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Type 212 submarine. Builders: Germany / Italy; Displacement: 1,830/2,500 tons ("A" or "CD" variant) Operators: German Navy: 6 in service (A), 2 more ordered (CD) Marina Militare: 4 in service (A), 3 more ordered with option for a fourth (A) – known as the Todaro-class Royal Norwegian Navy: 4 ordered (CD) Type 214 submarine. Builder: Germany
The term "blue-water navy" is a maritime geographical term in contrast with "brown-water navy" (littoral waters and near to shore) and "green-water navy" (near to shore and open oceans). The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency of the United States has defined the blue-water navy as "a maritime force capable of sustained operation ...
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 ...
Sweden's key to keeping the waters navigable in a conflict is its world-leading submarine fleet, which analysts say holds some of the most advanced conventional submarines ever built.
The USS Michigan is one of the biggest submarines in the world. The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine can be armed with 150 Tomahawk missiles with a range of about 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles ...
The Victoria class are British-built diesel-electric fleet submarines designed in the late 1970s to supplement the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine force. They were decommissioned at the end of the Cold War. In 1998, Canada purchased the submarines to replace the aging Oberon-class submarines. Refit for Canadian service included the removal of ...
Maryland was christened and launched on 10 August 1991 during a ceremony held at the Electric Boat shipyard.Vice Admiral Kenneth C. Malley, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles, Jr., Commander Submarine Force US Atlantic Fleet and Helen Delich Bentley, the U.S. representative for Maryland's 2nd congressional district were in attendance, along with ship sponsor ...
U.S. President Joe Biden will meet leaders of Australia and Britain in San Diego on Monday to announce a way forward for Australia to receive nuclear-powered submarines in Canberra's biggest-ever ...