List of submarine museums
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This is a list of museums that include submarines that can either be toured or viewed on display.
Australia
- HMAS OnslowHMAS OnslowHMAS Onslow was one of six Oberon class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy . The submarine was named after the town of Onslow, Western Australia and Sir Alexander Onslow, with the boat's motto and badge derived from Onslow's family heritage...
— Australian National Maritime MuseumAustralian National Maritime MuseumThe Australian National Maritime Museum is a federally-operated maritime museum located in Darling Harbour, Sydney. After consideration of the idea to establish a maritime museum, the Federal government announced that a national maritime museum would be constructed at Darling Harbour, tied into...
, Sydney, Australia - Oberon-class sub. Launched 1968. - HMAS Otway — Australia - Oberon-class sub. Launched 1966.
- HMAS OvensHMAS OvensHMAS Ovens is an Oberon class submarine formerly of the Royal Australian Navy which is now preserved as a museum ship.-Design and construction:...
— Western Australian Maritime Museum, Fremantle, Australia - Oberon-class sub. Launched 1967.
Belgium
- B-821 (sometimes called B-143) — Seafront Zeebrugge, ZeebruggeZeebruggeZeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.-Location:...
, Belgium - FoxtrotFoxtrot class submarineThe Foxtrot class was the NATO reporting name of a class of diesel-electric patrol submarines that were built in the Soviet Union. The Soviet designation of this class was Project 641....
-class sub. Launched 1960.
Canada
- RV Ben Franklin — Vancouver Maritime MuseumVancouver Maritime MuseumThe Vancouver Maritime Museum is a Maritime museum devoted to presenting the maritime history of Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Canadian Arctic. Opened in 1959 as a Vancouver centennial project, it is located within Vanier Park just west of False Creek on the Vancouver waterfront. The main...
, Vancouver, BC, Canada - Deep ocean explorer - HMCS Onondaga (S73)HMCS Onondaga (S73)HMCS Onondaga is an that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Built in the mid 1960s, Onodaga operated primarily with the Maritime Forces Atlantic until her decommissioning in 2000 as the last Canadian Oberon....
- Oberon class — Site Historique Maritime de la Pointe-au-Pere, Pointe-au-Père (near Rimouski) Quebec, Canada
Croatia
- CB-20CB class midget submarineThe CB class was a group of midget submarines built for the Italian Navy during World War II.-Design:The boats were designed as coast defence units with diesel electric propulsion. There was a mini conning tower to aid navigation...
On display at Technical museumTechnical Museum, ZagrebTechnical Museum is located at 18 Savska Street in Zagreb and it exhibits numerous historic aircraft, cars, machinery and equipment.-The Museum features:...
in Zagreb, Croatia
Estonia
- EML LembitEML LembitEML Lembit is one of two Kalev class mine-laying submarines built for the Republic of Estonia and served in Estonian and Soviet Navy. She was launched in 1936 at Vickers and Armstrongs Ltd. in Great Britain, and now she is a museum ship in Tallinn...
— Estonian Maritime MuseumEstonian Maritime MuseumThe Estonian Maritime Museum is located in the Fat Margaret tower in the old town of Tallinn. The museum presents history of ships and navigation in Estonia and related to Estonia...
, Tallinn, Estonia - Kalev classKalev class submarineThe Kalev Class consisted of two mine laying submarines built for the Estonian Navy.-Development history:The newly independent Republic of Estonia followed the Finnish naval armament program and the common top secret defense cooperation in acquiring submarines. Unlike the German designed Finnish...
submarine. Launched 1936.
France
- Le Redoutable (S 611)Redoutable (S 611)The Redoutable was the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine in the French Marine Nationale.Commissioned on 1 December 1971, she was the first French SNLE . She was fitted with 16 M1 ballistic missiles, delivering 450 kt at 2000 kilometres...
— Cité de la MerCité de la merThe Cité de la Mer is a maritime museum in Cherbourg, France.The museum is in the cruise terminal of Cherbourg. This monument was built in 1933; it is one of the bigger art-deco monuments of today....
, Cherbourg — Missile-launching nuclear submarine. - Alose — Comex, Marseille — Naiade-class submarine of 1904 .
- Argonaute (S636)Argonaute (S636)Argonaute is an Aréthuse-class submarine, and the fourth ship of the French Navy to bear the name.Launched on 23 October 1958, she served as flagship within the Toulon submarine squadron, and spent over 2,000 days at sea and over 32,000 hours underwater...
— Cité des sciences et de l'industrieCité des Sciences et de l'IndustrieThe Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie is the biggest science museum in Europe. Located in Parc de la Villette in Paris, France, it is at the heart of the Cultural Center of Science, Technology and Industry , a center promoting science and science culture.About five million people visit the Cité...
, Paris — 1959 Aréthuse class submarineAréthuse class submarineThe Aréthuse class were submarines built for the French Navy in the 1950s. They were designed as hunter killer submarines for anti-submarine warfare and were referred to as Sous-marins de Chasse by the Marine Nationale. These submarines had advanced sensors and were very quiet. They were influenced... - Espadon S637 — Saint-Nazaire — French Narval-class submarine, launched 1958.
Germany
- U-1 — Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany — first German military submarine, commissioned 1906.
- U-995 — Laboe, Germany — only surviving Type VII U-boat
- U-2540 — Bremerhaven, Germany - Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum (German Maritime Museum German submarine Wilhelm BauerGerman submarine Wilhelm BauerThe Wilhelm Bauer is a Type XXI U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine, completed shortly before the end of World War II. It was scuttled at the end of the war, having never gone on patrol...
) — only surviving Type XXI U-boat - S-18 - British Oberon-Class Submarine, launched 1963 - Sassnitz, Germany http://www.hms-otus.com/index.php
- U-461 - Russian JULIETT-Class (Projekt 651) Cold War Submarine - Peenemünde, Germany http://www.peenemuende.info/D/uboot/index.html
- U-434 - Russian Tango-Class (Projekt 641b) Cold War Submarine - Hamburg Harbour, Germany http://www.u-434.de/
- U-9 - German 1960s Cold War Submarine and German WWII Midget-Submarine "Seehund" - Speyer Technik-Museum, Germany http://www.technik-museum.de/museum_speyer_deutsch.html
- U-10 - German 1960s Cold War Submarine - Wilgelmshafen, Germany
- U-11 - German 1960s Cold War Submarine - Fehmarn, Germany http://www.ostsee-u-boot.de/
India
- INS Kursura (S20)INS Kursura (S20)INS Kursura was a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.After decommissioning in 2001, it has been preserved as a museum for public access on Ramakrishna Mission Beach in Visakhapatnam....
— Ramakrishna Mission BeachRamakrishna Mission beachThe Ramakrishna Mission Beach is one of the most popular beach parks in Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh. It gets its name from the Ramakrishna Mission ashrama across the Beach Road from the park...
, VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
. Service: 1969-2001. - INS Vela (S40)INS Vela (S40)INS Vela was the lead ship of her class of diesel-electric submarines of the Indian Navy. She was on active service between 1973-2010. INS Vela will be preserved as a museum ship in Tamil Nadu....
— Tamil NaduTamil NaduTamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. Service: 1973-2010.
Indonesia
- KRI Pasopati (410) — Indonesian Navy Submarine Monument, SurabayaSurabayaSurabaya is Indonesia's second-largest city with a population of over 2.7 million , and the capital of the province of East Java...
, East JavaEast JavaEast Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and islands to its east and to its north East Java is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the eastern part of the island of Java and includes neighboring Madura and...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
— Early Cold WarCold WarThe Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
Soviet Whiskey class submarineWhiskey class submarineWhiskey-class submarines are a class of naval submarines that the Soviet Union built in the early Cold War period.-Design:...
. Launched 1952. http://www.eastjava.com/books/monkasel/
Israel
- INS Gal — Clandestine Immigration and Navy Museum, Haifa, Israel - Gal-class sub. Launched 1975.
Italy
- Enrico Toti (S-506) — Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", Milan, Italy - Toti-class sub. Launched 1967.
- Nazario Sauro (S-518) — Galata - Museo del mare, Genoa, Italy - Sauro-class sub. Launched 1976.
Japan
- JDS Akishio — JMSDF Kure Museum, KureKure, Hiroshimais a city in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 240,820 and a population density of 681 persons per km². The total area is 353.74 km².- History :...
, Japan - Yushio-classYushio class submarineThe Yūshio was a Japanese diesel-electric submarine class operated by the JMSDF. It was a second generation submarine, a development of the Uzushio class submarine, incorporating a teardrop hull, with a resulting increase in underwater performance on the Uzushio class submarine. Ten were built...
sub. Launched 1985.
Netherlands
- HNLMS Tonijn(S-805) — Dutch Naval Museum, Den Helder, The Netherlands - Potvis-class sub. Launched 1965.
Peru
- BAP Abtao — Peruvian Naval Museum, Callao, Peru — 1954 Lobo-class sub. Launched 1954.
Russia
- D-2 Narodovolets Submarine - St. Petersburg, Russia. Located at 10 Shkipersky Protok, Vasilyevsky Island. Launched 1994.
- S-56 WWII submarine in Vladivostok.
- Soviet Foxtrot B-413 — Museum of the World Ocean, KaliningradKaliningradKaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia - Foxtrot-class sub. Launched 1969. - S-189 Submarine - St. Petersburg, Russia. Located at Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment. Awaits opening.
- M-261 (Quebec class submarineQuebec class submarineThe Quebec-class submarine was the NATO reporting name of the Soviet Project 615 submarine class, a small coastal attack submarine of the late 1950s.-Background:...
) in Krasnodar. - B-307 (Tango class submarineTango class submarineThe Russian Tango class submarines were the successors to the Foxtrot class submarine based in the Black Sea and Northern Fleet areas. The first of the class was completed in 1972 at Gorky. A total of 18 were built in two slightly different versions...
) in Togliatti. - B-396 (Tango class submarineTango class submarineThe Russian Tango class submarines were the successors to the Foxtrot class submarine based in the Black Sea and Northern Fleet areas. The first of the class was completed in 1972 at Gorky. A total of 18 were built in two slightly different versions...
), Museum of Submarine Navy, Moscow. Launched 1980. - B-440 (Foxtrot class submarineFoxtrot class submarineThe Foxtrot class was the NATO reporting name of a class of diesel-electric patrol submarines that were built in the Soviet Union. The Soviet designation of this class was Project 641....
) in Vytegra.
Turkey
- TCG Uluçalireis — IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Rahmi M. Koc Museum – BALAO/TENCH-class former US Navy Submarine Launched 1944
United Kingdom
- U-8047 TRUST Submarine Museum, Clarence Dock Leeds
- U-8047 Replica SubmarineU-8047 Replica SubmarineU-8047 Replica Submarine is a floating museum that has travelled along the Leeds Liverpool Canal, to facilitate historical education to children. Currently moored at Clarence Dock UK, the 45 foot narrowboat has been converted, both inside and out, in to a replica submarine, which opens its doors...
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- U-8047 Replica Submarine
- Royal Navy Submarine MuseumRoyal Navy Submarine MuseumThe Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Submarine Service from the tiny Holland 1 to the nuclear powered Vanguard class submarine...
, Gosport, Hampshire- HMS AllianceHMS Alliance (P417)HMS Alliance is a Royal Navy A-class, Amphion class or Acheron class submarine, laid down towards the end of the Second World War and completed in 1947...
— Amphion-class submarine. Launched 1947 - Biber 105 — German midget submarine
- Holland 1Holland 1Holland 1 was the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy, the first in a six-boat batch of the Holland-class submarine. She was lost in 1913 while under tow to the scrapyard following decommissioning...
— first Royal Navy submarine. Launched 1901 - HMS X24 — X class submarine of WWII. Launched 1943
- LR3 (submersible) — Ocean survey and repair submersible 1982
- HMS Alliance
- HMS OcelotHMS Ocelot (S17)HMS Ocelot was an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine laid down by HM Dockyard at Chatham in Kent on 17 November 1960, launched on 5 May 1962 and commissioned on 31 January 1964. She joined the 3rd Flotilla based at HMNB Clyde, in Faslane...
— Chatham Historic DockyardChatham Historic DockyardChatham Historic Dockyard is a maritime museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, England.Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres and was one of the Royal Navy's main facilities for several hundred years until it was closed in 1984. After closure the dockyard was...
, Chatham, Kent — Oberon-class submarine. Launched 1962 - Biber 90 — Imperial War MuseumImperial War MuseumImperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
, London — German midget submarine - U-534 — German Type IXC/40, Birkenhead, Merseyside.
United States
- Paterson MuseumPaterson MuseumPaterson Museum is a museum in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of Paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of Paterson...
, Paterson, New Jersey- Holland sub #1 — J. P. Holland's first experimental sub. Launched 1878.
- Fenian RamFenian RamFenian Ram is a submarine designed by John Philip Holland for use by the Fenian Brotherhood, American counterpart to the Irish Republican Brotherhood, against the British...
— J. P. Holland's second experimental sub. Launched 1881.
- U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum, Groton, Connecticut
- Siluro San Bartolomeo — Italian Submersible. WWII Early 1940s.
- HA-8 — Japanese Type "A" Ko-Hyoteki-class sub. WWII Early 1940s.
- USS NautilusUSS Nautilus (SSN-571)USS Nautilus is the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. She was the first vessel to complete a submerged transit beneath the North Pole on August 3, 1958...
— Nautilus-class sub - first US nuclear sub. Launched 1954. - USS X-1 — Research Midget Submarine. Launched 1955.
- Maritime Museum of San DiegoMaritime Museum of San DiegoThe Maritime Museum of San Diego, established in 1948, preserves one of the largest collections of historic sea vessels in the United States. Located in the San Diego Bay, the centerpiece of the museum's collection is the Star of India, an 1863 iron bark. The museum maintains the MacMullen Library...
, San Diego, California- B 39Soviet submarine B-39B-39 was a Project 641 diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" in her designation stands for большая — Foxtrots are among the largest non-nuclear submarines ever built...
— Soviet Foxtrot (641)-class sub. Launched 1967. - USS DolphinUSS Dolphin (AGSS-555)USS Dolphin was the United States Navy's only operational diesel-electric, deep-diving, research and development submarine. Her keel was laid down on 9 November 1962 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 8 June 1968 sponsored by Mrs. Daniel K...
— Diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine.
- B 39
- B-427Soviet submarine B-427B-427 was a Project 641 diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" in her designation stands for большая . Foxtrots are among the largest non-nuclear submarines ever built. Commissioned in 1971, the submarine operated with the Russian Pacific Fleet until decommissioning in 1994...
— Long Beach, California — Soviet Foxtrot (641)-class sub (renamed Scorpion). Launched 1971. - HA-19 — National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, Texas – Japanese Type 'A' Midget Submarine. WWII Early 1940s.
- Juliett 484 (K-77/B-77) — Collier Point Park, Providence, Rhode Island — Soviet guided missile sub. Launched 1965. The sub was scrapped in 2009 after no one bought the sub after it sank and was recovered.
- RV Deep Quest — Naval Undersea MuseumNaval Undersea MuseumThe Naval Undersea Museum is an official naval museum located at Keyport, Washington, USA. The museum is one of the 12 Navy museums that are operated by the Naval History & Heritage Command. The museum sits next to a branch of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center...
, Keyport, Washington — Research Submersible. Launched 1967. — Museum of Science and IndustryMuseum of Science and Industry (Chicago)The Museum of Science and Industry is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is housed in the former Palace of Fine Arts from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition...
, Chicago, Illinois — German type IXC U-boat - captured in WWII. Launched 1941. - USS AlbacoreUSS Albacore (AGSS-569)USS Albacore was a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form of modern submarines. The revolutionary design was derived from extensive hydrodynamic and wind tunnel testing, with an emphasis on underwater speed and maneuverability...
— Albacore Park and Museum, Portsmouth, New Hampshire — Research Sub - First US teardrop hull. Launched 1953. - USS BatfishUSS Batfish (SS-310)USS Batfish , is a Balao-class submarine, the first vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the batfish, a small pediculate fish resembling the stingray.-Construction and commissioning:...
— War Memorial Park, Muskogee, Oklahoma — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1943. - USS BecunaUSS Becuna (SS-319)USS Becuna , a Balao-class submarine, is a former ship of the United States Navy named for the becuna, a pike-like fish of Europe.-World War II:...
— Independence Seaport MuseumIndependence Seaport MuseumThe Independence Seaport Museum is a museum dedicated to the maritime history of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley. It is located in the Penn's Landing complex along the Delaware River in Philadelphia. The museum was founded in 1961 by J...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1944. - USS BluebackUSS Blueback (SS-581)USS Blueback is a decommissioned Barbel-class submarine formerly in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy submarine named for a form of the rainbow or steelhead trout found only in Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state...
— OMSI Museum, Portland, Oregon — last US Navy non-nuclear sub. Launched 1959. - USS BowfinUSS Bowfin (SS-287)USS Bowfin , Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the bowfin, a voracious, predatory fish native to the Great Lakes, the Mississippi valley, and nearby waters...
— USS Bowfin Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1942. - USS CavallaUSS Cavalla (SS-244)USS Cavalla , a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku, a veteran of the Pearl Harbor attack....
— Seawolf Park, Galveston, Texas — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1943. - USS ClamagoreUSS Clamagore (SS-343)USS Clamagore was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, built in 1945 and still in training when World War II ended. It was named for the clamagore or blue parrotfish Scarus coeruleus found in the West Indies and along the Atlantic coast as far north as Maryland.Clamagore was built...
— Patriots Point Maritime Museum, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1945. - USS CobiaUSS Cobia (SS-245)USS Cobia is a , formerly of the United States Navy, named for the cobia, a food fish found in warm waters.Cobia was laid down on 17 March 1943 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. She was launched on 28 November 1943 , and commissioned on 29 March 1944, Lieutenant Commander Albert L...
— Wisconsin Maritime MuseumWisconsin Maritime MuseumThe Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum founded in 1968 as the Manitowoc Maritime Museum to ensure that the maritime heritage of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S., and the Great Lakes would not be forgotten...
, Manitowoc, Wisconsin — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1943. - USS Cod — National Historic Landmark, Cleveland Ohio — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1943.
- USS CroakerUSS Croaker (SS-246)USS Croaker , a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises....
— Buffalo Navel & Military Park, Buffalo, New York — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1942. - USS DrumUSS Drum (SS-228)USS Drum is a Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Navy ship named after the drum, any of various types of fish capable of making a drumming sound. Drum is presently on display as a museum ship in Mobile, Alabama, at Battleship Memorial Park.Drum was laid down on 11 September...
— Battleship Memorial ParkBattleship Memorial ParkBattleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum located on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. It has a collection of notable aircraft and museum ships including the South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama and Gato-class submarine USS Drum...
, Mobile, Alabama — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1941. - USS GrowlerUSS Growler (SSG-577)USS Growler , an early cruise missile submarine of the Grayback class, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the growler, a large-mouth black bass.-Construction and training:...
— Intrepid Sea-Air-Space MuseumIntrepid Sea-Air-Space MuseumThe Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is a military and maritime history museum with a collection of museum ships in New York City. It is located at Pier 86 at 46th Street on the West Side of Manhattan. The museum showcases the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, the submarine , a Concorde...
, New York, New York — Grayback/Regulus II-class sub. Launched 1958. - USS LingUSS Ling (SS-297)USS Ling is a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the ling fish, also known as the cobia.-History:...
— New Jersey Naval MuseumNew Jersey Naval MuseumThe New Jersey Naval Museum , located along the Hackensack River in Hackensack, New Jersey, is dedicated to New Jersey's Navy heritage and naval history in general. The prominent element in the collection is the USS Ling , a long Balao-class submarine of World War II...
, Hackensack, New Jersey — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1943. - USS LionfishUSS Lionfish (SS-298)USS Lionfish , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the lionfish, a scorpaenid fish found in the West Indies and the tropical Pacific....
— Battleship Cove Museum, Fall River, Massachusetts — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1943. - USS PampanitoUSS Pampanito (SS-383)USS Pampanito , a Balao-class submarine, was a United States Navy ship, the only one named for a variety of the pompano fish . She completed six war patrols from 1944 to 1945 and served as a Naval Reserve Training ship from 1960 to 1971...
— S. F. Maritime National Park, San Francisco, California — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1943. - USS RazorbackUSS Razorback (SS-394)USS Razorback , a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the razorback, a species of whale found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. It is arguably the longest-serving submarine still existing in the world, having been commissioned by two...
— Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock, Arkansas — WWII Balao-class sub. Launched 1944. - USS RequinUSS Requin (SS-481)USS Requin , a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the requin, a sand shark. Her name was pronounced by her crew....
— Carnegie Science CenterCarnegie Science CenterThe Carnegie Science Center, located in the Chateau neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opened in 1991.With a history that dates to October 24, 1939, the Carnegie Science Center is the most visited museum in Pittsburgh...
, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — WWII Tench-class sub. Launched 1945. - USS SilversidesUSS Silversides (SS-236)USS Silversides is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides, a small fish marked with a silvery stripe along each side of its body....
— Naval & Maritime Museum, Muskegon, Michigan — WWII Gato-class sub. Launched 1941. - USS TorskUSS Torsk (SS-423)The USS Torsk is docked at the Baltimore Maritime Museum and is one of two Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States. It is nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast." In 1945, Torsk made two war patrols off Japan, sinking one cargo vessel and two coastal defense...
— Baltimore Maritime MuseumBaltimore Maritime MuseumHistoric Ships in Baltimore, created as a result of the merger of the USS Constellation Museum and the Baltimore Maritime Museum, is a maritime museum located in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States....
, Baltimore, Maryland — Tench-class sub. Launched 1944. Sank Last Combatant Japanese ships in WWII.