The fourth Type 209 submarine being built for the Egyptian Navy was launched into the water at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ Kiel shipyard on Tuesday, September 29. ..
Submersibles (Naval)
US Department of the Navy releases records related to loss of submarine USS Thresher
The US Department of the Navy has begun releasing recently unclassified documents concerning the loss of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Thresher, fulfilling a February ..
US Navy christens attack submarine Montana
The US Navy christened one of its newest attack submarines, the future USS Montana, at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division ..
Russia orders two more diesel-electric subs
Russia’s TASS news agency reports that the country’s ministry of defence has placed an order for two new diesel-electric submarines. The submarines will ..
Keel laid for future US Navy submarine Idaho
General Dynamics Electric Boat laid the keel for the future US Navy attack submarine USS Idaho on Monday, August 24. The submarine will be the 26th in the Virginia-class ..
WWI German U-boat surveyed over 100 years after wartime sinking
A German submarine from World War I has been surveyed for the first time since its loss in 1917. Sophisticated scanning techniques and deep-sea video footage have ..
MAIB releases report on near-miss between submarine, ferry in Irish Sea
The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its investigation report into a marine accident in 2018 wherein a Royal Navy submarine and a ..
Keels laid for two new Yasen-class submarines for Russian Navy
Russia’s Sevmash Shipbuilding laid the keels for two new Russian Navy Project 885M or Yasen-M-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines in a ceremony on ..
Fire breaks out on drydocked French nuclear submarine
A fire ignited on board a French Navy nuclear-powered submarine that had been undergoing a major overhaul at the naval base in Toulon on Friday, June 12. The incident ..
BOOK REVIEW | Submarines and Submarine Depot Ships – Selected Photos from the Archives of the Kure Maritime Museum
While the title fails to mention it, this book also covers mine layers and mine sweepers of the World War II Imperial Japanese Navy. The other craft are all interesting ..