Submarine

A submarine is a type of ship capable of traveling underwater. Submarines were experimented with since the 18th century, with the first submarine which managed to destroy a ship being the CSS Hunley during the American Civil War, although the submarine's prominence as a key part of the Navy would not arrive until the Great War. The main advantage of a submarine is stealth, with the typical armament of modern submarines being torpedos and submarine-launched ballistic missiles.

List of Historical Submarines

• German Type VII submarine (Nazi Germany)
• Alvin
• Ohio class (United States of America
• Akula class (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics/Russian Federation)
• Astute class (United Kingdom)
• Xia class (People's Republic of China)

Submarines in Science Fiction

Submarines play a role in science fiction. Occasionally spacecraft have been shown in science fiction to be able to operate underwater, despite the fact that operating underwater has a very different set of challenges from operating in space.

Science Fiction Submarines

• Nautilus
• UEO seaQuest DSV 4600
• Red October

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