Fastest Submarines
Overview
Ranking of the fastest submarines in the world by submerged speed. Underwater speed is crucial for attack submarines pursuing targets, evading torpedoes, and repositioning during combat. From Soviet-era titanium-hulled speedsters to modern nuclear attack submarines, this ranking compares maximum submerged speeds.
Papa
#1 Ranked
44 knots
Top Value
Fastest Submarines
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | knots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | Papa | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 44 | |
| 🥈 2 | Alfa | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Admiralty yard, Leningrad | 41 | |
| 🥉 3 | Akula | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 35 | |
| 4 | Seawolf | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 35 | |
| 5 | Yasen | 🇷🇺 Russia | Sevmash | 35 | |
| 6 | Sierra | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Krasnoye Sormovo | 34 | |
| 7 | Virginia | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 34 | |
| 8 | Skipjack | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 33 | |
| 9 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | 32 | |
| 10 | Oscar II | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 32 | |
| 11 | Trafalgar | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | 32 | |
| 12 | Type 095 | 🇨🇳 China | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation | 32 | |
| 13 | Astute | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | BAE Systems Submarines | 30 | |
| 14 | Type 094 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 30 | |
| 15 | November | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 30 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | knots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Swiftsure | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. (VSEL) | 30 | |
| 17 | Type 093 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 30 | |
| 18 | Victor III | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sudomekh Shipyard | 30 | |
| 19 | Borey | 🇷🇺 Russia | Sevmash | 29 | |
| 20 | Valiant / Churchill | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | 29 | |
| 21 | Permit | 🇺🇸 United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 28 | |
| 22 | Thresher | 🇺🇸 United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 28 | |
| 23 | Typhoon | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 27 | |
| 24 | Yankee Notch | 🇷🇺 Russia | Severodvinsk | 27 | |
| 25 | Hotel | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Severodvinsk State Shipyard 402 | 26 | |
| 26 | Mike | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 26 | |
| 27 | Sturgeon | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 26 | |
| 28 | Barracuda | 🇫🇷 France | Naval Group | 25 | |
| 29 | Delta III | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 25 | |
| 30 | Delta IV | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 25 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | knots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Le Redoutable | 🇫🇷 France | Arsenal de Cherbourg (DCAN) | 25 | |
| 32 | Narwhal | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 25 | |
| 33 | Ohio | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 25 | |
| 34 | Resolution | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd | 25 | |
| 35 | Rubis | 🇫🇷 France | Arsenal de Cherbourg (DCAN) | 25 | |
| 36 | Le Triomphant | 🇫🇷 France | DCNS | 25 | |
| 37 | Type 091 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 25 | |
| 38 | Vanguard | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | 25 | |
| 39 | Charlie | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Krasnoye Sormovo inland shipyard | 24 | |
| 40 | Echo | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 | 24 | |
| 41 | Arihant | 🇮🇳 India | Ship Building Centre (SBC) | 24 | |
| 42 | Glenard P. Lipscomb | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 23 | |
| 43 | Ula | 🇳🇴 Norway | Thyssen Nordseewerke | 23 | |
| 44 | Ethan Allen | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 22 | |
| 45 | George Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 22 |