P

• USS Pasadena, SSN-752
• USS Pennsylvania, SSBN-735
• S606 Perle, SNA (SSN)
• K-211 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
• USS Philadelphia, SSN-690
• USS Pittsburgh, SSN-720
• BS-64 Podmoskovye
• USS Portsmouth, SSN-707
• USS Providence, SSN-719
• K-336 Pskov

R

• S611 Redoutable, SNLE (SSBN)
• HMS Renown, S26
• HMS Repulse, S23
• (SSBN)
• HMS Resolution, S22
• HMS Revenge, S27
• USS Rhode Island, SSBN-740
• S601 Rubis (ex-Provence), SNA (SSN)

S

• USS Salt Lake City, SSN-716
• USS Sam Houston, SSBN-609
• USS San Francisco, SSN-711
• USS San Juan, SSN-751
• USS Santa Fe, SSN-763
• S601 Saphir (ex-Bretagne), SNA (SSN)
• HMS Sceptre, S104
• USS Scranton, SSN-756
• USS Seahorse, SSN-669
• USS Seawolf, SSN-21
  • USS Simon Bolivar, SSBN-641
• HMS Sovereign, S108
• HMS Spartan, S105
• HMS Splendid, S106
• USS Springfield, SSN-761
• HMS Superb, S109
• K-433 Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets
• (SSN)
• HMS Swiftsure, S126

T

• HMS Talent, S92
• S617 Téméraire, SNLE (SSBN)
• USS Tennessee, SSBN-734
• USS Texas, SSN-775
• HMS Tireless, S88
• USS Toledo, SSN-769
• USS Topeka, SSN-754
• HMS Torbay, S90
• (SSN)
• HMS Trafalgar, S107
• HMS Trenchant, S91
• S616 Triomphant, SNLE (SSBN)
• USS Triton SSRN/SSN-586
• HMS Triumph, S93
• USS Tucson, SSN-770
• HMS Turbulent, S87

V

• (SSN)
• HMS Valiant, S102 (SSN)
• (SSBN)
• HMS Vanguard, S28 (SSBN)
• HMS Vengeance, S31 (SSBN)
• K-157 Vepr
  • HMS Victorious, S29 (SSBN)
• HMS Vigilant, S30 (SSBN)
• S618 Vigilant, SNLE (SSBN)
• K-456 Vilyuchinsk
• USS Virginia, SSN-774

W

• HMS Warspite, S103 (SSN)
• USS West Virginia, SSBN-736
• USS Wyoming, SSBN-742

Y

• Yury Dolgorukiy

References

• "Fact File: Attack Submarines - SSN. United States Navy.
• "Fact File: Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines - SSBN". United States Navy.
• "Submarine Service: Operations and Support". Royal Navy.
• "SSBN-726 Ohio-Class FBM Submarines". Federation of American Scientists.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Type 091 Chinese submarine class Britannica . 2024-09-24 . www.britannica.com . en.
2. Web site: Shang-Class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines, China . 2024-09-24 . Naval Technology . en-US.
3. Web site: Carlin . Maya . 2024-09-08 . China's Type 094 Jin-Class Missile Submarines Can 'Hit' America with Nukes . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
4. Web site: Submarines On Stamps . 2024-09-24 . www.submarinesonstamps.co.il.
5. Web site: Shang-Class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarines, China . 2024-09-24 . Naval Technology . en-US.
6. Web site: Carlin . Maya . 2024-08-09 . Russia Leases to India Nuclear Powered Submarines (Let the Problems Begin...) . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
7. Web site: Rubis class Attack Submarine French Navy Marine Nationale . 2024-09-24 . www.seaforces.org.
8. Web site: Suciu . Peter . 2024-04-12 . Suffren-Class: France Now Has One of Best Nuclear Submarines on Earth . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
9. Web site: Suciu . Peter . 2023-11-28 . Triomphant-Class: France Has 4 Submarines Stacked with Nuclear Missiles . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
10. Web site: Project 971 Shchuka-B class . 2024-09-24 . Weaponsystems.net . en.
11. Web site: Suciu . Peter . 2024-01-02 . Russia's Sierra-Class II Titanium Submarines Are a Giant Mystery . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
12. Web site: Carlin . Maya . 2024-01-26 . Russia's Victor III-Class Submarine Had Just One Mission . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
13. Web site: 2021-05-19 . Russian Navy to restructure Project 955/955A Borey SSBN deployment . 2024-09-24 . Default . en.
14. Web site: Project 667BDRM Delfin class . 2024-09-24 . Weaponsystems.net . en.
15. Web site: Carlin . Maya . 2024-08-09 . Oscar II-Class Submarine: Russia's Ultimate Aircraft Carrier Killer Sub . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
16. Web site: Staff . Naval News . 2022-06-28 . Russia's Third Project 885M (Yasen-M) Submarine Starts Sea Trials . 2024-09-24 . Naval News . en-US.
17. https://media.nti.org/pdfs/project_667BDR_kalmar_delta_III.pdf
18. Web site: Suciu . Peter . 2023-11-22 . Delta IV-Class: The Russian Submarines Armed To the Teeth with Nuclear Weapons . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
19. Web site: Carlin . Maya . 2024-08-09 . Oscar II-Class Submarine: Russia's Ultimate Aircraft Carrier Killer Sub . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
20. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/equipment/submarine/astute-class
21. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/equipment/submarine/trafalgar-class
22. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/equipment/submarine/vanguard-class
23. Web site: Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine . 2024-09-24 . Military.com . en.
24. Web site: Weichert . Brandon J. . 2024-08-24 . Seawolf-Class: The U.S. Navy's Great Mistake Can't Ever Be Fixed . 2024-09-24 . The National Interest . en.
25. Web site: Virginia Class Attack Submarine - SSN . 2024-09-24 . Military.com . en.
26. Web site: Ohio Class SSBN . 2024-09-24 . Submarine Industrial Base Council.
27. Web site: SSGN - Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine . 2024-09-24 . Military.com . en.
28. https://www.asa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-06/SSNAUKUS-Factsheet.pdf
29. Web site: Eckstein . Megan . 2023-11-13 . Here’s when the US Navy plans to sell subs to Australia under AUKUS . 2024-09-24 . Defense News . en.
30. Web site: Type 095 Sui SSN . 2024-09-24 . www.globalsecurity.org.
31. Web site: Type 096 ballistic missile submarine . 2024-09-24 . www.globalsecurity.org.
32. Web site: ESD . 2024-04-09 . Blue water submarines: capabilities and requirements . 2024-09-24 . euro-sd.com . en-US.
33. Web site: Vavasseur . Xavier . 2024-03-20 . France Cuts Steel on its First Next Gen SSBN - SNLE-3G . 2024-09-24 . Naval News . en-US.
34. Web site: Vavasseur . Xavier . 2021-04-19 . Russia's Khabarovsk Submarine to be Launched in Fall 2021 . 2024-09-24 . Naval News . en-US.
35. Web site: Sutton . H. I. . 2020-02-23 . Inside Russia's Laika Next Generation Attack Submarine . 2024-09-24 . Naval News . en-US.
36. Web site: SSN-AUKUS-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines, UK . 2024-09-24 . Naval Technology . en-US.
37. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/equipment/submarine/dreadnought-class
38. https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11826
39. https://news.usni.org/2024/08/06/navy-awards-1-3b-long-lead-contract-for-virginia-block-vi-boats-ahead-of-anticipated-multi-year-contract
40. Web site: Katz . Justin . 2023-11-08 . US Navy sub boss reveals new details on AUKUS Virginia class sub sales to Australia . 2024-09-24 . Breaking Defense . en-US.
41. Web site: Columbia-Class Submarines . 2024-09-24 . columbia-class.com.
42. Web site: Sous marin Le Redoutable : découvrez la classe SNLE Le Redoutable . 2024-09-24 . www.la-flore.fr.
43. Web site: Project 659 / Echo I Project 675 / Echo II - Russian / Soviet Nuclear Forces . 2024-09-24 . nuke.fas.org.
44. "SSBN-726 Ohio-Class FBM Submarines". Federation of American Scientists.
45. Web site: Nuclear Submarine Game Changer: New Countries To Go Atomic . Forbes.com . 3 November 2019.