List of submarines of the United States Navy

This is a list of submarines of the United States Navy, listed by hull number and by name.

List

+ List submarines of the United States Navy, by hull number and boat name Hull number Name Notes World's first combat submersible. Deployed in 1775. Failed mission to destroy . Continental Army project. Experimental submarine built in 1862. Foundered in bad weather in 1863. First submarine of the United States Navy. Experimental submarine built in 1863, acquired by the US Navy in 1869 and abandoned in 1873. DSV-0 First submarine which reached the Challenger Deep by Swiss Jacques Piccard and US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh in 1960. DSV-1 Formerly X-1 DSV-2 DSV-3 DSV-4 DSV-5 Nemo NR-1 Nuclear powered research submarine. SSK-1 K-1 / Re-designated as SST-3. SSK-2 K-2 / SSK-3 K-3 / SF-1 AA-1 / Also SS-52 SF-2 AA-2 / Also SS-60 SF-3 AA-3 / Also SS-61 SF-4 V-1 / Also SS-163 SF-5 V-2 / Also SS-164 SF-6 V-3 / Also SS-165 SF-7 V-4 / SM-1 SS-1 Unique submarine SS-2 / A-1 Lead boat of a class of 7 SS-3 / A-2 SS-4 / A-3 SS-5 / A-4 SS-6 / A-5 SS-7 / A-6 SS-8 / A-7 SS-9 Octopus / Lead boat of a class of 5 SS-10 Viper / Lead boat of a class of 3 SS-11 Cuttlefish / SS-12 Tarantula / SS-13 Stingray / SS-14 Tarpon / SS-15 Bonita / SS-16 Snapper / SS-17 Narwhal / Lead boat of a class of 3 SS-18 Grayling / SS-19 Salmon / SS-19½ Seal / Lead boat of a class of 4 SS-20 Carp / Lead boat of a class of 4. Lost in collision on 17 Dec 1917. SS-21 Barracuda / SSN-21 Lead boat of a class of three. Commissioned 1997 SS-22 Pickerel / SSN-22 Second of three Seawolf-class. Commissioned 1998 SS-23 Skate / Foundered and lost on 25 Mar 1915. Raised but not repaired. First US submarine to be lost. SSN-23 Third of three Seawolf-class. Commissioned 2005 SS-24 Skipjack / Lead boat of a class of 2 SS-25 Sturgeon / SS-26 Thrasher / SS-27 Tuna / Sank at moorings 30 July 1919, drowned 3 crew SS-28 Seawolf / Lead boat of a class of 9. Grounded 12 Mar 1920. Lost during salvage operations 24 Mar 1920. SS-29 Nautilus / SS-30 Garfish / SS-31 Turbot / SS-32 Haddock / Lead boat of a class of 8 SS-33 Cachalot / SS-34 Orca / SS-35 Walrus / SS-36 SS-37 SS-38 SS-39 SS-40 Lead boat of a class of 11 SS-41 SS-42 SS-43 SS-44 SS-45 SS-46 SS-47 Unique submarine SS-48 SS-49 SS-50 SS-51 SS-52 Schley / AA-1 / Lead boat of a class of 3. Also SF-1 SS-53 Lead boat of a class of 7 SS-54 SS-55 SS-56 SS-57 SS-58 SS-59 SS-60 AA-2 / Also SF-2 SS-61 AA-3 / Also SF-3 SS-62 Lead boat of a class of 16 SS-63 Recommissioned in 1941, Oldest US sub to serve in WWII, one of only eight subs that served in both WWI and WWII SS-64 Served in both WWI and WWII SS-65 Served in both WWI and WWII SS-66 Lost in collision 28 Oct 1923. SS-67 Served in both WWI and WWII SS-68 Served in both WWI and WWII SS-69 Served in both WWI and WWII SS-70 Served in both WWI and WWII, Lost in accident 20 Jun 1941. SS-71 Served in both WWI and WWII SS-72 SS-73 Used in 1931 Wilkins arctic expedition and scuttled. SS-74 SS-75 SS-76 SS-77 SS-78 Lead boat of a class of 27 SS-79 Oldest continuously commissioned sub to serve in WWII (1919−1945) SS-80 Transferred to Royal Navy as HMS P511 SS-81 SS-82 SS-83 SS-84 SS-85 SS-86 SS-87 SS-88 SS-89 Foundered 12 Jun 1943. SS-90 SS-91 SS-92 SS-93 SS-94 Transferred to Royal Navy as HMS P512 SS-95 SS-96 Transferred to Royal Navy 9 March 1942 as HMS P513, rammed by Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper on 21 June 1942 and sank with all hands. SS-97 SS-98 SS-99 SS-100 SS-101 SS-102 SS-103 SS-104 SS-105 Lead boat of a class of 51 SS-106 SS-107 SS-108 Cancelled SS-109 Lost in accident 17 Dec 1927. SS-110 Lost in accident 1 Dec 1920. SS-111 SS-112 SS-113 SS-114 SS-115 SS-116 SS-117 SS-118 SS-119 SS-120 SS-121 SS-122 SS-123 SS-124 SS-125 SS-126 SS-127 SS-128 SS-129 SS-130 Transferred to the Royal Navy 4 November 1941 and renamed as HMS P551 then transferred to the Polish Navy in exile and renamed . On 2 May 1942 she was sunk by British forces in a friendly fire incident. SS-131 Sunk in collision 24 Jan 1942. SS-132 Lost by grounding 19 Jun 1942. SS-133 Foundered 4 Jul 1944. SS-134 SS-135 SS-136 SS-137 SS-138 SS-139 SS-140 SS-141 Lost by grounding 20 Jan 1942. SS-142 SS-143 SS-144 Lost by grounding 14 Aug 1942. SS-145 SS-146 SS-147 SS-148 SS-149 SS-150 SS-151 SS-152 SS-153 SS-154 SS-155 Sunk by Japanese destroyer on 7 Oct 1943. SS-156 SS-157 SS-158 SS-159 Sank during a builders trial on 7 December 1921. Was raised 2 weeks later and repaired. SS-160 Used as a privately owned traveling tourist attraction from 1931 to 1941. SS-161 SS-162 Lost in collision 25 Sep 1925. SS-163 Lead boat of a class of 3. Previously SF-4 SS-164 Previously SF-5 SS-165 Previously SF-6 SS-166 Unique submarine. Never formally held SS-166 classification. Variously designated as V-4, SF-7, SM-1, A-1 and APS-1. Sunk by Japanese destroyers 10 Jan 1943. SS-167 Lead boat of a class of 2 SS-168 SS-169 Unique submarine SS-170 Lead boat of a class of 2 SS-171 SS-172 Lead boat of a class of 10 SS-173 SS-174 Sunk by Japanese destroyer Feb 11 1942. SS-175 Foundered in deep water, south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, on 26 August 1957, while under tow to the scrap yard. SS-176 Scuttled 3 March 1942 after damage from Japanese ships. SS-177 Sunk 3 April 1943 by Japanese ships. SS-178 Pinna / SS-179 SS-180 SS-181 Possibly sunk by mine October 1943. SS-182 Lead boat of a class of 6 SS-183 SS-184 Sunk in Operation Crossroads atomic bomb test, 25 July 1946 SS-185 SS-186 SS-187 SS-188 Lead boat of a class of 10 SS-189 SS-190 SS-191 Helped locate the sunken Squalus 24 May 1939. Damaged by Japanese destroyer 19 Nov 1943 and scuttled to avoid capture. Captain John P. Cromwell chose to go down with the ship, earning himself the Medal of Honor. SS-192 Squalus / Sunk in accident 23 May 1939. Raised, repaired and re-commissioned as USS Sailfish on 15 May 1940. Sank Japanese aircraft carrier 3 Dec 1943 which was carrying survivors of Sculpin (SS-191). SS-193 Sunk by Japanese ships 12 Jan 1945. SS-194 SS-195 Destroyed by Japanese aircraft 10 Dec 1941. First US submarine lost in World War II. SS-196 SS-197 Accidentally sunk by US Navy destroyer escort 3 Oct 1944. SS-198 Lead boat of a class of 12 SS-199 Highest scoring US submarine of World War II. SS-200 SS-201 Sunk 15 April 1943 by Japanese destroyers. SS-202 Lost around 29 Feb 1944, possibly mine. SS-203 SS-204 Lead boat of a class of 2 SS-205 SS-206 SS-207 Sunk by Japanese destroyers 5 Mar 1943. SS-208 Sunk by Japanese aircraft 26 Feb 1944. SS-209 Sunk by Japanese freighter 9 Sep 1943. SS-210 Sunk by Japanese aircraft 22 Apr 1943. SS-211 Probably sunk by Japanese on 18 Apr 1944. SS-212 Lead boat of a class of 77 SS-213 SS-214 Converted to SSK in 1951, then AGSS sonar research in 1960 SS-215 Sunk by Japanese ships 8 Nov 1944. SS-216 Sunk 30 Jul 1942, cause unknown. SS-217 SS-218 Best known for sinking Japanese aircraft carrier with one torpedo. Sunk by mine 7 Nov 1944. SS-219 Sunk by Japanese ships on 16 Feb 1943. SS-220 Only known sub to launch a land attack on Japan on 12th patrol June 1945. GUPPY IB conversion 1955 SS-221 SS-222 SS-223 Sunk 18 June 1945 by Japanese vessels SS-224 Museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio 's North Coast Harbor at the USS Cod Submarine Memorial since 1 May 1976. SS-225 SS-226 Sunk by Japanese submarine 16 Nov 1943. SS-227 Grounded on 24 Oct 1944. Destroyed to prevent capture. SS-228 Museum ship in Mobile, AL. SS-229 SS-230 SS-231 SS-232 SS-233 Sunk 1 June 1944 by shore battery. SS-234 SS-235 SS-236 Top scoring surviving U.S. submarine of WWII. Currently resides in Muskegon, MI at the Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum. SS-237 Sunk 27 March 1945 by Japanese ships. SS-238 Sunk by Japanese ships and aircraft 11 Oct 1943. SS-239 SS-240 Converted to SSK in 1953 SS-241 Converted to SSK in 1953 SS-242 Converted to SSK in 1953 SS-243 Converted to SSK in 1953 SS-244 Best known for sinking Japanese carrier . Converted to SSK in 1953. Museum ship in Galveston, Texas. SS-245 Museum ship in Manitiwoc, WI. SS-246 Converted to SSK in 1953. Museum ship in Buffalo, NY. SS-247 GUPPY IB conversion 1955 SS-248 Accidentally sunk by US aircraft 12 Oct 1943. SS-249 Credited with over 100,000 tons of Japanese shipping sunk in WWII. SS-250 Sunk 13 Aug 1944 by mine. 8 Survivors SS-251 SS-252 SS-253 SS-254 SS-255 SS-256 SS-257 Sunk by Japanese ships 24 August 1944. SS-258 SS-259 Fleet snorkel conversion 1958 SS-260 Fleet snorkel conversion 1957 SS-261 SS-262 SS-263 SS-264 SS-265 SS-266 SS-267 Converted to SSR in 1953. SS-268 SS-269 Converted to SSR in 1953. SS-270 Converted to SSR in 1953. SS-271 Converted to SSR in 1952. SS-272 Converted to SSR in 1953, then to AGSS inertial guidance research in 1963. SS-273 Sunk by mine 26 Jul 1944. SS-274 Converted to SSR in 1953. SS-275 Missing and presumed lost Jun 1943. SS-276 SS-277 Sunk by Japanese ship 6 Nov 1944. SS-278 Probably sunk by mine 1944. SS-279 Sunk April 1945, cause unknown. SS-280 SS-281 SS-282 Converted to SSG Regulus missile submarine in 1953, then to amphibious warfare transport submarine APSS in 1966, LPSS in 1969. SS-283 SS-284 Sunk by own torpedo 24 March 1944. SS-285 Lead boat of a class of 120 SS-286 SS-287 Museum ship, USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park, Honolulu, Hawaii SS-288 SS-289 Missing and presumed lost Dec 1943. SS-290 Sunk by Japanese ships and aircraft 28 Sep 1943. SS-291 SS-292 SS-293 SS-294 Sunk by mine Oct 1944. SS-295 SS-296 Commissioned 12 Feb 1945. Sunk at pier 15 Mar 1945. Decommissioned 24 Mar 1945. Not repaired. Stricken 9 June 1958. Never went to sea. SS-297 Museum ship, New Jersey Naval Museum — Hackensack, New Jersey SS-298 Museum ship, Battleship Cove Museum, Fall River, Massachusetts SS-299 SS-300 SS-301 SS-302 Fleet snorkel conversion 1952 SS-303 Fleet snorkel conversion 1951 SS-304 SS-305 SS-306 Second highest scoring US submarine of World War II. Sunk by circular run of own torpedo on 24 Oct 1944. SS-307 SS-308 SS-309 SS-310 Museum ship, War Memorial Park, Muskogee, Oklahoma SS-311 Best known for sinking the Japanese carrier , in November 1944, SS-312 SS-313 SS-314 Lost 24 Oct 1944. SS-315 SS-316 Sunk 4 Feb 1945 by Japanese aircraft. SS-317 Converted to SSA in 1948, then to SSG Regulus missile submarine in 1955. SS-318 SS-319 GUPPY IA conversion 1951, Museum ship, Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SS-320 Fleet snorkel conversion 1952 SS-321 SS-322 GUPPY IA conversion 1951 SS-323 GUPPY IA conversion 1951 SS-324 GUPPY IA conversion 1951 SS-325 Fleet snorkel conversion 1950 SS-326 Fleet snorkel conversion 1953 SS-327 Fleet snorkel conversion 1953 SS-328 Fleet snorkel conversion 1951 SS-329 Fleet snorkel conversion 1953 SS-330 Fleet snorkel conversion 1953 SS-331 Fleet snorkel conversion 1951 SS-332 Lost 6 Aug 1945. Last US submarine loss of WWII. SS-333 Fleet snorkel conversion 1950 SS-334 SS-335 SS-336 SS-337 SS-338 Fleet snorkel conversion 1952 SS-339 GUPPY II conversion 1949 SS-340 GUPPY IIA conversion 1952 SS-341 GUPPY IA conversion 1951 SS-342 GUPPY IA conversion 1951 SS-343 GUPPY II conversion 1948, GUPPY III conversion 1962 SS-344 GUPPY II conversion 1948, GUPPY III conversion 1962 SS-345 GUPPY II conversion 1948, Lost 26 Aug 1949 by fire and electrical failure. SS-346 GUPPY II conversion 1948, GUPPY III conversion 1962 SS-347 GUPPY II conversion 1948 SS-348 SS-349 GUPPY II conversion 1948 SS-350 GUPPY II conversion 1948 SS-351 GUPPY II conversion 1948, GUPPY III conversion 1961 SS-352 GUPPY II conversion 1948 SS-353 Cancelled SS-354 Cancelled SS-355 Cancelled SS-356 Fanegal / Cancelled SS-357 Friar / Cancelled SS-358 Cancelled SS-359 Cancelled SS-360 Cancelled SS-361 Lost 14 Jun 1944 to Japanese vessels. SS-362 Converted to tanker for amphibious and seaplane support (SSO in 1948, AGSS in 1951, AOSS in 1957) SS-363 Fleet snorkel conversion 1954 SS-364 Fleet snorkel conversion 1954 SS-365 GUPPY IIA conversion 1953 SS-366 GUPPY IB conversion 1953 SS-367 GUPPY IB conversion 1953 SS-368 GUPPY IIA conversion 1954 SS-369 Lost Mar 1945, cause unknown. SS-37