Submarine Classes

Harbor Defense, Coastal Defense, and Concept Development Submarines

What the U.S. Navy wanted in a submarine changed rapidly and often during the 1900-1933 years. These boats filled several different roles while the Navy refined the strategic and tactical concepts of submarine operations. All of these boats contributed something to this effort, although not all were successful.

Holland	A-class	B-class	C-class	D-class	E-class	F-class	G-class
H-class	K-class	L-class	M-class	N-class	O-class	R-class	S-class
			T-class	V-class

Later Fleet Submarines

By 1933 the Navy had benefitted from rapidly improving technology and in its own refinement of submarine operational doctrine. The result was the Fleet Submarine era, a fortuitous convergence of events that would greatly contribute to eventual victory in World War II.

Submarines with the * after the name were lost in combat in WW II.

Porpoise Class	Snapper (SS-185)	Seawolf SS 197 *
Pike (SS 173)	Stingray SS 186	Tambor SS 198
Shark (SS 174) *	Sturgeon SS 187	Tautog SS 199
Tarpon (SS 175)	Sargo SS 188	Thresher SS 200
Perch (SS 176) *	Saury SS 189	Triton SS 201 *
Pickerel (SS 177) *	Spearfish SS 190	Trout SS 202 *
Permit (SS 178)	Sculpin SS 191 *	Tuna SS 203
Plunger SS 179	Squalus SS 192	Mackerel SS 204
Pollack SS 180	Sailfish SS 192	Gar SS 206
Pompano SS 181 *	Swordfish SS 193 *	Grampus SS 207 *
Salmon/Sargo Class	Seadragon SS 194	Grayling SS 209 *
Seal SS 183	Sealion SS 195 *	Grenadier SS 210 *
Skipjack SS 184	Searaven SS 196

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