The following countries operate or have operated submarines for naval or other military purposes.
Countries with currently operational submarines
Algeria Australia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Cuba - One indigenous design submarine was reported in service in 2020. Ecuador Egypt France (list) Germany (list) Greece India (list) Indonesia Iran Italy (list) Israel Japan Malaysia Myanmar Netherlands (list) North Korea Norway Pakistan (list) People's Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan) Peru Poland Portugal (list) Russia (list) (some ex-Soviet Union) Singapore South Africa South Korea Spain (list) Sweden (list) Thailand Turkey (list) United Kingdom (list) United States (list) Venezuela Vietnam
Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)
Ballistic missile submarines are larger than any other type of submarine, in order to accommodate ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
China – Type 094 (Jin class), Type 092 (Xia class) France – Triomphant class India – Arihant class Russia – Delta class, Borei class United Kingdom – Vanguard class United States – Ohio class
Countries previously operating submarines Albania - all retired 1998 Argentina - Two submarines inactive (non-operational) in the Argentinian Navy. Austria-Hungary (list) Bulgaria - all retired by 2011 Cuba - Operated 3 Foxtrot-class submarines retired. Denmark - retired after 2003 Estonia (Kalev and Lembit) - decommissioned 1955 in the Soviet Navy Finland - last subs decommissioned after World War II Latvia - all submarines taken over by Soviet Union in 1940. Libya - all Foxtrot-class submarines retired (1 non-commissioned remains docked) Romania (Delfinul, not operational; used for dockside training) Serbia and Montenegro (ex-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) Soviet Union (list) (prior to 1991 collapse, many now operated by successor state Russia) Syria - all Romeo-class submarines retired around 1992 Thailand (Matchanu class during the Franco-Thai War - built in Japan 1938 and retired 1951) Ukraine (Zaporizhzhia - lost to Russia in the annexation of Crimea)
See also List of submarine classes
References
External links
Jane's Submarine Warfare in the 20th & 21st Centuries:Bibliography World Navies Today