Deepest Diving Submarines
Overview
Discover which submarines can dive the deepest. Operating depth is a crucial tactical advantage, allowing submarines to hide beneath thermal layers, evade sonar detection, and survive depth charge attacks. This ranking compares military submarines by their maximum diving depth.
Mike
#1 Ranked
1,020 m
Top Value
Deepest Diving Submarines
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | Mike | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 1,020 | |
| 🥈 2 | Yasen | 🇷🇺 Russia | Sevmash | 658 | |
| 🥉 3 | Akula | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 600 | |
| 4 | Sierra | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Krasnoye Sormovo | 600 | |
| 5 | Harushio | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 550 | |
| 6 | Oscar II | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 520 | |
| 7 | Type 209 | 🇩🇪 Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | 500 | |
| 8 | Chang Bogo | 🇰🇷 South Korea | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | 500 | |
| 9 | Heroine | 🇿🇦 South Africa | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | 500 | |
| 10 | Nagapasa | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering | 500 | |
| 11 | Seawolf | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 490 | |
| 12 | S-80 Plus | 🇪🇸 Spain | Navantia | 460 | |
| 13 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | 450 | |
| 14 | Arihant | 🇮🇳 India | Ship Building Centre (SBC) | 450 | |
| 15 | Benjamin Franklin | 🇺🇸 United States | Electric Boat | 400 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Borey | 🇷🇺 Russia | Sevmash | 400 | |
| 17 | Charlie | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Krasnoye Sormovo inland shipyard | 400 | |
| 18 | Delta IV | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 400 | |
| 19 | Ethan Allen | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 400 | |
| 20 | Glenard P. Lipscomb | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 400 | |
| 21 | James Madison | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 400 | |
| 22 | Type 094 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 400 | |
| 23 | Lafayette | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 400 | |
| 24 | Narwhal | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 400 | |
| 25 | Papa | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 400 | |
| 26 | Permit | 🇺🇸 United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 400 | |
| 27 | Alfa | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Admiralty yard, Leningrad | 400 | |
| 28 | Sturgeon | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 400 | |
| 29 | Thresher | 🇺🇸 United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 400 | |
| 30 | Le Triomphant | 🇫🇷 France | DCNS | 400 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | m | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Type 093 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 400 | |
| 32 | Typhoon | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 400 | |
| 33 | Victor III | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sudomekh Shipyard | 400 | |
| 34 | Yankee Notch | 🇷🇺 Russia | Severodvinsk | 400 | |
| 35 | Son Won-il | 🇩🇪 Germany | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | 400 | |
| 36 | Barracuda | 🇫🇷 France | Naval Group | 350 | |
| 37 | Dolphin | 🇮🇱 Israel | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft | 350 | |
| 38 | Scorpène | 🇫🇷 France | Naval Group | 350 | |
| 39 | November | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 340 | |
| 40 | Delta III | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 320 | |
| 41 | Agosta | 🇫🇷 France | DCNS | 300 | |
| 42 | Amur | 🇷🇺 Russia | Rubin Design Bureau | 300 | |
| 43 | Astute | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | BAE Systems Submarines | 300 | |
| 44 | Daphné | 🇫🇷 France | Chantiers Dubigeon | 300 | |
| 45 | Echo | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 | 300 |