Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro (SSN-665), aka “The Mare Island Mud Puppy”, launching UGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM during UGM-109 trials in the late 70s or early 80s. Source: Guitarro Inactivation Ceremony Booklet, NHHC Archives.
Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro (SSN-665), aka “The Mare Island Mud Puppy”, launching UGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM during UGM-109 trials in the late 70s or early 80s. Source: Guitarro Inactivation Ceremony Booklet, NHHC Archives.
Source: navsource.net/archives/08/...
Source: navsource.net/archives/08/...
US Navy Los Angeles-class Flight I nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and MH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise with Special Forces. Early 00s, author unknown.
US Navy Los Angeles-class Flight I nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and MH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise with Special Forces. Early 00s, author unknown.
French Navy Le Redoutable-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S-611) during construction at l’Arsenal de Cherbourg, mid 60s. All photos by DCNS.
Source: www.mediathequedelamer.com/le-redoutable
French Navy Le Redoutable-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S-611) during construction at l’Arsenal de Cherbourg, mid 60s. All photos by DCNS.
Source: www.mediathequedelamer.com/le-redoutable
Turkish Navy sailor standing by the aftmost PUFFS (Passive Underwater Fire Control Feasibility System) passive sonar fin-like dome on the ex. USN Tang-class diesel-electric attack submarine, either TCG Hızırreis (S-342), or TCG Pirireis (S-343).
Turkish Navy sailor standing by the aftmost PUFFS (Passive Underwater Fire Control Feasibility System) passive sonar fin-like dome on the ex. USN Tang-class diesel-electric attack submarine, either TCG Hızırreis (S-342), or TCG Pirireis (S-343).
Albanian Navy Project 613/WHISKEY-class diesel-electric attack submarines "Tufani" (510), "Vetëtima" (512), "Rrufeja" (514) & "Stuhia" (516). Date & author unknown.
All four were ex. Soviet Navy boats.
Albanian Navy Project 613/WHISKEY-class diesel-electric attack submarines "Tufani" (510), "Vetëtima" (512), "Rrufeja" (514) & "Stuhia" (516). Date & author unknown.
All four were ex. Soviet Navy boats.
US Navy diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) underway, photo by PHC Lawrence B. Foster, 1983.
She was commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, and was the USN's last operational conventionally powered submarine.
US Navy diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) underway, photo by PHC Lawrence B. Foster, 1983.
She was commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, and was the USN's last operational conventionally powered submarine.
Launch of the Royal Netherlands Navy Potvis-class diesel-electric attack submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S-805) in Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord dry dock, 14/06/1965.
Photo by Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Marine (ADKM).
Launch of the Royal Netherlands Navy Potvis-class diesel-electric attack submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S-805) in Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord dry dock, 14/06/1965.
Photo by Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Marine (ADKM).
South African Navy Heroine-class (Type 209/1400 Mod) diesel-electric attack submarine SAS Manthatisi (S-101) underway.
On September 20, 2023, while conducting VERTREP off Kommetjie, high waves swept 7 crew members out to sea. All 7 were recovered with 3 fatalities.
RIP.
South African Navy Heroine-class (Type 209/1400 Mod) diesel-electric attack submarine SAS Manthatisi (S-101) underway.
On September 20, 2023, while conducting VERTREP off Kommetjie, high waves swept 7 crew members out to sea. All 7 were recovered with 3 fatalities.
RIP.
Two Project 667BDR Kalmar/DELTA III-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
Two Project 667BDR Kalmar/DELTA III-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
Swedish Navy Näcken-class (A-14) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Näcken (Näk) leaving Muskö submarine base.
Photo via forsvarsmakten.se
Swedish Navy Näcken-class (A-14) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Näcken (Näk) leaving Muskö submarine base.
Photo via forsvarsmakten.se
Swedish Navy Sjöormen-class (A-11) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Sjöhästen (Shä), date unknown.
Source: Marinmuseum (Swedish Naval Museum).
Swedish Navy Sjöormen-class (A-11) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Sjöhästen (Shä), date unknown.
Source: Marinmuseum (Swedish Naval Museum).
Swedish Navy HKO 6 Y-45 landed on a Swedish Navy Västergötland-class (A-17) diesel-electric attack submarine, early 90s.
Swedish Navy HKO 6 Y-45 landed on a Swedish Navy Västergötland-class (A-17) diesel-electric attack submarine, early 90s.
Pacific Fleet Project 09552 Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY II-class SSBN, possibly "Knyaz Oleg" (K-552), returning to Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, March 2025. Photo via Alexander Freygon.
Pacific Fleet Project 09552 Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY II-class SSBN, possibly "Knyaz Oleg" (K-552), returning to Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, March 2025. Photo via Alexander Freygon.
Soviet Navy Northern Fleet Project 671RT Syomga/VICTOR II-class SSN K-517 on the surface overflown by NATO P3C Orion, Summer 1990, Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by Volodya Blinov taken from Project 852/AKADEMIK KRYLOV-class AGOR "Akademik Krylov".
Soviet Navy Northern Fleet Project 671RT Syomga/VICTOR II-class SSN K-517 on the surface overflown by NATO P3C Orion, Summer 1990, Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by Volodya Blinov taken from Project 852/AKADEMIK KRYLOV-class AGOR "Akademik Krylov".
Black Sea Fleet Project 06363 Varshavyanka/IMPROVED KILO-class diesel-electric attack submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265) in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2025 on her way to the Mediterranean Sea. All photos by Michael Nitz.
Source: esut.de/2025/02/meld...
Black Sea Fleet Project 06363 Varshavyanka/IMPROVED KILO-class diesel-electric attack submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265) in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2025 on her way to the Mediterranean Sea. All photos by Michael Nitz.
Source: esut.de/2025/02/meld...
From 9 Oct 2022 to 16 Jan 2024, while operating in hostile & challenging environments, US Navy submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) completed three highly successful missions & significantly enhanced warfighting readiness in the Western Pacific. https://t.co/1drBId...
From 9 Oct 2022 to 16 Jan 2024, while operating in hostile & challenging environments, US Navy submarine USS Michigan (SSGN-727) completed three highly successful missions & significantly enhanced warfighting readiness in the Western Pacific. https://t.co/1drBId...
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit. https://t.co/S7TRZODGHX - https://x.com/Saturnax1/status/1874915544702533952
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit. https://t.co/S7TRZODGHX - https://x.com/Saturnax1/status/1874915544702533952
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit.
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit.