October 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Swedish Navy Näcken-class (A-14) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Näcken (Näk) leaving Muskö submarine base.
Photo via forsvarsmakten.se
Swedish Navy Näcken-class (A-14) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Näcken (Näk) leaving Muskö submarine base.
Photo via forsvarsmakten.se
May 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Swedish Navy Näcken-class (A-14) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Näcken (Näk) leaving Muskö submarine base.
Photo via forsvarsmakten.se
Swedish Navy Näcken-class (A-14) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Näcken (Näk) leaving Muskö submarine base.
Photo via forsvarsmakten.se
July 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Royal Swedish Navy Södermanland-class (A17S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Östergötland (Ögd) during refit (Stirling engine module insert) in the early 00s. Photo by Jenny Leyman.
Royal Swedish Navy Södermanland-class (A17S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Östergötland (Ögd) during refit (Stirling engine module insert) in the early 00s. Photo by Jenny Leyman.
April 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Royal Swedish Navy Södermanland-class (A17S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Östergötland (Ögd) during refit (Stirling engine module insert) in the early 00s. Photo by Jenny Leyman.
Royal Swedish Navy Södermanland-class (A17S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Östergötland (Ögd) during refit (Stirling engine module insert) in the early 00s. Photo by Jenny Leyman.
#SubThursday #Submarines
"Survey of the K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine lying on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea" by Prokhor Vechkanov
"Survey of the K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine lying on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea" by Prokhor Vechkanov
October 9, 2025 at 7:14 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines
"Survey of the K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine lying on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea" by Prokhor Vechkanov
"Survey of the K-278 Komsomolets nuclear submarine lying on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea" by Prokhor Vechkanov
#SubThursday #Submarines
Recent photo of Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine "Khabarovsk".
Caveat: the image appears to be edited.
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Recent photo of Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine "Khabarovsk".
Caveat: the image appears to be edited.
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September 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Recent photo of Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine "Khabarovsk".
Caveat: the image appears to be edited.
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Recent photo of Project 09851 Khabarovsk-class special-purpose, nuclear-powered submarine "Khabarovsk".
Caveat: the image appears to be edited.
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#SubThursday #Submarines
Swedish Navy HKO 6 Y-45 landed on a Swedish Navy Västergötland-class (A-17) diesel-electric attack submarine, early 90s.
Swedish Navy HKO 6 Y-45 landed on a Swedish Navy Västergötland-class (A-17) diesel-electric attack submarine, early 90s.
May 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Swedish Navy HKO 6 Y-45 landed on a Swedish Navy Västergötland-class (A-17) diesel-electric attack submarine, early 90s.
Swedish Navy HKO 6 Y-45 landed on a Swedish Navy Västergötland-class (A-17) diesel-electric attack submarine, early 90s.
#SubThursday #Submarines #ColdWar
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit.
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit.
January 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines #ColdWar
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit.
Project 941UM Akula/TYPHOON-class SSBN "Dmitri Donskoi" (TK-208) during surface transit.
#SubThursday #Submarines
Swedish Navy Sjöormen-class (A-11) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Sjöhästen (Shä), date unknown.
Source: Marinmuseum (Swedish Naval Museum).
Swedish Navy Sjöormen-class (A-11) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Sjöhästen (Shä), date unknown.
Source: Marinmuseum (Swedish Naval Museum).
May 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Swedish Navy Sjöormen-class (A-11) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Sjöhästen (Shä), date unknown.
Source: Marinmuseum (Swedish Naval Museum).
Swedish Navy Sjöormen-class (A-11) diesel-electric attack submarine HMS Sjöhästen (Shä), date unknown.
Source: Marinmuseum (Swedish Naval Museum).
#SubThursday #Submarines #History
Albanian Navy Project 613/WHISKEY-class diesel-electric attack submarines "Tufani" (510), "Vetëtima" (512), "Rrufeja" (514) & "Stuhia" (516). Date & author unknown.
All four were ex. Soviet Navy boats.
Albanian Navy Project 613/WHISKEY-class diesel-electric attack submarines "Tufani" (510), "Vetëtima" (512), "Rrufeja" (514) & "Stuhia" (516). Date & author unknown.
All four were ex. Soviet Navy boats.
July 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines #History
Albanian Navy Project 613/WHISKEY-class diesel-electric attack submarines "Tufani" (510), "Vetëtima" (512), "Rrufeja" (514) & "Stuhia" (516). Date & author unknown.
All four were ex. Soviet Navy boats.
Albanian Navy Project 613/WHISKEY-class diesel-electric attack submarines "Tufani" (510), "Vetëtima" (512), "Rrufeja" (514) & "Stuhia" (516). Date & author unknown.
All four were ex. Soviet Navy boats.
#SubThursday #Submarines #ColdWar
Two Project 667BDR Kalmar/DELTA III-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
Two Project 667BDR Kalmar/DELTA III-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
May 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines #ColdWar
Two Project 667BDR Kalmar/DELTA III-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
Two Project 667BDR Kalmar/DELTA III-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.
#SubThursday #Submarines
French Navy Le Redoutable-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S-611) during construction at l’Arsenal de Cherbourg, mid 60s. All photos by DCNS.
Source: www.mediathequedelamer.com/le-redoutable
French Navy Le Redoutable-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S-611) during construction at l’Arsenal de Cherbourg, mid 60s. All photos by DCNS.
Source: www.mediathequedelamer.com/le-redoutable
October 2, 2025 at 5:52 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines
French Navy Le Redoutable-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S-611) during construction at l’Arsenal de Cherbourg, mid 60s. All photos by DCNS.
Source: www.mediathequedelamer.com/le-redoutable
French Navy Le Redoutable-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Le Redoutable (S-611) during construction at l’Arsenal de Cherbourg, mid 60s. All photos by DCNS.
Source: www.mediathequedelamer.com/le-redoutable
#SubThursday #Submarines
Future Israeli Navy Dolphin II-class diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine INS Drakon during sea trials in May 2026. Photo by Michael Neidig.
Source: x.com/D__Mitch/sta...
Future Israeli Navy Dolphin II-class diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine INS Drakon during sea trials in May 2026. Photo by Michael Neidig.
Source: x.com/D__Mitch/sta...
June 25, 2026 at 6:01 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Future Israeli Navy Dolphin II-class diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine INS Drakon during sea trials in May 2026. Photo by Michael Neidig.
Source: x.com/D__Mitch/sta...
Future Israeli Navy Dolphin II-class diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine INS Drakon during sea trials in May 2026. Photo by Michael Neidig.
Source: x.com/D__Mitch/sta...
#SubThursday #Submarines
Royal Swedish Navy Gotland-class (A-19S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Gotland (Gtd) surfaced beyond the Arctic Circle off the Lofoten Archipelago, 1996. Photo by Fredrik Granholm.
Royal Swedish Navy Gotland-class (A-19S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Gotland (Gtd) surfaced beyond the Arctic Circle off the Lofoten Archipelago, 1996. Photo by Fredrik Granholm.
July 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Royal Swedish Navy Gotland-class (A-19S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Gotland (Gtd) surfaced beyond the Arctic Circle off the Lofoten Archipelago, 1996. Photo by Fredrik Granholm.
Royal Swedish Navy Gotland-class (A-19S) diesel-electric/AIP attack submarine HMS Gotland (Gtd) surfaced beyond the Arctic Circle off the Lofoten Archipelago, 1996. Photo by Fredrik Granholm.
#SubThursday #Submarines
PLAN Type 039B/YUAN-class diesel-electric attack submarine during recent Northern Theater Command navigation training.
Source: m.weibo.cn/detail/52604...
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PLAN Type 039B/YUAN-class diesel-electric attack submarine during recent Northern Theater Command navigation training.
Source: m.weibo.cn/detail/52604...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:50 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
PLAN Type 039B/YUAN-class diesel-electric attack submarine during recent Northern Theater Command navigation training.
Source: m.weibo.cn/detail/52604...
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PLAN Type 039B/YUAN-class diesel-electric attack submarine during recent Northern Theater Command navigation training.
Source: m.weibo.cn/detail/52604...
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#SubThursday #Submarines
Pacific Fleet Project 09552 Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY II-class SSBN, possibly "Knyaz Oleg" (K-552), returning to Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, March 2025. Photo via Alexander Freygon.
Pacific Fleet Project 09552 Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY II-class SSBN, possibly "Knyaz Oleg" (K-552), returning to Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, March 2025. Photo via Alexander Freygon.
April 10, 2025 at 5:21 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Pacific Fleet Project 09552 Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY II-class SSBN, possibly "Knyaz Oleg" (K-552), returning to Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, March 2025. Photo via Alexander Freygon.
Pacific Fleet Project 09552 Borey-A/DOLGORUKIY II-class SSBN, possibly "Knyaz Oleg" (K-552), returning to Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, March 2025. Photo via Alexander Freygon.
#SubThursday #Submarines Skate-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Sargo (SSN-583) surfaced above the Arctic Circle, 1960. USN photo courtesy of the US Navy Arctic Submarine Laboratory, NAVSOURCE.
Source: navsource.net/archives/08/...
Source: navsource.net/archives/08/...
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines Skate-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Sargo (SSN-583) surfaced above the Arctic Circle, 1960. USN photo courtesy of the US Navy Arctic Submarine Laboratory, NAVSOURCE.
Source: navsource.net/archives/08/...
Source: navsource.net/archives/08/...
#NavalHistory #SubThursday #ColdWar
Soviet Navy Northern Fleet Project 671RT Syomga/VICTOR II-class SSN K-517 on the surface overflown by NATO P3C Orion, Summer 1990, Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by Volodya Blinov taken from Project 852/AKADEMIK KRYLOV-class AGOR "Akademik Krylov".
Soviet Navy Northern Fleet Project 671RT Syomga/VICTOR II-class SSN K-517 on the surface overflown by NATO P3C Orion, Summer 1990, Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by Volodya Blinov taken from Project 852/AKADEMIK KRYLOV-class AGOR "Akademik Krylov".
March 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
#NavalHistory #SubThursday #ColdWar
Soviet Navy Northern Fleet Project 671RT Syomga/VICTOR II-class SSN K-517 on the surface overflown by NATO P3C Orion, Summer 1990, Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by Volodya Blinov taken from Project 852/AKADEMIK KRYLOV-class AGOR "Akademik Krylov".
Soviet Navy Northern Fleet Project 671RT Syomga/VICTOR II-class SSN K-517 on the surface overflown by NATO P3C Orion, Summer 1990, Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by Volodya Blinov taken from Project 852/AKADEMIK KRYLOV-class AGOR "Akademik Krylov".
#SubThursday #Submarines
US Navy Los Angeles-class Flight I nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and MH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise with Special Forces. Early 00s, author unknown.
US Navy Los Angeles-class Flight I nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and MH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise with Special Forces. Early 00s, author unknown.
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
US Navy Los Angeles-class Flight I nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and MH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise with Special Forces. Early 00s, author unknown.
US Navy Los Angeles-class Flight I nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) with a dry deck shelter (DDS) and MH-60G Pave Hawk during exercise with Special Forces. Early 00s, author unknown.
#SubThursday #Submarines #Naval #Warfare
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October 31, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Launch of the Royal Netherlands Navy Potvis-class diesel-electric attack submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S-805) in Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord dry dock, 14/06/1965.
Photo by Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Marine (ADKM).
Launch of the Royal Netherlands Navy Potvis-class diesel-electric attack submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S-805) in Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord dry dock, 14/06/1965.
Photo by Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Marine (ADKM).
June 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Launch of the Royal Netherlands Navy Potvis-class diesel-electric attack submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S-805) in Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord dry dock, 14/06/1965.
Photo by Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Marine (ADKM).
Launch of the Royal Netherlands Navy Potvis-class diesel-electric attack submarine HNLMS Tonijn (S-805) in Werf Maatschappij Wilton-Fijenoord dry dock, 14/06/1965.
Photo by Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Marine (ADKM).
#SubThursday #Submarines
US Navy diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) underway, photo by PHC Lawrence B. Foster, 1983.
She was commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, and was the USN's last operational conventionally powered submarine.
US Navy diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) underway, photo by PHC Lawrence B. Foster, 1983.
She was commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, and was the USN's last operational conventionally powered submarine.
July 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#SubThursday #Submarines
US Navy diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) underway, photo by PHC Lawrence B. Foster, 1983.
She was commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, and was the USN's last operational conventionally powered submarine.
US Navy diesel-electric deep-diving research and development submarine USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) underway, photo by PHC Lawrence B. Foster, 1983.
She was commissioned in 1968 and decommissioned in 2007, and was the USN's last operational conventionally powered submarine.
#NavalNews #SubThursday
Black Sea Fleet Project 06363 Varshavyanka/IMPROVED KILO-class diesel-electric attack submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265) in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2025 on her way to the Mediterranean Sea. All photos by Michael Nitz.
Source: esut.de/2025/02/meld...
Black Sea Fleet Project 06363 Varshavyanka/IMPROVED KILO-class diesel-electric attack submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265) in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2025 on her way to the Mediterranean Sea. All photos by Michael Nitz.
Source: esut.de/2025/02/meld...
February 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
#NavalNews #SubThursday
Black Sea Fleet Project 06363 Varshavyanka/IMPROVED KILO-class diesel-electric attack submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265) in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2025 on her way to the Mediterranean Sea. All photos by Michael Nitz.
Source: esut.de/2025/02/meld...
Black Sea Fleet Project 06363 Varshavyanka/IMPROVED KILO-class diesel-electric attack submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265) in the Baltic Sea on February 3, 2025 on her way to the Mediterranean Sea. All photos by Michael Nitz.
Source: esut.de/2025/02/meld...
#SubThursday #Submarines
Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro (SSN-665), aka “The Mare Island Mud Puppy”, launching UGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM during UGM-109 trials in the late 70s or early 80s. Source: Guitarro Inactivation Ceremony Booklet, NHHC Archives.
Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro (SSN-665), aka “The Mare Island Mud Puppy”, launching UGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM during UGM-109 trials in the late 70s or early 80s. Source: Guitarro Inactivation Ceremony Booklet, NHHC Archives.
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
#SubThursday #Submarines
Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro (SSN-665), aka “The Mare Island Mud Puppy”, launching UGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM during UGM-109 trials in the late 70s or early 80s. Source: Guitarro Inactivation Ceremony Booklet, NHHC Archives.
Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Guitarro (SSN-665), aka “The Mare Island Mud Puppy”, launching UGM-109 Tomahawk SLCM during UGM-109 trials in the late 70s or early 80s. Source: Guitarro Inactivation Ceremony Booklet, NHHC Archives.
#SubThursday
Sub Noir: George Washington-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) at Trident Explosive Handling Wharf, Bangor, WA, in March 1982 for her UGM-27 Polaris A-3 SLBM missiles offload. Photo by CAPT Bernard "Dan" Greeson, PhD, CO Blue/SSN - 1980-83.
Sub Noir: George Washington-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) at Trident Explosive Handling Wharf, Bangor, WA, in March 1982 for her UGM-27 Polaris A-3 SLBM missiles offload. Photo by CAPT Bernard "Dan" Greeson, PhD, CO Blue/SSN - 1980-83.
April 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Sub Noir: George Washington-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) at Trident Explosive Handling Wharf, Bangor, WA, in March 1982 for her UGM-27 Polaris A-3 SLBM missiles offload. Photo by CAPT Bernard "Dan" Greeson, PhD, CO Blue/SSN - 1980-83.
Sub Noir: George Washington-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) at Trident Explosive Handling Wharf, Bangor, WA, in March 1982 for her UGM-27 Polaris A-3 SLBM missiles offload. Photo by CAPT Bernard "Dan" Greeson, PhD, CO Blue/SSN - 1980-83.