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List of submarine museums

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This is a list of submarines on display around the world separated by country. This list contains all preserved submarines and submersibles on display, including submarine museum boats, that currently exist as complete boats or as significant structural sections.

This list does not contain replicas or wrecks. See List of ship replicas, List of shipwrecks and List of sunken nuclear submarines respectively.

Australia

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The composite of midget submarines M-14 and M-21 at the Australian War Memorial in 2007
Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Remarks
M-21 Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre Sydney Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Type A Kō-hyōteki class 1940 Conning tower
M-14 and M-21 Australian War Memorial Campbell Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Type A Kō-hyōteki class 1940 Composite of two submarines
HMAS Otway Holbrook Submarine Museum Holbrook Australia Australia Oberon class 1966
HMAS Ovens Western Australian Maritime Museum Fremantle Australia Australia Oberon class 1967
HMAS Onslow Australian National Maritime Museum Sydney Australia Australia Oberon class 1968

Brazil

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
Riachuelo Navy Cultural Centre Rio de Janeiro Brazil Brazil Oberon class 1975

Bulgaria

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
S-84 Slava Museum of Glass Beloslav Bulgaria Bulgaria Romeo class 1960

Canada

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RV Ben Franklin on display
Name Location City / Town Province Nationality Class Launch year
Ben Franklin Vancouver Maritime Museum Vancouver British Columbia British Columbia United States United States Research submersible 1968
HMCS Ojibwa Elgin Military Museum Port Burwell Ontario Ontario Canada Canada Oberon class 1964
HMCS Onondaga Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père Rimouski Quebec Quebec Canada Canada Oberon class 1965

Chile

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Name City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
O'Brien Valdivia Chile Chile Oberon class 1972

Croatia

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Other names
CB-20 Technical museum Zagreb Italy Italy CB class Mališan (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia)

Denmark

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Remarks
HMS E50 Sea War Museum Jutland Thyborøn United Kingdom United Kingdom E class 1916 Conning tower
HDMS Springeren (S324) Langelandsfort Bagenkop Denmark Denmark Kobben class 1964
HDMS Springeren (S329)[1] Aalborg Maritime Museum Aalborg Denmark Denmark Delfinen class 1963
HDMS Sælen Royal Danish Naval Museum Copenhagen Denmark Denmark Kobben class 1965

Estonia

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
EML Lembit Estonian Maritime Museum Tallinn Estonia Estonia Kalev class 1936

Finland

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
Vesikko Technical museum Helsinki Finland Finland Coastal submarine 1933

France

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Propulsion
Alose COMEX headquarters Marseille France France Naïade class 1904 Petrol
Argonaute Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie Paris France France Aréthuse class 1958 Diesel
Espadon Saint-Nazaire submarine base Saint Nazaire France France Narval class 1960 Diesel
Flore Keroman Submarine Museum Lorient France France Daphné class 1964 Diesel
Le Redoutable Cité de la Mer Cherbourg France France Redoutable class 1967 Nuclear

Germany

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Other names
Brandtaucher Military History Museum Dresden German Confederation German Confederation Military submarine 1850
HMS E24[2] Museum Windstärke 10 Cuxhaven United Kingdom United Kingdom E class 1915 Conning tower
HMS Otus[3] Erlebnsiwelt U-Boot Sassnitz United Kingdom United Kingdom Oberon class 1961
U-1 Deutsches Museum Munich German Empire German Empire U-boat 1906
U-9 (S188)[4] Technik Museum Speyer Speyer West Germany West Germany Type 205 1966
U-10 (S189) Deutsches Marinemuseum Wilhelmshaven West Germany West Germany Type 205 1967
U-11 (S190)[5] U-Boot Museum Fehmarn West Germany West Germany Type 205 1968
U-434[6] U-Bootmuseum Hamburg Hamburg Soviet Union Soviet Union Tango class 1976 B-515
U-461[7] Maritim Museum Peenemünde Peenemuende Soviet Union Soviet Union Juliett class 1962 K-24
U-995 Laboe Naval Memorial Laboe Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Type VIIC/41 1943 Kaura (Norway Norway)
U-2540 Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum Bremerhaven Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Type XXI 1945 Wilhelm Bauer (West Germany West Germany)

India

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
INS Kursura RK Beach Visakhapatnam India India Kalvari class 1969

Indonesia

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Other names
KRI Pasopati Indonesian Navy Submarine Monument Surabaya Indonesia Indonesia Whiskey class 1955 S-290 (Soviet Union USSR)

Israel

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Remarks
INS Dakar Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum Haifa Israel Israel T class 1943 Conning tower
INS Gal Israel Israel Gal class 1975

Italy

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The conning tower of Andrea Provana
Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Remarks
Andrea Provana Parco del Valentino Turin Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Barbarigo class 1918 Conning tower
Enrico Toti Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Milan Italy Italy Toti class 1967
Nazario Sauro Galata - Museo del mare Genoa Italy Italy Sauro class 1976

Japan

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
JDS Akishio Kure Maritime Museum Kure Japan Japan Yushio class 1985
HA-18 Naval History Museum Etajima Japan Empire of Japan Type A Kō-hyōteki class 1938[8]

Malaysia

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Submarine Museum in Malaysia
Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
Ouessant Submarine Museum Klebang Malaysia Malaysia Agosta class 1976

Netherlands

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
HNLMS Tonijn Dutch Navy Museum Den Helder Netherlands Netherlands Dolfijn class 1965

Norway

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
HNoMS Utstein (S203) Royal Norwegian Navy Museum Horten Norway Norway Kobben class 1965

Pakistan

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
PNS Hangor Pakistan Maritime Museum Karachi Pakistan Pakistan Daphné class 1968

Peru

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
BAP Abtao Peruvian Naval Museum Lima Peru Peru Abtao class 1953

Portugal

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Propulsion
NRP Barracuda (S164) Núcleo museológico da Marinha Portuguesa Cacilhas Portugal Portugal [1]Albacora class 1968 Diesel

Russia

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Submarine Location City / Town Federal district Nationality Class Launch year Propulsion Remarks
Dzhevetsky's Submarine Central Naval Museum Saint Petersburg Northwestern Russian Empire Russian Empire Research submersible 1881 Electric
D-2 Narodovolets Soviet Union USSR Dekabrist class 1929 Diesel Guided tours
S-189 S-189 Submarine Museum Saint Petersburg Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Whiskey class 1954 Diesel
B-107 Museum of Russian Submarine Forces Saint Petersburg Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Foxtrot class 1964 Diesel Sail
S-156 Baltic Submariners Memorial Kronstadt Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Whiskey class 1953 Diesel Sail
K-21 Northern Fleet Naval Museum Severomorsk Northwestern Soviet Union USSR K class 1939 Diesel
B-413 Museum of the World Oceans Kaliningrad Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Foxtrot class 1968 Diesel
B-440 B-440 Submarine Museum Vytegra Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Foxtrot class 1970 Diesel
K-3 Museum of Naval Glory Kronstadt Northwestern Soviet Union USSR November-class 1957 Nuclear First Soviet Nuclear Submarine
S-51 Gremikha Naval base Ostrovnoy Northwestern Soviet Union USSR S class 1940 Diesel Sail
B-319 Victory Square Polyarny Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Tango class 1981 Diesel Sail
K-411 Orenburg Defenders of the Fatherland Memorial Koltushi Northwestern Soviet Union USSR Yankee class 1970 Nuclear Sail
K-141 Kursk Sailors who died in Peacetime Memorial Murmansk Northwestern Russia Russia Oscar class 1994 Nuclear Sail
L-3 Frunzenets Victory Park Moscow Central Soviet Union USSR Leninets class 1931 Diesel Sail
Shch-307 Soviet Union USSR Shchuka class 1934 Diesel Sail
B-396[9] Museum of the Navy Moscow Central Soviet Union USSR Tango class 1980 Diesel
K-14 Pioneers of the Nuclear Fleet Memorial Obninsk Central Soviet Union USSR November class 1958 Nuclear Sail
B-307 History of Equipment Park Complex Tolyatti Volga Soviet Union USSR Tango class 1980 Diesel
K-306 Victory Park Ufa Volga Soviet Union USSR Victor class 1968 Nuclear Sail
K-403 Kazan Victory Park Kazan Volga Soviet Union USSR Yankee class 1970 Nuclear Sail
M-261 Weapons of Victory Museum Krasnodar Southern Soviet Union USSR Quebec class 1955 Diesel
S-56 The Museum of Pacific Fleet Vladivostok Far Eastern Soviet Union USSR S class 1939 Diesel
K-430 Submariners of all Generations Memorial Vladivostok Far Eastern Soviet Union USSR Yankee class 1974 Nuclear Sail
K-434 The Ruble Monument Bolshoy Kamen Far Eastern Soviet Union USSR Yankee class 1970 Nuclear Sail
K-506 Zelenograd Exploits of the Nuclear Fleet Memorial Fokino Far Eastern Soviet Union USSR Delta III class 1978 Nuclear Sail

Slovenia

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
Zeta (P-913) Pivka Park of Military History Pivka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Una class 1987

South Africa

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
SAS Assegaai South African Naval Museum Simon's Town South Africa South Africa Daphné class 1970

South Korea

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
Sang-O-class submarine Unification Park Gangneung North Korea North Korea Sang-O class Unknown

Spain

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The Spanish submarine Peral at the Cartagena Naval Museum
Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
Peral Cartagena Naval Museum Cartagena Spain Spain Peral class 1889
Delfín Museo del Mar y de la Sal Torrevieja Spain Spain Daphné class 1972
SA-41 Mahon Naval Station Mahón Spain Spain Foca class 1963
SA-42 Isaac Peral Base Cartagena Spain Spain Foca class 1963
SA-51 CosmoCaixa Barcelona Spain Spain Tiburón class 1966
SA-52 Isaac Peral Base Cartagena Spain Spain Tiburón class 1966

Sweden

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year
HSwMS Hajen Marinmuseum Karlskrona Sweden Sweden Holland class 1904
HSwMS Neptun Sweden Sweden Nacken class 1979
HSwMS Nordkaparen Göteborgs Maritima Centrum Gothenburg Sweden Sweden Draken class 1961
HSwMS U3 Teknikens och sjöfartens hus Malmö Sweden Sweden Kustubat 1942

Switzerland

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Name Location City / Town Canton Nationality Launch year
Auguste Piccard Swiss Transport Museum Lucerne Canton of Lucerne Lucerne Switzerland Switzerland 1964
F.-A. Forel La Maison de la Rivière Tolochenaz Canton of Vaud Vaud Switzerland Switzerland 1978

Turkey

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Other names
TCG Hızırreis Gayret Gemi Museum İzmit Turkey Turkey Tang class 1952 USS Gudgeon (United States United States)
TCG Pirireis İnciraltı Sea Museum İzmir Turkey Turkey Tang class 1951 USS Tang (United States United States)
SM UB-46 Dardanelles Naval Museum Çanakkale German Empire German Empire Type UB II 1916
TCG Uluçalireis Rahmi M. Koç Museum Istanbul Turkey Turkey Tench class 1944 USS Thornback (United States United States)

United Kingdom

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Name Location City / Town Nationality Class Launch year Propulsion Remarks
HMS Alliance Royal Navy Submarine Museum Gosport United Kingdom United Kingdom Amphion class 1945 Diesel Guided tours
Biber 105 Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Biber 1945 Diesel
HMS E17 United Kingdom United Kingdom E class 1915 Diesel Conning tower
HMS Holland 1 United Kingdom United Kingdom Holland class 1901 Petrol
LR3 United Kingdom United Kingdom DSRV 1990s Electric
HMS X24 United Kingdom United Kingdom X class 1943 Diesel
HMS Ocelot Chatham Historic Dockyard Chatham United Kingdom United Kingdom Oberon class 1962 Diesel
HMS XE8 Expunge United Kingdom United Kingdom XE class 1944 Diesel
HMS X51 Stickleback Scottish Submarine Center Helensburgh United Kingdom United Kingdom Stickleback class 1954 Diesel
HMS Courageous Devonport Naval Heritage Centre Plymouth United Kingdom United Kingdom Churchill class 1970 Nuclear
U-534 Woodside, Merseyside Birkenhead Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Type IXC/40 1941 Diesel
Biber 90 Imperial War Museum London Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Biber 1944 Diesel
U-475 Black Widow River Medway Strood Soviet Union Soviet Union Foxtrot class 1966 Diesel Museum closed

United States

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USS Silversides on display
Name Location City / Town State / Territory Nationality Class Launch year Propulsion Remarks
USS Nautilus Submarine Force Library and Museum Groton Connecticut Connecticut United States United States Nautilus class 1954 Nuclear
X-1 United States United States Midget submarine 1955 Diesel
HA. 8 Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Type A Kō-hyōteki class 1938 Electric
Siluro San Bartolomeo Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Italy Human torpedo 1943 Diesel
USS George Washington United States United States George Washington class 1959 Nuclear Sail
USS Flasher National Submarine Memorial Groton Connecticut Connecticut United States United States Gato class 1943 Diesel Conning tower
Trieste II Naval Undersea Museum Keyport Washington (state) Washington United States United States Bathyscaphe 1964 Electric
DSRV-1 Mystic United States United States DSRV 1970 Electric
USS Sturgeon United States United States Sturgeon class 1966 Nuclear Sail
USS Parche (SSN-683) Harbourside Park Bremerton Washington (state) Washington United States United States Sturgeon class 1973 Nuclear Sail
USS Triton USS Triton Submarine Memorial Park Richland Washington (state) Washington United States United States Triton class 1958 Nuclear Sail
USS Woodrow Wilson Naval Base Kitsap Bangor Washington (state) Washington United States United States Lafayette class 1963 Nuclear Sail
USS Ling New Jersey Naval Museum Hackensack New Jersey New Jersey United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel
USS Halfbeak United States United States Balao class 1946 Diesel Sail
Holland I Paterson Museum Paterson New Jersey New Jersey United States United States Research submersible 1878 Petrol
Fenian Ram United States United States Research submersible 1881 Petrol
Intelligent Whale National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey Sea Girt New Jersey New Jersey United States United States Research submersible 1863 Hand-crank
USS Dolphin Maritime Museum of San Diego San Diego California California United States United States Research submersible 1968 Diesel
USS Pampanito San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park San Francisco California California United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel
B-427 (Scorpion) The Russian Scorpion Submarine Long Beach California California Soviet Union Soviet Union Foxtrot class 1971 Diesel Museum permanently closed
USS Mariano G. Vallejo Mare Island Historic Park Foundation Vallejo CaliforniaCalifornia United States United States Benjamin Franklin class 1965 Nuclear Sail
USS Baya Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum Vallejo California California United States United States Balao class 1944 Diesel Periscope
USS Cavalla Seawolf Park Galveston Texas Texas United States United States Gato class 1943 Diesel
USS Tautog United States United States Sturgeon class 1967 Nuclear Sail
HA. 19 National Museum of the Pacific War Fredericksburg Texas Texas Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Type A Kō-hyōteki class 1938 Electric
USS Pintado United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel Conning tower
USS Croaker Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Buffalo New York (state) New York United States United States Gato class 1943 Diesel
USS Boston United States United States Los Angeles class 1980 Nuclear Sail
USS Growler Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum New York City New York (state) New York United States United States Grayback class 1958 Diesel
USS Clamagore Patriots Point Maritime Museum Mount Pleasant South Carolina South Carolina United States United States Balao class 1945 Diesel Permanently closed
USS Lewis and Clark United States United States Benjamin Franklin class 1964 Nuclear Sail
H. L. Hunley Warren Lasch Conservation Center North Charleston South Carolina South Carolina Confederate States of America Confederate States Military submarine 1863 Hand-crank
USS Becuna Independence Seaport Museum Philadelphia Pennsylvania Pennsylvania United States United States Balao class 1944 Diesel
USS Requin The Carnegie Science Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Pennsylvania United States United States Tench class 1944 Diesel
USS Bowfin USS Bowfin Submarine Museum Pearl Harbor Hawaii Hawaii United States United States Balao class 1942 Diesel
USS Parche (SS-384) United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel Conning tower
USS Silversides USS Silversides Submarine Museum Muskegon Michigan Michigan United States United States Gato class 1941 Diesel
USS Tambor Dossin Great Lakes Museum Detroit Michigan Michigan United States United States Tambor class 1939 Diesel Periscope only
USS Marlin Freedom Park Omaha Nebraska Nebraska United States United States T-1 class 1953 Diesel
USS Omaha Levi Carter Park Omaha Nebraska Nebraska United States United States Los Angeles class 1976 Nuclear Sail (Under construction)
Trieste National Museum of the United States Navy Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. United States United States Bathyscaphe 1953 Electric
USS Balao Washington Navy Yard Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. United States United States Balao class 1942 Diesel Sail
USS Grayling Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery Maine Maine United States United States Sturgeon class 1967 Nuclear Sail
USS Sailfish United States United States Sargo class 1938 Diesel Conning tower
USS Drum Battleship Memorial Park Mobile Alabama Alabama United States United States Gato class 1941 Diesel
USS Razorback Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum North Little Rock Arkansas Arkansas United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel Renamed TCG Muratreis (Turkey)
U-505 Museum of Science and Industry Chicago Illinois Illinois Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Type IXC 1941 Diesel Captured by the US Navy on June 4, 1944.
USS Torsk Historic Ships in Baltimore Baltimore Maryland Maryland United States United States Tench class 1944 Diesel
USS Lionfish Battleship Cove Fall River Massachusetts Massachusetts United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel
USS Albacore Albacore Park and Museum Portsmouth New Hampshire New Hampshire United States United States Research submersible 1953 Diesel
USS Cod USS Cod Submarine Memorial Cleveland Ohio Ohio United States United States Gato class 1943 Diesel
USS Batfish War Memorial Park Muskogee Oklahoma Oklahoma United States United States Balao class 1943 Diesel
USS Blueback Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Portland Oregon Oregon United States United States Barbel class 1959 Diesel
USS Cobia Wisconsin Maritime Museum Manitowoc Wisconsin Wisconsin United States United States Gato class 1943 Diesel
USS Nathanael Greene 41 for Freedom Memorial Port Canaveral Florida Florida United States United States James Madison class 1964 Nuclear Sail
USS George Bancroft Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay St. Marys Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia United States United States Benjamin Franklin class 1965 Nuclear Sail
USS James K. Polk National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Albuquerque New Mexico New Mexico United States United States Benjamin Franklin class 1965 Nuclear Sail
USS Hawkbill Idaho Science Center Arco Idaho Idaho United States United States Sturgeon class 1969 Nuclear Sail
Bayou St. John submarine Louisiana State Museum Baton Rouge Louisiana Louisiana Confederate States of America Confederate States Military submarine Unknown Hand-crank
USS Indianapolis Indiana Military Museum Vincennes Indiana Indiana United States United States Los Angeles class 1980 Nuclear Sail
HA. 62-76 T. Stell Newman Visitor Center Santa Rita Guam Guam Empire of Japan Empire of Japan Type C Kō-hyōteki class 1944 Diesel
DSV Turtle Mystic Aquarium Mystic Connecticut Connecticut United States United States Research submersible 1968 Electric
DSV-5 Nemo U.S. Navy Seabee Museum Port Hueneme California California United States United States Research submersible 1970 Electric


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ubåden Springeren - Springeren - Maritimt Oplevelsescenter". springeren-maritimt.dk.
  2. ^ "Museum Windstärke 10 - Nordseeheilbad Duhnen". www.duhnen.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ^ "HMS Otus- das U-Boot in Sassnitz auf Rügen". hms-otus.com (in German).
  4. ^ "Technik Museum Speyer – Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland". 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ Fehmarn, U-Boot-Museum. "U11 – U-Boot-Museum Fehmarn".
  6. ^ GmbH, U-Bootmuseum Hamburg. "U-434 – U-Bootmuseum Hamburg ©2013".
  7. ^ "Peenemuende.info".
  8. ^ PacificWrecks.com. "Pacific Wrecks - HA-18 Type A Midget Submarine (Midget D)". pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  9. ^ Музей подводного флота России (Подводная лодка) (Museum of Submarine Navy of Russia)
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