Submarines features 300 of the most significant submarines from the first submersibles in 1776 to the present day. Each featured submarine is illustrated with an outstanding colour profile artwork and is accompanied by detailed specifications, giving powerplant, dimensions, maximum speed, range and armament. Also included is a design, development and service history of each featured submarine. The final section of the book covers underwater weapons, such as torpedoes, SLBMs and cruise missiles. Arranged alphabetically and with 300 colour illustrations and photographs, Submarines is an authoritative and accessible reference work, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in military technology and naval history.
Submarines features 300 key submarines from the US Civil War to the present. Each vessel featured is illustrated with an artwork and its development and service history, as well as specifications giving displacement, dimensions, performance, date of launch and armament presented in a handy pocket size.
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Fully illustrated pocket guide to 300 key submarines from the Turtle to the present day
Contents
Introduction
A1 Acciaio Agosta Albacore Alfa Aluminaut Aradam Archimede Argonaut 1897
Argonaut 1927 Arihant Astute B1 Balilla Barbarigo 1917 Barbarigo 1938 Bass
Beta Blaison Brin Bronzo C1 class C25 C3 Cagni Casabianca Casma CB12 Charlie
I class Charlie II class Collins Conqueror Corallo D1 Dagabur Dandolo Daniel
Boone Daphné Deep Quest Deepstar 4000 Delfino 1890 Delfino 1931 Delta I Delta
III Deutschland Diablo Diaspro Dolfijn Dolphin Domenico Millelire Doris
Dreadnought Drum Dupuy de Lôme Durbo Dykkeren E11 E20 Echo Enrico Tazzoli
1935 Enrico Tazzoli 1942 Enrico Toti 1928 Enrico Toti 1967 Entemedor Ersh
(SHCH 303) Espadon 1901 Espadon 1926 Ettore Fieramosca Euler Eurydice
Evangelista Torricelli Explorer F1 1915 F1 1916 F4 Faa di Bruno Farfadet
Fenian Ram Ferraris Ferro Filippo Corridoni Fisalia Flutto Foca 1908 Foca
1937 Foxtrot class Francesco Rismondo Fratelli Bandiera Frimaire Fulton G1
Gal Galatea Galathée Galerna Galilei Galvani Gemma General Mola George
Washington George Washington Carver Georgia Giacinto Pullino Giacomo Nani
Giovanni Bausan Giovanni da Procida Giuliano Prini Giuseppe Finzi Glauco 1905
Glauco 1935 Golf I Goubet I Goubet II Grayback Grayling Grongo Grouper
Guglielmo Marconi Gustave Zédé 1893 Gustave Zédé 1913 Gymnôte H L Hunley H1
H4 Ha 201 class Hai Lung Hajen Han Harushio 1967 Harushio 1989 Henri Poincaré
Holland No 1 Holland VI Hvalen I 201 I 21 I 351 I 400 I15 I7 India
Intelligent Whale Isaac Peral J1 K26 K4 Kilo class L10 L23 L3 Russia 1931 L3
USA 1915 Le Terrible Le Triomphant Los Angeles Luigi Settembrini M1 Marlin
Marsopa N1 Nacken Narwhal Nautilus Nautilus Nautilus Nautilus Nazario Sauro
Nereide Nordenfelt 1 November class Nymphe O class Oberon 1926 Oberon 1959
Odin Ohio Orzel Oscar class Oyashio Papa Parthian Pickerel Pietro Micca
Pioneer Piper Porpoise R1 Redoutable Reginaldo Giuliani Remo Requin 1924
Requin 1955 Resolution Resurgam II RO100 Roland Morillot Romeo Rubis 1931
Rubis 1979 S1 S28 San Francisco Sanguine Santa Cruz Scorpene Seawolf
Severodvinsk Shark Sierra class Siroco Sjoormen Skate Skipjack Soryu Sturgeon
Surcouf Swiftsure Swordfish 1916 Swordfish 1931 Tang Tango Thames Thistle
Thresher/Permit class Torbay Trafalgar Triton Turtle Type 039 Type 094 Type
212A Type 640 Typhoon U class U1 U106 U1081 U112 U12 U139 U140 U151 U160 U2
U21 U2326 U2501 U2511 U28 U3 U32 U47 UB4 UC74 Uebi Scebeli Upholder V class
Valiant Vanguard Västergotland Velella Victor III Virginia W2 Walrus 1914
Walrus 1959 Walrus 1985 Warspite Whiskey X1 1925 X1 1955 X2 1917 X2 1934 X5
Xia class Yankee class Yuushio class Zeeleeuw Zoea DCTN F17 FFV Tp61 series
Harpoon M4 Mk37 Mk46 Mk 48 Motofides A184 and A244 Polaris A3 Poseidon C3 Sea
Lance Spearfish SS-N-6 SS-N-20 SS-N-18 Sting Ray Thomson-Sintra Sea Mines
Tigerfish BGM-109 Tomahawk UGM-96A Trident I C4 Sub-Martel UUM-44A SUBROC
Index
Robert Jackson is a former pilot and navigational instructor. Now a full-time writer in military, naval and aviation affairs, he has over 90 books to his name, including Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft and Warplanes of World War II. He lives in Darlington, County Durham, UK.
