Largest Submarines
Overview
Compare the largest submarines ever built by submerged displacement. From massive Soviet Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarines to modern nuclear-powered attack submarines, size enables greater weapons capacity, longer endurance, and more crew comfort on extended patrols.
Typhoon
#1 Ranked
48,000 tons
Top Value
Largest Submarines
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | tons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | Typhoon | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 48,000 | |
| 🥈 2 | Borey | 🇷🇺 Russia | Sevmash | 24,000 | |
| 🥉 3 | Ohio | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 18,750 | |
| 4 | Oscar II | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 16,500 | |
| 5 | Vanguard | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | 15,900 | |
| 6 | Le Triomphant | 🇫🇷 France | DCNS | 14,335 | |
| 7 | Yasen | 🇷🇺 Russia | Sevmash | 13,800 | |
| 8 | Akula | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 12,770 | |
| 9 | Type 094 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 11,000 | |
| 10 | Type 095 | 🇨🇳 China | China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation | 10,700 | |
| 11 | Delta III | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 10,000 | |
| 12 | Delta IV | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 10,000 | |
| 13 | Yankee Notch | 🇷🇺 Russia | Severodvinsk | 9,300 | |
| 14 | Seawolf | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 9,138 | |
| 15 | Le Redoutable | 🇫🇷 France | Arsenal de Cherbourg (DCAN) | 9,000 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | tons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Resolution | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding Ltd | 8,500 | |
| 17 | Benjamin Franklin | 🇺🇸 United States | Electric Boat | 8,383 | |
| 18 | James Madison | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,383 | |
| 19 | Lafayette | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,383 | |
| 20 | Sierra | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Krasnoye Sormovo | 8,300 | |
| 21 | Ethan Allen | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,011 | |
| 22 | Virginia | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 7,900 | |
| 23 | Astute | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | BAE Systems Submarines | 7,800 | |
| 24 | Victor III | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sudomekh Shipyard | 7,250 | |
| 25 | Papa | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 7,000 | |
| 26 | Type 092 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 7,000 | |
| 27 | Arihant | 🇮🇳 India | Ship Building Centre (SBC) | 7,000 | |
| 28 | Los Angeles | 🇺🇸 United States | Newport News Shipbuilding | 6,927 | |
| 29 | George Washington | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 6,817 | |
| 30 | Type 093 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 6,675 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | tons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Glenard P. Lipscomb | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 6,584 | |
| 32 | Mike | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 6,400 | |
| 33 | Echo | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Komsomolsk-on-Amur, shipyard No. 199 | 5,852 | |
| 34 | Hotel | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Severodvinsk State Shipyard 402 | 5,588 | |
| 35 | Narwhal | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 5,378 | |
| 36 | Barracuda | 🇫🇷 France | Naval Group | 5,300 | |
| 37 | Trafalgar | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering | 5,300 | |
| 38 | Type 091 | 🇨🇳 China | Bohai Shipyard | 5,100 | |
| 39 | Halibut | 🇺🇸 United States | Mare Island Naval Shipyard | 5,000 | |
| 40 | Valiant / Churchill | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Armstrong | 5,000 | |
| 41 | Charlie | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Krasnoye Sormovo inland shipyard | 4,900 | |
| 42 | Swiftsure | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd. (VSEL) | 4,900 | |
| 43 | November | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Sevmash | 4,750 | |
| 44 | Sturgeon | 🇺🇸 United States | General Dynamics Electric Boat | 4,640 | |
| 45 | Permit | 🇺🇸 United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 4,369 |
| # | Name | Country | Manufacturer | tons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Thresher | 🇺🇸 United States | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | 4,369 | |
| 47 | Sōryū | 🇯🇵 Japan | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | 4,200 | |
| 48 | Tango | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Gorky | 3,800 | |
| 49 | Juliett | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | Baltic Shipyard | 3,750 | |
| 50 | Dosan Ahn Changho | 🇰🇷 South Korea | Hanwha Ocean | 3,750 |