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This is a list of submarines of World War II, which began with the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 and ended with the surrender of Japan on 2 September 1945. Germany used submarines to devastating effect in the Battle of the Atlantic , where it attempted to cut Britain's supply routes by sinking more merchant ships than Britain ...
Submarines of World War II represented a wide range of capabilities with many types of varying specifications produced by dozens of countries. The principle countries engaged in submarine warfare during the war were Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. The Italian and Soviet fleets were the largest.
The Gruppe Monsun or Monsoon Group was a force of German U-boats that operated in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during World War II.Although similar naming conventions were used for temporary groupings of submarines in the Atlantic, the longer duration of Indian Ocean patrols caused the name to be permanently associated with the relatively small number of U-boats operating out of Penang ...
The pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee brought World War II to the Indian Ocean in 1939. Atlantis was the first disguised commerce raider in the Indian Ocean. Galileo Galilei was one of eight Italian submarines operating out of Massawa, and is shown here being captured by the Royal Navy.
Diesel-electric submarines (21) Project 75I-class submarine: Attack submarine (SSK); possibly cruise missile submarine (SSG) 6 India: Unspecified 6 planned It had been approved by the government worth ₹43,000 crore in June 2020. As of 2024, contestants include German Type 214 class submarine [12] and Spanish S-80 plus class submarine. [13 ...
Cuba - Operated 3 Foxtrot-class submarines retired. Denmark [15] - retired after 2003; Estonia (Kalev and Lembit) - decommissioned 1955 in the Soviet Navy; Finland - last subs decommissioned after World War II; Latvia - all submarines taken over by Soviet Union in 1940. Libya - all Foxtrot-class submarines retired (1 non-commissioned remains ...
Indian submarine accidents (5 P) L. Lost submarines of India (1 P) R. Research submarines of India (1 P) S. Submarines of the Indian Navy (6 C, 8 P)
Sunk the German submarine U-198 while in Indian service during World War II. HMIS Hindustan: L80 Hastings class: 10 October 1930 1948 Transferred to Pakistan post-partition and served as PNS Karsaz until 1960. Was involved in the Royal Indian Navy mutiny. HMIS Cauvery renamed INS Kaveri post republic. U10 Black Swan class: 26 August 1943 30 Sep ...