List of submarine operators

The following countries operate or have operated submarines for naval or other military purposes.

Countries with currently operational submarines

Greece Type 214 submarine

Russian Kilo-class submarine

French Rubis-class submarine

• Algeria^[1]
• Australia
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Brazil^[2]
• Canada
• Chile^[3]
• Colombia^[4]
• Cuba - One indigenous design submarine was reported in service in 2020.^[5]
• Ecuador^[6]
• Egypt^[7]
• France (list)
• Germany (list)
• Greece
• India (list)
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Italy (list)
• Israel
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Netherlands (list)^[8]
• North Korea
• Norway
• Pakistan
• People's Republic of China
• Republic of China (Taiwan)
• Peru^[9]
• Poland
• Portugal (list)^[10]
• Russia (list) (some ex-Soviet Union)
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain (list)^[11]
• Sweden (list)
• Thailand
• Turkey (list)
• United Kingdom (list)
• United States (list)
• Venezuela^[12]
• Vietnam

Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)

Chinese Type 094 submarine

Indian Arihant Class Submarine

Ballistic missile submarines are larger than any other type of submarine, in order to accommodate ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

• China – Type 094 submarine, Type 092 submarine
• France – Triomphant class
• India – Arihant-class submarine
• Russia – Delta and Borei classes
• United Kingdom – Vanguard class
• United States – Ohio class

Countries previously operating submarines

• Albania - all retired 1998
• Argentina - Two submarines inactive (non-operational) in the Argentinian Navy.^[13][14]
• Austria-Hungary (list)
• Bulgaria - all retired by 2011
• 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 docked)
• Romania (Delfinul, not operational; used for dockside training)^[16][17]
• Serbia and Montenegro (ex-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) ^[18]
• Soviet Union (list) (prior to 1991 collapse, many now operated by successor state Russia)
• Syria - all Romeo-class submarines retired around 1992
• Thailand (Matchanu class during the Franco-Thai War - built in Japan 1938 and retired 1951)
• Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia - lost to Russia in the annexation of Crimea)^[19]

See also

• List of submarine classes