Submarines are fraught with danger, especially in times of war. Often tasked with operating solo or in pairs, submarines end ...

The USS Chopper (SS-342) was a Balao-class diesel-powered submarine operated by the U.S. Navy until it suffered a serious accident. Commissioned on May 25, 1945, the sub remained in service for ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Bullhead (SS-332), a Balao-class diesel-electric submarine, was the last American submarine lost in combat. Sunk by Japanese aircraft off Bali on August 6, 1945, ...

For a Seawolf-class submarine travelling at 24 knots (12.5 metres per second) and 30 metres (98 feet) depth, the wake’s magnetic field reaches 10⁻¹² tesla – “well within the sensitivity ...

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that a Virginia-class submarine will be named for the city of Norfolk. The submarine will follow in the footsteps of three former vessels named for ...

America’s submarine woes keep worsening. The vaunted Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines were intended to replace America’s iconic, though aging, Los Angeles-class attack submarines.

A Royal Navy Astute-class nuclear powered submarine is pictured docking alongside the South Mole in Gibraltar, where it arrived on Sunday. The submarine is believed to be HMS Anson, the navy’ s fifth ...

Five years ago, for instance, it started building a new class of ballistic missile submarines called Columbia, the perceived replacement for the aging Ohio class. The U.S. Navy plans a fleet of 12 ...

Actually, in this lucky fish’s case, an entire class of subs bears its namesake. Say hello to the Navy’s GUPPY submarine program of the early Cold War. (NOTE: There’s also a “mechanical ...

However, like the Seawolf class, the United States submarines could slip through such waters undetected. But it’s now being claimed that the Seawolf-class submarines could be detected using ...