seaQuest DSV 4600

UEO seaQuest DSV 4600First appearance To Be or Not to BeAffiliation UEO

Launched seaQuest DSV 4600 (2014)seaQuest DSV 4600-II (2021)

General characteristicsClass seaQuestRegistry DSV 4600Maximum speed 160 knots (300 km/h)

Fighters Spector Class sub-fightersSea Speeder 3 Classes

Auxiliary craftStingerSea Launch ShuttlesSea Crab

Armaments

Torpedoes:E-Plasma TorpedoesPlasma TorpedoesEMP TorpedoesLasersSLBMs

Defenses

Torpedo InterceptsFlash WarheadsCountermeasuresAnti-ballistic missile

Propulsion Aqua Return Jets

Power Twin Fusion Reactor using Tritium extracted from sea water

Length 1,007 feet (307 m)

The UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 and the UEO seaQuest DSV 4600-II are the two titular submarines featured in the science fiction television series "seaQuest DSV", which ran for three seasons on NBC from 1993-1996. The original seaQuest was featured in the show's first season, while the second boat was featured in the second and third seasons.

Design specifications

The seaQuest was the brain child of Captain Nathan Bridger, who designed the boat in the early 21st century, but Bridger left the Navy three years before construction on the ship was completed. Upon its completion, seaQuest was the largest submarine and deep submergence vehicle ever constructed, measuring 307.1 m from stem to stern with a crew of 88 military and 124 science personnel. The ship could travel at speeds up to 160 knots (295 km/h) and was propelled by twin fusion reactors. The seaQuest was coated in a genetically engineered bio-skin that remained completely inert against (most) marine bacteria and organisms with a crush depth of more than 9 km of water. The ship is equipped with a complement of standard torpedoes, as well as nuclear tipped SLBMs (believed to be named the Triton II), intercepts, sea to air missiles, and state-of-the art laser banks, as well as a specialized "grapnel torpedo", which, when fired, would impact a target and allow the seaQuest to tow or retract.

The ship was also equipped with a series of WSKRS (pronounced "whiskers"; Wireless Sea Knowledge Retrieval Satellites): small sensor probes that were remotely controlled by the ship's sensor chief. The WSKRS, codenamed "Mother", "Junior", and "Loner", served as the "eyes and ears of seaQuest" and could relay telemetry data back to the ship miles (kilometers) away. In a pinch, the WSKRS could also be used as an emergency power supply and could be reconfigured for communication purposes. A special "Hyper-Reality Probe" was also part of the seaQuest's arsenal which allowed the operator to manually control the probe and conduct delicate repair operations or investigate various anomalies. The ship's communications buoy could also be detached to enable contact with surface bound vessels.

The ship was also equipped with a series of sea launch shuttles, as well as a series of speeder shuttles, a series of sea crab-class vehicles and, eventually, a specialized, high-speed, one-man submersible named The Stinger by one of the designers, Lucas Wolenczak. In 2032, the boat was equipped with two high-speed spector-class sub-fighters: high speed submersibles capable of engagements up to speeds approaching 300 knots (554 km/h), comparable to (but not equal to) the Lysander-class sub-fighter engineered by Deon International.

seaQuest featured an emergency override called the "Dead Man's Codes"; in the event that the ship's crew was incapacitated or dead, the codes could be used to bring the ship to any location on the globe by remote. The helm control has the final authority over the boat's course (Episode: "And

Everything Nice"). The UEO Secretary General kept one set of the codes while another set was flash-fed into the computer banks and scrambled at random intervals.

Originally designed as a purely military vessel, the seaQuest underwent a refit in 2017 following the Livingston Trench Incident and the signing of the United Earth Oceans Organization charter.

Command History

seaQuest DSV 4600

Captain Marilyn Stark: 2015-2017Captain Nathan Bridger: 2018-2019

seaQuest DSV 4600-II

Captain Nathan Bridger: 2021-2022 (presumed destroyed)Captain Oliver Hudson: 2032-onward

Bridge Crew

seaQuest DSV 4600

First Officer: Commander Jonathan FordChief Engineer: Lt. Commander Katherine HitchcockChief Medical Officer/Chief Science Officer: Dr. Kristin WestphalenChief Security Officer: Chief Manilow CrockerCommunications Officer: Lieutenant J.G. Tim O'NeillWeapons Officer: Lieutenant Dalton Phillips (2018), Lieutenant Obatu (2019)Sensor Chief: Chief Miguel OrtizSupply and Morale Officer: Lieutenant Benjamin KriegSenior Helmsmen: Helmsman Carleton (2018), Chief William Shan (2019)

seaQuest DSV 4600-II

First Officer: Commander Jonathan FordChief Engineer: Lieutenant Lonnie Henderson (2032)Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Wendy Smith (2021–2022), Dr. Perry (2032)Chief Security Officer: Lieutenant James Brody (2021–2032)Chief Computer Analyst: Lucas WolenczakChief Science Officer: Ensign Lucas Wolenczak (2032)Communications Officer: Lieutenant J.G. Tim O'NeillWeapons Officer: Lieutenant James Brody (2021–2032), Lieutenant J.J. Fredericks (2032)Sensor Chief: Chief Miguel Ortiz (2021–2022)Senior Helmsmen: Seaman Lonnie Henderson, Seaman Anthony Piccolo, Petty Officer Tyler, Lieutenant J.J. Fredericks (2032)Sub-Fighter Pilots: Lieutenant J.J. Fredericks (2032), Lieutenant James Brody (2032), Warrant Officer Anthony Piccolo (2032), Lt. Commander Heiko Kimura(2032)

History

seaQuest DSV 4600

The seaQuest mission patch, introduced in 2018.

Under the command of Captain Marilyn Stark, the seaQuest converged on the Livingston Trench where a showdown between various undersea confederations could have erupted in nuclear war. The seaQuest almost instigated hostilities when Stark planned to fire first in violation of NORPAC orders. Commander Ford instantly relieved her of command and the situation was defused.

Thirteen months later, after an extensive scientific refit, the new UEO lured retired Captain Nathan Bridger aboard the ship as part of a VIP tour, however, once aboard, the seaQuest shoved off, effectively trapping Bridger aboard. Ford, under the orders of Admiral William Noyce, behaved in a very cowardly manner in an attempt to lull Bridger to take command. The ploy worked and Bridger signed aboard as captain. ("To Be or Not to Be")

The seaQuest unwittingly brought aboard biochemist and war criminal Dr. Rubin Zellar several weeks later after Zellar had assumed the identity of his ice prison's warden. With free rein on the seaQuest, Zellar held the crew hostage with a toxin frozen in ice and gained access to the missile control room where he coerced Bridger and Ford to activate the ship's missiles and fire them towards UEO Headquarters in Pearl Harbor. However, Bridger had wisely disabled all the missiles once the crew learned of Zellar's true identity and disaster was averted. ("Games")

The ship suffered significant damage when the communications buoy was struck by lightning several weeks later. With all power knocked offline, an away team stranded in a hurricane on the surface of the water, and a downed French sight-seeing submarine to search for, Bridger suggested that one of the WSKRS could be used to power the bridge stations enough to locate the French ship, save the away team and return to the ship to drydock for repairs. ("Bad Water")

Several months later, seaQuest was hijacked by a group of ecologic extremists led by Colonel Steven Shrader, who planned to the use the ship's computer to obtain "shut-down codes" for various global pollutants. Shrader's plans were foiled when Commander Ford flooded the boat, causing Shrader and his men to panic and attempt to escape. However, Shrader failed to realize that because the seaQuest was sinking, the increased water pressure would crush his ship. He ultimately died in the attempt, while Lucas and Krieg were able to activate Captain Bridger's prototype "hull siphons" which pumped the flooding water out of the boat and refloated the ship. ("Nothing But the Truth")

The seaQuest was also involved with several space-related incidents, such as the recovery of the Wayfarer, the first manned space vessel to reach Mars as well as uncovering an ancient derelict alien starship which had been entombed in an underwater ridge for over a million years. The crew discovered that there were still active holographic projections aboard the ship that boarded the seaQuest and expressed their desire to have formal introductions with the human race. The bridge crew elected to send a message to the alien home world themselves and not tell the military about what had truly happened. ("Such Great Patience")

Unfortunately, the seaQuest met her ultimate demise at the end of its tour of duty when Captain Bridger ordered all hands to abandon ship and locked the ship's autopilot into a direct course with a lava well that threatened to raise ocean temperatures and melt the polar ice caps. Detonating the ship's nuclear weapons. the massive explosion of the seaQuest was enough to seal the rupture and avert ecologic catastrophe. ("Higher Power")

seaQuest DSV 4600-II

With the UEO so impressed with the original seaQuest's performance, they quickly provided the funds to commission a new boat, which entered service in 2021 with some new bridge crew members. The new ship's first task was to stop the G.E.L.F. (Genetically Engineered Life Forms) terrorists from destroying the world's oxygen production facilities. Bridger was able to convince the G.E.L.F. leader that destroying the human race would also result in their annihilation as well. ("Daggers")

Months later, the seaQuest was thrust 250 years into the future, where the crew discovered that mankind had annihilated itself due to its dependence on computers for entertainment. Lucas was able to deactivate the remaining computer system, allowing the only two humans left on Earth to rely on each other to survive and repopulate the species. While Lucas believed that what they've seen will be the way the future will play out, Captain Bridger believed that they still had the power to change it. ("Playtime")

The seaQuest became the first ship to uncover evidence of the lost continent of Atlantis when Commander Ford discovered a warrior's helmet and sword at the bottom of the ocean. However, the helmet contained a curse of the previous owner, one that consumed Captain Bridger and Chief Ortiz. Fortunately, they were saved by a descendant of the lost continent through the employ of Dr. Smith's telepathic abilities. ("Lostland")

However, another tragedy befell the seaQuest DSV, as it was lost with all hands on May 14, 2022 with no debris, no trace. In actuality, the ship had been forcibly drawn from the water by a powerful alien tractor beam and swept over a million light years away to the far distant planet named Hyperion, where the ship was (apparently) destroyed by a devastating impact from a barrier mine. The only survivors of the crew were Lucas and Dagwood, who appeared destined to spend the rest of their lives on the alien world. ("Splashdown")

After ten years of searching, Captain Oliver Hudson eventually found the seaQuest in a cornfield with no idea of how it ended it up there or how long it had been there. The crew members also reappeared on Earth with no memory of what had happened to them or their ship. Nevertheless, in the ten years following their disappearance, the world had become a much more unstable place following the rise to power of President Alexander Bourne and his nation of Macronesia (formerly New Australia). With the world on the apparent brink of war, Captain Bridger decided to retire from the navy, leaving Captain Hudson in command of the seaQuest. ("Brave New World")

seaQuest was nearly the catalyst for a nuclear holocaust again when environmental radical, and newly appointed UEO ambassador Max Scully, seized control of the ship's computer, deactivated the life-support systems incapacitating the crew. In control of the boat, Scully fired the ship's laser banks at an underwater nuclear waste stockpile called "Freedom Point." The explosion would have wiped out the entire human race, save for the select few living in his underwater colony called Ecotopia, had Captain Hudson and Lucas not been able to commandeer a supply hauler and drive it into the nuclear waste, effectively cooling down the uranium deposit. ("Resurrection")

The ship would soon travel in time again on October 28, 2032 due to a freak imbalance in one of the ship's reactor cores; this time back seventy years to 1962, in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Due to seaQuest's encroachment in the time line, they inadvertently were the trigger of a nuclear war that wiped out mankind. Using the discontinuity in their reactor core, they traveled back two days further in time and were able to avert the holocaust. ("Second Chance").

UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 BY COMPARTMENT

Compartment Deck SectionBattery Compartment B/C IVBridge A IBrig A ICaptain's Cabin B ICommissary D IIDocking Launch Bay * C/D IIIEngine Compartment * D/E IVEnlisted Mess D IIEnlisted Quarters C, D, E IIFire Control A IGalley D IIGym C IIHydroponics Lab B B IIHydroponics Lab C C II

Compartment Deck SectionLibrary D IIMedical Bay B IIMissile Compartment, Forward * A IIIMissile Compartment, Aft * A IVMoon Pool C IIIOfficers' Quarters B IIReactor Compartment/Control * B/C IVRecreation Room E IIScience Lab A A IIScience Lab B B IIScience Lab C C IIScience Lab D D IITorpedo Compartment, Forward * D/E ITorpedo Compartment, Aft* D/E IV

UEO seaQuest DSV 4600 BY DECKA DECK . . B DECK . . C DECK . . D DECK . . E DECK

Bridge Captain's Quarters VIP Quarters Library Recreation RoomFiring Control Officers' Quarters Enlisted Quarters Enlisted Quarters Enlisted QuartersBrig Ward Room Gymnasium Enlisted MessScience Lab A Science Lab B Science Lab C Science Lab DMissile Compartment Hydroponics Lab B Hydroponics Lab C Commissary

Medical Lab Docking/Launch Bay Docking/Launch BayBattery Compartment Battery Compartment Torpedo Room Torpedo RoomReactor Spaces Reactor Spaces Engine Room Engine Room

Moon Pool/Sea DoorsHydropressure Tube System (Bridger's Folly)

MagLev system

DOLPHIN AQUA-LUNG

Ensign Darwin - Wearing his breathing pack

EVA DEEP DIVING SUIT

HYPER REALITY PROBE

VR-PAL (Virtual Reality- Personal Audio Link)

Handheld personal communications link. Audio/video capability. Primary functions; Omni directional communication (operating distance: 25 nautical miles), and remote independent operation of VR probe. used for internal communications in addition to the loudspeaker.

WSKRS ("Whiskers" Wireless Sea Knowledge Retrieval Satellites)

Spherical data gathering probes (2 meters in diameter) which constantly probe the waters up to 200 meters surrounding the ship, sending back information on water temperature, currents, undersea obstructions, sea life, etc.

Acting somewhat like cat whiskers, they provide valuable data on the environment immediately surrounding the ship. They also are dispatched to the surface, acting as the ship's periscope when necessary.

WSKRS utilize video imaging, sonar, as well as olfactory discrimination -- sensors which actually use a form of 'smell' to better define objects in the inky blackness of the deep ocean.

seaQuest DSV and her WSKR's Probes Mother, Junior and Loner.

SEAQUEST AUXILIARY VEHICLES

Miranda Research Sea Launch - MR

DESCRIPTION The Miranda Research Sea Launch is a 20000 ft rated transportation vehicle designed to meet the needs of large, deep-diving nuclear submarines. used to ferry between a large, deep-diving nuclear submarine and various undersea environments. Universal docking capability.

In addition to transportation, the MR Launch can be used for search and rescue, repair, exploration, small force insertion and surveillance missions.

CONTRACTOR Miranda Research

CREW Two pilots, 45 to 60 passenger capacity

POWER PLANT Fusion Reactor; Aqua return jets

LENGTH 61 feet

BEAM 23 feet

DISPLACEMENT 1123 tons

RANGE 12000 miles

CRUSH DEPTH 20000 ft

SPEED 48 knots

seaQuest Speeder

DESCRIPTION One man undersea "motorcycles". Completely enclosed, requiring no additional diving suit. Capable of reaching sub-surface speeds of 30 knots. Used whenever the rapid deployment of personnel is required (rescues, recovery of downed probes, underwater pursuit, etc.).

Have also been utilized in the pursuit of undersea pirates, terrorists, and contraband traders attempting to escape via narrow undersea trenches.

Deep Ocean Transport (Mini Pick-up)

Hitchcock/Wolenczak Stinger

DESCRIPTIONOne man undersea "motorcycles". Completely enclosed, requiring no additional diving suit. Capable of reaching sub-surface speeds of 125 knots. Used whenever the rapid deployment of personnel is required (rescues, recovery of downed probes, underwater pursuit, etc.).

CONTRACTOR Lt.Cmdr. Katherine Hitchcock UEO Lucas Wolenczak

CREW 1 pilot, possible 1 passenger

POWER PLANT Fuel cells; dual aqua-return jets

LENGTH 12 feet

BEAM 4 feet

DISPLACEMENT 3 tons

RANGE 180 miles

CRUSH DEPTH 5000 ft

SPEED 125 knots

Marauder Class Strategic Submarine

DESCRIPTION Computer controlled strategic weapons platform with double the fire-power of seaQuest and a morphing hull impervious to laser fire.

CONTRACTOR Sea Science Limited

CREW None. Artificial Intelligence Program

POWER PLANT Nuclear powered turbines (closed system)

LENGTH 302 feet

BEAM 75 feet

HULL Laser Impervious Morphing capability

RANGE Unlimited

WEAPONS Hypersonic SN-42Nuclear captor mines'Standard strategic load-out'Torpedoes

DATE DEVELOPED 2021

IMPORTANT EVENTS

WORLD CHRONOLOGY

1960: NOVEMBER 10. NATHAN BRIDGER BORN

1990: BERLIN WALL FALLS

1991: USSR DISINTEGRATES

1992: WORLD ECOLOGY SUMMIT CONVENES IN RIO SHOWING FIRST SERIOUS SIGNS OF MANKIND'S INTEREST IN EARTH'S SURVIVAL. AT THE SAME TIME, CIS/USA (YELTSIN/BUSH) BEGIN FAR-REACHING MILITARY DISARMAMENT.

1995: MIGUEL ORTIZ IS BORN IN CUBA. TIM O'NEILL IS BORN IN THE MIDWEST.

1996: NEED FOR GLOBAL NUCLEAR WARFARE CAPABILITY AMONG SUPERWERS ALL BUT GONE

WORLDWIDE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS TO ECOLOGICAL SURVIVAL CONTINUES.

REALIZATION BEGINS TO DAWN THAT WORLD'S OCEANS COULD BE SAVING GRACE ENVIRONMENT FOR EARTH ... YIELDING SEEMINGLY LIMITLESS NEW SOURCES OF FOOD, FUEL, LIVING SPACE, ETC.

PROGRAMS ARE BEGUN TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF DEEP SEA EXPLORATION AND UTILIZATION

1997: THE DARK AGE OF GENETICS BEGINS - HUMAN-LIKE LIFE FORMS ARE ENGINEERED FROM SYNTHETIC GENES.

DAGWOOD IS CREATED.

1999: TECHNOLOGIES ARE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WHICH MAKE THE SEAS A MUCH LESS FOREBODING ENVIRONMENT. LARGE SCALE DESALINIZATION OF SEA WATER, DEEP SEA OIL DRILLING, ORE MINING, "FARMING" EVEN COLONIZATION -- ARE SUDDENLY VERY POSSIBLE

NATIONS EARMARK LARGE PORTIONS OF THEIR FORMER MILITARY BUDGETS TOWARD SWIFT DEVELOPMENT OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES.

R&D RESOURCES PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED TOWARD OUTER SPACE EXPLORATION ARE NOW AIMED TOWARD PLANET'S OCEANS.

SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITIES PLEASED BY THESE ADVANCES, ALSO WARN GOVERNMENTS TO PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY.

2001: "SURFSCRAPERS" -- BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED HALF BELOW WATER, HALF ABOVE -- BEGIN TO APPEAR OFF THE SHORES OF SEVERAL MAJOR COASTAL CITIES.

SUB-SURFACE FREIGHTERS BEGIN SERVICE. BY TRAVELLING JUST BENEATH THE SURFACE, THESE SHIPS ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE VAGARITIES OF TERRESTRIAL WEATHER, ROUGH SEAS, ETC., ALLOWING SAFER, FASTER, MORE RELIABLE PASSAGE. EARLY SUB-SURFACE SHIPPING LANES ARE ESTABLISHED.

FIRST DEEP OCEAN "ENVIRONMENTS" ARE ESTABLISHED BY VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL NATIONS; SOME ARE OIL DRILLING RIGS, SOME ARE MINING FACILITIES, SOME ARE RUDIMENTARY "FARMS".

THE SEA IS LIVING UP TO ITS POTENTIAL, YIELDING FRESH WATER, FOOD, FUELS, PRECIOUS MINERALS, ETC.

BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE OF DEVELOPING THE NECESSARY TECHNOLOGIES, SEVERAL SMALLER NATIONS BAND TOGETHER TO FORM ECONOMIC CONFEDERATIONS, SIMILAR TO THE EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET, SO AS NOT TO BE LEFT BEHIND.

2002: MORE UNDERSEA "ENVIRONMENTS" ARE ESTABLISHED. BECAUSE OF THE RICHNESS OF RESOURCES AT THESE CHOSEN SITES, MOST NATIONS IGNORE THE AGE-OLD RULES OF THE OPEN SEA (THE 200 MILE LIMIT), AND BEGIN STAKING CLAIMS TO PARCELS OF THE OCEAN FLOOR -- AND THE REGIONS OF WATER ABOVE THEM.

MORE COUNTRIES BAND TOGETHER INTO CONFEDERATIONS TO BETTER EXPAND THEIR "OWNERSHIP"OF UNDERSEA PROPERTY, AND TO STRENGTHEN THEIR RESISTANCE TO INVADERS.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS WARN THAT THE SEA'S RESOURCES ARE BEING EXPLOITED TOO RAPIDLY. BUT THE ECONOMIC STAKES ARE TOO HIGH NOW; MOST NATIONS AND CONFEDERATIONS IGNORE THESE WARNINGS.

2004: WELL-FINANCED INDUSTRIALISTS, INDEPENDENT OF ANY NATION OR CONFEDERATION, BEGIN THEIR OWN UNREGULATED EXPLOITATION OF THE SEA.

DRUG RUNNERS AND OTHER CONTRABAND TRADERS BEGIN USING SUB-SURFACE VESSELS FOR THEIR SMUGGLING (RENDERING THEM TOTALLY UNDETECTABLE TO SATELLITES, SURFACE SHIPS AND PLANES, ETC.

CREATING HUMAN-LIKE GENETICALLY ENGINEERED LIFE FORMS (GELF) IS OUTLAWED BY U.N. RESOLUTION S-932. THE SEVERAL BATCHES OF DESIGNER SOLDIERS ARE CONFINED IN ISOLATED FARMS OR COLONIES TO GROW TO MATURITY.

THE UNITED STATES JOINS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES TO FORM THE NORTH PACIFIC CONFEDERATION.

WORLD TENSION MOUNTS AS OCEAN TERRITORIALITY ESCALATES.

2006: THE UNITED NATIONS DISSOLVES ... UNABLE TO COPE WITH THE POWER OF THESE NEWLY FORMED CONFEDERATIONS AND THE RAPIDLY RISING ANTAGONISM AMONG THEM.

THE EIGHT WORLD CONFEDERATIONS BEGIN TO RE-ARM THEMSELVES USING 21ST-CENTURY TECHNOLOGY.

2007: PROJECT SEAQUEST BEGINS. THE NORTH PACIFIC CONFEDERATION COMMENCES DESIGN OF THE ULTIMATE SEAGOING WAR VESSEL. THESEAQUEST (DSV-4600) WILL BE THE LARGEST, FASTEST, DEADLIEST MACHNE EVER TO ROAM THE SEVEN SEAS. THE MAXIMUM SECURITY PROJECT IS PLACED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF CAPT. NATHAN HALE BRIDGER.

2008: PROJECT SEAQUEST CONTINUES.

OCEANIC TERRITORIALITY CONTINUES TO ESCALATE AMONG THE CONFEDERATIONS. DEEP SEA PIRACY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RAPE OF THE OCEANS INCREASE UNABATED.

OCT. 19. THE NORTHSEA CONFEDERATION SPACE STATION 'LIBERTE' FALLS OUT OF ORBIT

2010: PROJECT SEAQUEST IS NEARING COMPLETION.

AN OCEANIC BORDER DISPUTE ERUPTS IN THE ARTIC. A NORTH PACIFIC CONFEDERATION EXPLORER SHIP IS SUNK BY ENEMY FIRE. CAPT. BRIDGER'S ONLY SON, ROBERT, IS ON BOARD.

LOSING HIS TASTE FOR THE ART OF WAR, BRIDGER RESIGNS FROM THE PROJECT - AND FROM THE NAVY. HE AND HIS WIFE TRAVEL TO THE REMOTE CARIBBEAN ISLAND AND BEGIN TO LIVE AN ASCETIC LIFE OF MARINE RESEARCH.

2013: THE SEAQUEST IS COMMISSIONED, AND SAILS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN MARILYN STARK.

2015: THE SEAQUEST ROAMS THE SEAS, A FOREBODING PRESENCE, FULLY ARMED AND READY TO FIGHT. SHE IS A SYMBOL OFTHE CONSTANT THREAT OF WAR AND WORLD DESTRUCTION. OTHER CONFEDERATIONS RUSH TO DESIGN THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF THE SUB.

ON THEIR REMOTE ISLAND, CAROL BRIDGER CONTRACTS A RESPIRATORY DISEASE AND DIES. BRIDGER VOWS TO CONTINUE THEIR RESEARCH ALONE.

2017: THE LIVINGSTON TRENCH INCIDENT OCCURS WARRIOR SUBMERSIBLES FROM FIVE CONFEDERATIONS CONVERGE ON THE LIVINGSTON TRENCH, EACH DETERMINED TO PROTECT THEIR CONFEDATION'S CLAIM TO THIS UNDERSEA REGION. THE SEAQUEST IS ONE OF THE FIVE. WARHEADS ARE ARMED. WORLD WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE.

THE PRESENT ...

2018: 13 MONTHS AFTER THE LIVINGSTON TRENCH INCIDENT, CAPTAIN BRIDGER IS LURED OUT OF RETIREMENT BY AN OLD FRIEND, ADMIRAL WILLIAM NOYCE, NOW SERVING THE MILITARY BRANCH OF THE UEO.

THE INCIDENT DID NOT LEAD TO WAR. IT LED INSTEAD TO THE FORMATION OF THE UNITED EARTH/OCEANS ORGANIZATION -- A NEW UNITED NATIONS, DEDICATED TO CREATING AND MAINTAINING A NEW AND LASTING WORLD PEACE. ALL EIGHT MAJOR CONFEDERATIONS HAVE WARILY SIGNED ON AS MEMBER STATES -- DISSOLVING ALL UNDERSEABORDERS ESTABLISHED OVER THE PAST EIGHTEEN YEARS.

BEYOND THE RE-ESTABLISHED 200-MILE LIMIT,THE OCEANS WILL BE AN "OPEN FRONTIER" ONCE MORE. CONFEDERATIONS AND INDUSTRIALISTS WILL BE FREE TO MAINTAIN THEIR EXISTING UNDERSEA "ENVIRONMENTS", AND TO ESTABLISH NEW ONES -- BUT THE OCEAN FLOOR AND REGIONS OF WATER SURROUNDING THESE ENVIRONMENTS WILL NOW BE OPEN TERRITORY.

THE NORTH PACIFIC CONFEDERATINO BESTOWS THEIR FLAGSHIP WAR VESSEL, THE SEAQUEST, UPON THE UNITED EARTH/OCEANS ORGANIZATION. SHE IS TO SAIL UNDER THEIR NEW FLAG, WITH A MULTINATIONAL CREW, REFITTED AS A SCIENCE VESSEL, IN THE EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY OF DEEP SEA REGIONS AS YET UNKNOWN.

THE ONLY MAN THEY CAN AGREE TO CAPTAIN HER IS NATHAN BRIDGER. DESPITE HIS CYNICISM, BRIDGER RELUCTANTLY AGREES AND --

THE SEAQUEST, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. NATHAN HALE BRIDGER, SETS SAIL ON HER NEW MISSION.

DIESEL SUBMARINES

WORLD-WIDE INVENTORY OF ACTIVE DIESELS

(Note: The information in this table comes from data contained in Jane's submarines : war beneath the waves from 1776 to the present day by R. Hutchinson (2001), and Submarines of the World by R. Jackson (2000) as well as the information contained in the websites, Warships of the World,Warships on the Web, and World Navies Today. The inspiration for the table is a 1997 e-publication World Submarine Developments.

Figures in Boldface type indicate theoretically operational submarines. Other figures indicate hulls planned or building.

This list is as comprehensive as possible, but it's not complete. If you know of any corrections or additions, please contact the compiler of the list.)

Country Number Class In Service RemarksAlgeria 2 Russian KILO (Type 877E) 1987-88 .

Argentina2 German TR 1700 1984 .2 German 209 (Type 1200) 1974 Modernized

Australia 6 COLLINS 1996 .Brazil 4 TUPI (German 209, Type 1400) 1989-96 .

1 HUMAITA (UK OBERON) 1973-77 Partially modernized

1 TIKUNA (Improved 209) 2005 Building Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de JaneiroBulgaria 1 Russian ROMEO 1972-86 ObsoleteCanada 4 VICTORIA (UK UPHOLDER) 1990-98 .

Chile2 THOMSON (German 209,Type 1300) 1984 Modernized2 UK OBERON 1976 Modernized2 Spanish SCORPENE (Type S-80) 2005 AIP, ethanol burning with oxygen

China

1 Russian GOLF . Missile Trials platform3 SONG 1994- MING Replacement4 Russian KILO (Type 877EKM/636) 1995- .18 MING 1971-96 A Chinese-built variant of the Russian 'Romeo'32 Russian ROMEO W 1962-84 Obsolete

Colombia2 German 209, Type 1200 1975 Modernised 1990-91

2 Midget Submarines (Cosmos SX Type 506) 1972 UK built for Columbia, enlarged in '80's)

Croatia 2 Modified 'UNA'(a Yugoslavian Midget) 1985 Modified in 1996 to include an onboard diesel generator

Denmark

2 NARHVALEN (Modified GermanType 205) 1970 Modernised 1990/3, new sonar and (Based on German 205) optronics

mast

3 TUMLEREN (Norwegian KOBBEN Type 207) 1986-89 Lengthened and modernized

1 KRONBERG (Swedish NACKEN Type A-14) 1980 not in Janes History of Submarines

Ecuador 2 German 209, Type 1300 1977-78 ModernisedEgypt 4 Chinese built ROMEO 1982-84 Being modernised with new sonar, FCS and weaponsFrance 1 AGOSTA 1978 Test platform for new SSN equipment

Germany4 Type 212A building S181 U31 should be ready by 200312 Type 206/206A 1973-75 modernised with new sonar, AIO and periscopes.2 Type 205 1966-69 Obsolete. To be replaced by Type 212

Greece3 German Type 214 building The Katsonis is scheduled to be delivered in 20058 German 209 Type 1200 1979-80 Being modernised4 German 209 Type 1100 1971-72 Being modernised

India10 Russian KILO Type 877EM/636 1986-2000 .4 German Type 209-1500 1986-94 .4 Russian FOXTROT 1970-74 Considered obsolete

Indonesia 2 German 209 Type 1300 1981 Partially modernized

Iran3 Russian KILO Type 877EKM 1992-97 .3 Midget Submarines 1988- As many as 9 reported -some of N. Korean/Croatian origin

Israel 3 UK Type 800 1999 Vickers design - Modernised

Italy4 Improved SAURO 1988-95 .4 SAURO 1980-82 .2 German 212 building The Salvatore Todara S526 is scheduled to be delivered in 2005

Japan4+2+4 OYASHI 1998-2000 2 are in the process of being built and 4 more are ordered7 HARUSHIO 1990-97 .8 YUUSHIO 1980-89 .

Korea, North22 ROMEO (Type 033) 1973-75 Obsolescent28 SANG-O 1991- 300 ton submarine supposedly based on Yugoslav design36 YUGO 1960s- supposedly a Yugoslav design

Korea, South9 CHANG BOGO (German 209, Type

1200) 1993-2001 .

3 German 214 . To be built in South KoreaLibya 2 Russian FOXTROT 1976-83 Assessed as non-operationalNetherlands 4 WALRUS 1992-94 .

Norway6 ULA (German 210) 1989-92 .6 KOBBEN (German 207) 1964-67 Modernised 1988-92

Pakistan

2+1 French AGOSTA 90B 1999-02 The last one is being built in Pakistan and is due to be completed by 2006

2 French AGOSTA 1979-80 .4 French DAPHNE 1969-70 .3 Midget submarine MG110 ?? .

Peru 6 German 209 Type 1200 1975-83 Modernised with new fire control late 1980s

2 Modified US MACKEREL 1954 Modernized but used as training boats

Poland1 Russian KILO Type 877E 1986 .2 Russian FOXTROT Type 641 1987-88 To be retired 2001-20025 Norwegian KOBBEN 1964-67 completely rebuilt 1989-1992

Portugal 2 French DAPHNE 1967-69 A third sub of this class, the Albacora, was retired in 2000Romania 1 Russian KILO 1986 .

Russia

1 LADA (Project 677) suspended A considerably improved version of the 'Kilo'/Improved Kilo design, including AIP. Available for export.

6 KILO (Project 636) 1993- NATO name - Improved Kilo. Available for export.

12 KILO (Project 877/877VD/877EKM & Project 636) 1980-93 NATO name - Export Kilo. Available for export.

4 TANGO 1972-82 Obsolescent and in reserve2 PYRANJA 1988-91 250 ton boats used primarily to carry swimmers

Singapore 3 Swedish SJOORMEN 1967-69 refurbished 1997-2001

South Africa2 French DAPHNE 1970-77 Modernised 1988 onwards to extend life to 2005. New machinery to be

installed starting 19963 German 209, Type 1400 building to be delivered 2005-07

Spain4 French AGOSTA 1982-86 .4 French DAPHNE 1973-75 To be replaced by new design

Sweden3 GOTLAND 1996-97 Air Independent Propulsion4 VASTERGOTLAND 1987-90 .2 NACKEN 1980-88 Modernised. One fitted with closed cycle diesel

Taiwan2 HAI LUNG (Dutch ZWAARDVIS) 1987-88 .2 US Guppy II 1973 WW II vintage used for training

Turkey

4 +2 +2 German 209, Type1400 1994- Second pair in construction; another two ordered. Turkish built6 German 209 Type 1200 1975-89 .2 US TANG 1980-83 Transferred on loan and subsequently purchased5 US GUPPY IIA/III 1970-73 WW II Vintage

Ukraine 1 Russian FOXTROT 1957 transfered in 1997Venezuela 2 German 209 Type1300 1976-77 Modernised 1992-93 with new AIOVietnam 2 Midget submarines - YUGO . information from Janes' Histor of Submarines

Yugoslavia1 SAVA 1978-82 900 ton coastal submarine1 HEROJ 1968-70 700 ton coastal submarine-basis for N. Korean designs5 Croatian UNA - midget submarine . swimmer delivery

Foxtrot-Class

DESCRIPTION Very successful Russian design for cold war maneuvers. Used for very long range missions. Available for export to third world developing nations after being replaced by nuclear attack submarines in the 1980s. The Foxtrot class was a hunter/killer attack submarine.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Russia

LAUNCH DATE 1959

CREW 80

POWER PLANT Three shafts, three diesel engines and 3 electric motors

LENGTH 300 feet

BEAM 26 feet

DISPLACEMENT 2540 tons (submerged)981 tons (surfaced)

RANGE 10190 nautical miles

SPEED 16 knots

Romeo-Class

DESCRIPTION Russian design exported to oriental markets, the Romeo class was a hunter/killer attack submarine.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Russia, China, Korea

LAUNCH DATE 1962

CREW 60

POWER PLANT Twin screws, diesel/electric motors

LENGTH 252 feet

BEAM 22 feet

DISPLACEMENT 1700 tons (submerged)1330 tons (surfaced)

RANGE 16000 nautical miles

SPEED 16 knots

Typhoon-Class

RECOGNITION FEATURES * Largest pre-seaQuest submarine built* Blunt, bull-nosed bows with huge cylindrical hull* Flat top to casing* Streamlined fin, with windows at the top forward edge, sited well aft of the midships* In profile, the leading edge to the fin is vertical and the after edge has a slight slope.* Retractable diving planes* Very large rudder at the after end

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Russia

LAUNCH DATE 1980

CREW 175

POWER PLANT Two shafts, two nuclear reactors, turbines

LENGTH 563 feet

BEAM 81 feet

DISPLACEMENT 26500 tons (submerged)18500 tons (surfaced)

RANGE Unlimited

SPEED 25 knots

Diesel Submarines By Country

ALGERIA

Class: SSK - 2 Kilo (Type 877E)Soviet built for export. Both refitted in Russia 1990's.

Displacement: 3,076 tons dived/2325 surfacedDimensions: 74.3 x 10 x 6.6 meters (243.5 x 33 x 21.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 dieselsSpeed (kts): 17 dived/ 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 790 ft.Crew: 53Sonar: LF suite, HF active

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes - 12 reloads) Minelaying configuration: 24 replace torpedoes

Number Name YearO12 Rais Hadj Mubarek 1987O13 El Hadj Slimane 1988

ARGENTINA

SubBase: Mar del PlataClass: SSK - 2 'Santa Cruz' (TR1700)

Concept/Program: German-built submarines; two additional boats being built in Argentina will not be completed, and equipment procured for the 5th and 6th units of the class has been used for spares.Builders: Thyssen Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany.

Displacement: 2,264 tons submerged, 2,116 surfacedDimensions: 65.93 x 7.30 x 6.50 meters (216 x 24 x 21 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 25 dived/ 15 surfacedDiving Depth: 890 ft.Crew: 30Sonar: Krupp-Atlas CSU-83 active, Sintra-Alcatel DUUX 5 passive

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (22 SST-4 torpedos)Can carry 34 mines

Number Name YearS41 Santa Cruz 1984S42 San Juan 1985

Class: 'Salta' (209 Type 1200)Concept/Program: German-built coastal submarine, completely overhauled and rebuilt starting 1988 and completing

1996. Builders: Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany; assembled at Tandanor, Buenos Aires.

Displacement: 1,300 tons submergedDimensions: 56.10 x 6.20 x 5.50 meters (184 x 20 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived/ 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 820 ft.Crew: 31Sonar: Krupp-Atlas CSU-3 active, Sintra-Alcatel DUUX 2 CNArmament: 8 21" bow tubes (14 SST-4 torpedos)

Number Name YearS31 Salta 1974

AUSTRALIA

SubBase: PerthClass: SSK - 6 'Collins' Class

Highly capable conventionally powered submarines; Swedish design. They are suffering from combat systems problems which will delay full combat capability for several years. All of the previous Oberon class have been retired.

Displacement: 3,350 tons submergedDimensions: 77.5 x 7.8 x 6.8 meters (254 x 25.5 x 23 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived/ 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 984 ft.Crew: 42 + 5 transientsSonar: Scylla bow & flank array, Karriwarra towedArmament: 6 21 inch bow tubes (Mk48 torpedoes, Harpoon, mines)

Number Name YearSSG 73 Collins 1996SSG 74 Farncomb 1998SSG 75 Waller 1999SSG 76 Dechaineux 2001SSG 77 Sheehan 2001[SSG 78 Rankin 2002?]

BRAZILClass: SSK - 4 'Tupi' (209 Type 1400)

Concept/Program: German-designed coastal subs. Originally 5+ were planned, but only 4 will be built in favor of the improved design listed above. First unit recently overhauled at her builder's yard. Builders: Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, except first boat by Howaldstwerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel.

Displacement: 1,550 tons dived/ 1,400 surfacedDimensions: 61 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters (200.1 x 20.3 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 2,400 hpSpeed (kts): 21.5 dived/ 11 surfacedDepth: 820 ft.Crew: 30Sonar: CSU-83Armament: 8 21 inch bow tubes (8 reloads)

Number Name YearS30 Tupi 1989S31 Tamoio 1994S32 Timbira 1997S33 Tapajo(ex-Tapajos) 1999

Class: SSK - 1 Humaita ('Oberon')Training platform, due for retirement. Sank Dec. 2001. Raised Jan. 2002. May not be repaired.

Displacement: 2,410 tons dived/ 2030 surfacedDimensions: 90m x 8.1m x 5.5m (295.24ft x 26.5ft x 18ft)Propulsion: Two shafts, two diesel/electric motors

Speed (kts): 17 dived/ 12 surfacedDiving Depth: 820 ft.Crew: @ 68Sonar:Armament: 8 21" (6 bow, 2 stern) tubesNumber Name Year

Tonetero

Class: SSK - 1 'Tikuna'Concept/Program: An englarged, improved version of the Tupi/Type 209 class boats; general improvements throughout. Has suffered extensive delays.Builders: Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de Janeiro.

Displacement: 2,425 tons dived/ 1,850 surfacedDimensions: 67 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters (219.7 x 20.3 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived/ 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 985 ft.Crew: 39Sonar: CSU-83Armament: 8 21" bow tubes. Exocet or Sub Harpoon anti-ship missiles (16 torpedoes or 32 mines)

Number Name YearTikuna (ex-Tocantins) 2005

BULGARIA

Class: SS - 1 'Romeo'Survivor of several ex-Soviet Romeos in Bulgarian service.Restricted to shallow diving. Not a useful combat vessel.

Displacement: 1,830 tons submerged, 1,475 surfacedDimensions: 76.6 x 6.7 x 4.9 meters/251.3 x 22 x 16.1 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shafts,Speed (kts): 13 dived, 16 surfacedDiving Depth: 165 ft.Crew: 54Sonar:

Armament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes: 6 reloadsminelaying configuration: 28 replace torpedoes

Number Name Year84 Slava 19??/86

CANADA

SubBases: Halifax, EsquimaltClass: SSK - 4 'Victoria' ('Upholder')

For ex-RN diesel-electric submarines acquired 1998 on 8 year leases with option to purchase. Gradually entering service following refits to modify the boats to Canadian standards. These vessels were decommissioned from the RN after only brief service.Builders: Cammel Laird, Birkenhead, UK, except SS 879 by VSEL, Barrow-in-Furness, UK.

Displacement: 2,400 tons submerged, 2168 surfacedDimensions: 70.26 x 7.6 x 5.5 meters/230.5 x 25 x 18 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesles, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived/ 12 surfacedDiving Depth: 675 ft.Crew : approx. 44Sonar: Type 2040 bow, Type 2041 flank, unknown towed arrayArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 Mk48 torpedoes)

Number Name YearSS 876 Victoria (Ex-Unseen) 1991/00

SS 877 Windsor (Ex-Unicorn) 1993/02[SS 878 Cornerbrook (Ex-Ursula) 1998/02][SS 879 Chicoutimi (Ex-Upholder) 1990/02]

CHILE

SubBase: TalcahuanoSpeed (kts): German-built for Chile.Class: SSK - 2 'Thompson' (209 Type 1300)

German-built for Chile.Displacement: 1,390 tons submerged/ 1260 surfacedDimensions: 59.5 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters (195.2 x 20.3 x 18 feet)Propulsion: 4 diesels, diesel electric, 1 shaft22 dived/ 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 800 ft.Crew: 32Sonar: Atlas Elektronik CSU-3 suiteArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes

Number Name YearS20 Thompson 1984S21 Simpson 1984

Class: SSK - 1 'Oberon'UK-built for Chile. Sister Hyatt discarded.

Displacement: 2,450 tons submerged/ 2410 divedDimensions: 90 x 8.1 x 5.5 meters (295.2 x 26.5 x 18.1 feet)Propulsion: 2 diesels, diesel electric, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 17.5 dived/ 12 surfacedCrew: 65Sonar: Atlas Elektronik CSU 90 suite, BAC Type 2007 flank arrayArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern), 22 torpedoes (14 reloads)

Number Name YearS22 O'Brien 1976

Class: SSK - 2 'O'Higgins' ('Scorpene')A joint French-Spanish design, with hull components to be built both in France and Spain.

Displacement: 1,590 tons submerged/ 1,450 surfacedDimensions: 63.5 x 6.2 x 5.8 metersPropulsion: diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20+ divedCrew: 32Sonar: Thomson-Marconi suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 weapons)

Number Name Year[?? Liberator O'Higgins 2005][?? General Carrera 2007]

CHINA

Class: SSB - 1 'Golf'Chinese-built to Russian plans. Originally fitted for three Russian SLBMs, but these were never supplied and she was modified for 2 Chinese SLBMs; refitted in 1995 for new trials missiles. Not combat-capable. Builders: Dalian SY.

Displacement: 2,900 tons submerged, 2,350 surfacedDimensions: 99 x 8.5 x 6.5 meters/324.8 x 27.8 x 21.3 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 3 shafts,Speed (kts): 13 dived, 17 surfacedDiving Depth: 750 ft.

Crew: 87Sonar: Herkules activeArmament: 2 JL-2 ballistic missiles, 10 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 4 stern)

Number Name Year200 1966

Class: SSG - 3 'Song' (Type 039)A new Chinese-designed and -built diesel submarine. Production was reportedly planned at two per year starting in 1998, but it is expected that this will be slowed or cancelled in favor of Russian-built subs. The second unit has been badly delayed, and the first is reported to be unsatisfactory.Builders: Wuhan SY.

Displacement: 2,250 tons submerged, 1,700 surfacedDimensions: 246 x 27.5 x 17.5 meters/807 x 90.2 x 57.4 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 or 4 MTU diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 15 surfacedDiving Depth: 820 ft.Crew: approx. 60Sonar: unknown

Armament: YJ-82 (C-801) anti-ship missile, 6 21 inch torpedo tubes minelaying configuration: Mines replace torpedoes

Number Name Year320 1998321322323

Class: SSK - 4 'Kilo' (Type 877EKM/636)These are standard export versions of the 'Kilo' design, purchased in 1994 and delivered from stocks on hand. Reportedly both had become inoperable by 1997 and will be refitted in Russia. Builders: Krasnoye Sormovo Zavod 199, Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia.

Displacement: 3,076 tons submerged, 2,325 surfacedDimensions: 74.3 x 10 x 6.6 meters/243.7 x 32.8 x 21.6 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 17 dived, 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 790 ft.Crew: 53Sonar: MGK-400 Shark Gill LF active/passive suite, passive hull arrays, MG-519 Mouse Roar active mine avoidanceArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes or 24 mines), 1 Strela SAM Position

Number Name Year364 1995365 1995366367

Class: SS - 18 'Ming' (Type 035)A Chinese-built variant of the 'Romeo' design. These boats are completely obsolete in modern terms, but are useful as patrol and coastal defense assets. Production continues, probably to provide cheap replacement for aging 'Romeos'. Builders: Wuhan SY; built 1975-date.

Displacement: 2,113 tons submerged, 1,584 surfacedDimensions: 76 x 7.6 x 5.1 meters/249.3 x 25 x 16.7 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 18 dived, 15 surfacedDiving Depth: 790 ft.Crew: 55Sonar: Herkulese active/passive, Feniks passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern; 16 torpedoes or 28 mines)

Number:233, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 342, 352, 353, 354, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363

Class: SS - 32 'Romeo'(Type 033)Chinese-built copies of the Soviet 'Romeo' design. 84 units were built for Chinese service; of these 65 are believed to remain in existence, with around 38 nominally operational. Of the operational boats, however, only a small number are capable of going to sea at any given time, due to a lack of trained crews. These boats are completely obsolete, but a limited life extension overhaul program is reportedly being undertaken.Builders: Wuhan SY, Guangzhou SY, Jiangnan SY, Huladao SY; built 1960-1984.

Displacement: 1,712 tons full load, 1,475 surfacedDimensions: 76.6 x 6.7 x 4.95 meters/251.3 x 22 x 16.2 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 12 dived, 14 surfacedDiving Depth: 650 ft.Crew: 51Sonar: Tamir-5L active, Feniks passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 2 stern; 14 torpedoes or 28 mines)

Number:256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 268, 269, 270, 271, 275,276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 286, 287, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 355

COLOMBIA

Class: SS - 2 'Pijao' (209 Type 1200)German built for Colombia. Updated in Germany in 1990-1991.

Displacement: 1,300 tons submergedDimensions: 56.10 x 6.20 x 5.50 meters (184 x 20 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 820 ft.Crew: 31Sonar: Krupp-Atlas CSU-3-2 active, Sintra-Alcatel DUUX 2Armament: 8 21 in torpedo tubes (14 SST-4 torpedos)

Number Name YearS28 Pijao 1975S29 Tayrona 1975

Class: SS - 2 'Intrepido' (Cosmos SX 506 type) midget submarinesUK built for Colombia. Two sisters discarded.

Displacement: 70 tons submergedDimensions: 23 x 2 x 4 meters (75.5 x 6.5 x 13 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 diesel, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 7Depth: ???Crew: 5 + 8 divers

Cargo: 2,050 kg of explosives, Minelaying configuration: 6 MK 21 or 8 MK 50

Number Name YearS20 Intrepido 1974S21 Indomable 1974

CROATIA

Class: Midget - 2 modified 'Una'An ex-Yugoslav midget extensively rebuilt to include an onboard diesel generator. Builders: Split SY.

Displacement: 99 tons submerged, 88 surfacedDimensions: 20.9 x 2.7 x 2.4 meters/68.6 x 8.9 x 7.9 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 7 dived, 6 surfacedDiving Depth: 395 ft.Crew: 4 + 6 diversSonar: Atlas ElektronikArmaments: Swimmer delivery with mining capability

Number Name YearP01 Velebit (ex-Soca) 1985/96

un-named

DENMARK

SubBase: FredrikshavenClass: SSK - 1 'Kronborg' (Nacken class/A-14 type) (*not in Janes)

Former Swedish submarine transferred 2001.Displacement: 1,218 tons full load, 1,015 surfacedDimensions: 57.9 x 5.7 x 4.1 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric + AIP, 1 diesel, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 790 ft.Crew: 19Sonar: Atlas CSU-83 suite

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes), 2 15.7 inch torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes) Positive discharge or swim-out Minelaying capability

Number Name YearS325 Kronborg (ex-Nacken) 1980/01

Class: SSK - 3 'Tumleren' (Kobben Type 207) small coastal submarinesFormer Norwegian subs, German built. To be decommissioned by 2003.

Displacement: 524 tons submerged, 459 surfacedDimensions: 46.61 x 4.6 x 3.8 meters (153 x 15 x 12.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 19 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: more than 550 ft.Crew: 18Sonar: PSU 83Armament: 8 21 inch bow torpedo tubes (12 reloads)

Number Name YearS322 Tumleren (ex-Utvaer) 1965/86S323 Saelen (ex-Uthaug) 1966/86S324 Springeren (ex-Kya) 1964/86

Class: SSK - 2 'Narhvalen' (Type 205)mothbagged as agreed in the defense-agreement for the period 2000-2004Builders Royal Dockyard, Copenhagen, Denmark

Displacement: 450 tons submerged, 420 surfacedDimensions: 45.4 x 4.6 x 4.2 meters (149 x 15.3 x 14 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 18 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: greater than 500 ft.Crew: 21Armament: 8 21 inch bow torpedo tubes

Number Name YearS320 Narhvalen 1968/90S321 Nardkaperen 1969/90

Note: Construction of new submarines under the joint Norwegian-Swedish-Danish Viking program is planned.

ECUADOR

Sub-Base: GuayaquilClass: SSK - 2 'Shyri' (209 Type 1300) coastal submarines

German builtDisplacement: 1,390 tons submerged, 1,285 surfacedDimensions: 59.5 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters ( 195.2 x 20.3 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 5,000Speed (kts): 22 dived, 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 800 ft.Crew: 33Sonar: CSU-83 suite: Atlas Elektronik AN 526 passive, CSUAN 407 A9 active, 1 DUUX 2 passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 SUT torpedoes) Minelaying configuration 24 replace torpedoes

Number Name YearS 101 Shyri 1977S 102 Huancavilca 1978

EGYPT

Class: SSK - 4 'Improved Romeo' (Type 033)Chinese-built to a Soviet design. All extensively upgraded with US weapons.

Displacement: 1,712 tons submerged, 1,475 surfacedDimensions: 77.6 x 6.7 x 4.95 meters (254.5 x 22 x 16 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 13, 16 surfacedCrew: approx. 52Diving Depth: 600 ft.Sonar: CSU-3-4 active/passive suite

Armament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft; 14 NT-37F torpedoes or Harpoon SSMMinelaying configuration: 28 replace torpedoes

Number Name Year831 -- 1983842 -- 1983852 -- 1984858 -- 1984

FRANCE

SubBases: Brest, ToulonClass: SSK - 1 'Agosta'

test platform for new SSN equipmentDisplacement: 1,725 tons submergedDimensions: 67.6 x 6.8 x 5.4 meters (222 x 22 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 1050 ft.Crew: 54Sonar:

Armament: SM39 Exocet anti-ship missile 4 21 inch tubes (16 reloads)Minelaying configuration: 36 replace torpedoes

Number Name YearS622 La Praya 1974

GERMANY

SubBase: EckernfordeClass: SSK - German Type 212A submarines

A new-design submarine, significantly larger than previous boats.Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) of Kiel and Thyssen Nordseewerke GmbH (TNSW) of Enden.

Displacement: 1,830 tons submerged, 1,524 surfacedDimensions: 56 x 7 x 6 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric, AIP, 1 diesel, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: greater than 400 metersCrew: 27Sonar: CSU-90 suite with bow, flank and towed arraysArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes; 12 torpedoes (plus 24 external mines)

Number Name Year[S181 U31 2003 building][S182 U32 2004 ordered][S183 U33 2005 ordered][S184 U34 2006 ordered]

Class: SSK - 12 Type 206A (Small coastal submarines)Displacement: 450 tons submerged, 450 surfacedDimensions: 48.6 x 4.7 x 4.3 meters (159.5 x 15 x 14 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 17 dived, 10 surfacedDiving Depth: >500 ft.Crew: 22Sonar: Atlas Elektronik DBQS-21D active, AN5039A1 (Thomson Sintra DUUX 2; Atlas Elektronik 410 A4) passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 torpedoes & mines), 24 external mines

Number Name YearS194 U15 1974S195 U16 1973S196 U17 1973S197 U18 1973S171 U22 1974S172 U23 1975

Number Name YearS173 U24 1974S174 U25 1974S175 U26 1975S177 U28 1974S178 U29 1974S179 U30 1975

Class: SSA - 2 Type 205Displacement: 450 tons submerged/ 419 surfacedDimensions: 43.9 x 4.6 x 4.3 meters (144 x 15 x 14 feet)Propulsion: diesel/electric motors, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 17.5 dived, 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 500 ft.Crew:Sonar:Armament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes

Number Name YearU11 (1968)U12

GREECE

Class: SSK - 3 'Katsonis' (Type 214)German-design; three ordered with an option for a fourth. first to be built in Germany and the others assembled in Greece. Builders: Howaldtswerke, Kiel, Germany and Hellenic Shipbuilding at Skaramanga for delivery in 2007. The 213-foot Type 214s each will have two 120-kilowatt Siemens PEM fuel-cell air-independent auxiliary propulsion systems and will carry 16 torpedoes and/or Harpoon missiles.

Displacement: 1,860 tons submergedDimensions: 64 x 6.3 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric and AIP(120-kilowatt Siemens PEM fuel-cell air-independent auxiliary propulsion systems)

Speed: 20 knotsDiving Depth: lesser than 400 mCrew: approx. 30Sonar:Armament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes

Number Name Year[?? Katsonis building][?? ?? ordered][?? ?? ordered]

Class: SSK - 8 'Glavkos' (209 Type 1100/1200) coastal submarinesAll German-built. First four recently overhauled and upgraded.

Displacement: 1,207 tons submerged (second 4 = 1,285 tons submerged)Dimensions: 54.1 x 6.2 x 5.9 meters (177.5 x 20 x 19 feet) (second 4 = 56.1 meters/184 feet long)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: 820 ft.Crew: 31Sonar: CSU 83/90 suite (second 4 = AN626 passive, AN406 active)Armament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes + Harpoon SSM in first four)

Number Name YearS110 Glavkos 1971S111 Nereus 1972S112 Triton 1972S113 Proteus 1972

Number Name YearS116 Poseidon 1979S117 Amfrititi 1979S118 Okeanos 1979S119 Pontos 1980

INDIA

SubBases: Bombay, VishnakapatnamClass - SSK - 4 'Shishumar' (209 Type 1500) coastal submarines

Variant of the German Type 209 design. First two built in Germany, others in India.

Displacement: 1,810 tons submerged, 1,660 surfacedDimensions: 64.4 x 6.5 x 6.2 meters (221 x 21 x 20 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: 820 ft.Crew: 36Sonar: CSU-83 search/attack, DUUX-5 passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes)Depth: 250 meters

Number Name YearS44 Shishumar 1986S45 Shankush 1986S46 Shalki 1992S47 Shankul 1994[?? (none) 2004 ordered][?? (none) 2005 ordered]

Minelaying configuration:sClass: SSK - 10 'Sindhughosh' (Kilo, Type 877EM636)

All based at Vishnakapatnam. New units will probably replace the Foxtrots. All built in USSR; reports of Indian-built units or of "Amur" class variants appear to be incorrect, although India may aquire "Amur" class units in the future.

isplacement: 3,076 tons submerged, 2,325 surfacedDimensions: 73 x 9.91 x 6.5 meters (239.5 x 32.5 x 21 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 dieselsSpeed (kts): 17 dived, 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 985 ft.

Crew: 53Sonar: LF suite, HF activeArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes) 3M54 Klub SSM in overhauled units) SS-N-27SLCM, SA-N-8 portable SAM24 replace torpedoe

Number Name YearS55 Sindhugosh 1986S56 Sindhudhvaj 1987S57 Sindhuraj 1987S58 Sindhuvir 1988S59 Sindhuratna 1988S60 Sindhukesari 1989S61 Sindhukirti 1990S62 Sindhuvijay 1991S63 Sindhurakshak 199765 Sindhushastra 2000

Class: SS - 4 'Foxtrot' (Type 641)Generally obsolete; only put to sea occasionally. USSR built for export.

Displacement: 2,400 tons submerged, 1,952 surfacedDimensions: 92 x 7 x 6 meters (302 x 23 x 19.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 15 dived, 16 surfacedDiving Depth: less than 750 ft.Crew: 75Sonar: MF active and passive arrayArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes forward, 4 21" tubes aft (22 torpedoes or 44 mines)

Number Name YearS21 Karanj 1970S40 Vela 1973S41 Vagir 1973S42 Vagli 1974

INDONESIA

Class: SSK - 2 'Cakra' (209, Type 1300)German-built submarines; both refitted at builders late 1980's.Builders: Howaldtswereke, Kiel, Germany.

Displacement: 1,395 tons submerged, 1,285 surfacedDimensions: 59.5 x 6.3 x 5.5 meters/195.2 x 20.6 x 18 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 11 surfacedDiving depth: 790 ft.Crew: 34Sonar: CSU-3-2 suiteArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes)

Number Name Year401 Cakra 1981402 Nanggala 1981

IRAN

SubBase: Bandar AbbasClass: SSK - 3 'Kilo' (Type 877EKM)

Soviet built for export. These boats are reported to have serious operational difficulties.Displacement: 3,076 tons full load, 2,356 surfacedDimensions: 74.3 x 10 x 6.6 meters (243.5 x 33 x 21.5 feet)

Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 dieselsSpeed (kts): 17 dived, 10 surfacedDiving Depth: 790 ft.Crew: 53Sonar: MGK-400 Rubicon LF suite, Mouse Roar HF active

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes)Minelaying configuration: 24 replace torpedoes

Number Name Year901 Tareq 1992902 Noor 1993903 Yunes 1997

Class: Midget - 3Displacement: 90 tons submerged, 76 surfacedSpeed (kts): 8 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 330 ft.

ISRAEL

SubBase: HaifaClass: SSK - 3 'Dolphin' (Type 800) coastal submarines

Designed by Ingenieurkontor Lubeck Prof Gabler Nachf GmbH (IKL), a subsidiary of Howaldtswerke-Deutche Werft AG (HDW) based in Lubeck, Germany. The hull sections were cut at the HDW shipyard at Kiel, and then moved to Thyssen Nordseewerke shipyards at Emden in Germany for final assembly. (http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dolphin/index.html)

Displacement: 1,900 tons submerged, 1,640 surfacedDimensions: 57 x 6.8 x 6.2 meters (187 x 22.5 x 20.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 1,150 ft.Crew: 35

Sonar:CSU 90 hull-mounted passive and active search-and-attack radar supplied by STN Atlas Elektronik. The PRS-3 passive ranging sonar is also supplied by STN Atlas Elektronik. The flank array sonar providing passive search is the type FAS-3.

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 torpedoes & Harpoon SSM)Number Name Year-- Dolphin 1999-- Leviathan 1999-- Tekuma 2000

Class: SSK - 3 German 206ABuilder: Vickers Shipyards, Barrow in Furness,UK

Displacement: 660 submerged, 600 surfacedDimensions: 48.6 x 4.7 x 4.3 meters (159.5 x 15 x 14 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, two diesels, one shaftCrew: 23Sonar: DBQS-21D active, AN5039A1 passiveSpeed (kts): 17 dived, 11 surfacedArmament: Six bow torpedo 21 inches tubes

Number Name Year-- Gal 1976-- Rahav 1977-- Tanin 1977

ITALY

SubBase: TarantoSavatore Todaro class (U212A type) submarines

German-design submarines. 2 on order, option for 2 more.Displacement: 1,830 tons submergedDimensions: 56 x 7 x 6 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric, AIP, 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 4,243 hp, 20 knotsCrew: 27Sonar: CSU-90 suite with bow, flank and towed arraysArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes; 12 torpedoes (plus 24 external mines)

Number Name Year[S526 Salvatore Todaro 2005 building][S527 ?? 2006 building]

Primo Longobardo class coastal submarines ('Improved Sauro')Displacement: 1,862 tons submergedDimensions: 66.35 x 6.83 x 6 meters (217.5 x 22.5 x 19.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 19 dived, 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 985 ft.Crew: 50Sonar: IPD-705 active/passive, MD 100S passive flankArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes)

Number Name YearS524 Primo Longobardo 1993S525 Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia 1995

Salvatore Pelosi class coastal submarines ('Improved Sauro')Displacement: 1,662 tons submerged, 1,476 surfacedDimensions: 64.36 x 6.83 x 5.66 meters (211 x 22.5 x 18.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 19 dived, 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 985 ft.Crew: 50Sonar: IPD-703 active/passive, MD 100S passive flank, M5 interceptArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes)

Number Name YearS522 Salvatore Pelosi 1988S523 Giuliano Prini 1989

Nazario Sauro class coastal submarines (Type 1081)Builders: Italcantieri, Monfalcone, ItalyDisplacement: 1,637 tons submerged, 1,456 surfacedDimensions: 63.85 x 6.83 x 5.7 meters (209.5 x 22.5 x 18.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 19 dived, 11 surfacedDepth: 300 metersCrew: 49Sonar: IPD-70/S passive, M5 interceptArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes)

Number Name YearS518 Naurio Sauro 1980S519 Carlo Fecia Di Cossato 1980S520 Leonardo Da Vinci 1982S521 Guglielmo Marconi 1982

JAPAN

SubBase: Kure, YokosukaClass: SSK - 4 'Oyashi'

New-design SSK class.

Displacement: 3,600 tons submerged, 2700 surfacedDimensions: 81.7 x 8.9 x 7.9 meters (268 x 29.2 x 25.9 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 75Sonar: ZQQ-5B hull/flank arrays, ZQR-1 towedArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 Type 89 torps, Harpoon, mines)

Number Name YearSS 590 Oyashio 1998SS 591 Michishio 2000SS 592 Uzushio 2000SS 593 Makishio 2001

Number Name Year[SS 594 (none) 2002 building][SS 595 Narushio 2003 building][SS 596 (none) 2004 planned][SS 597 (none) 2005 planned][SS 598 (none) 2006 planned][SS 599 (none) 2007 planned]

Class: SSK - 1 'Improved Harushio'Converted to accommodate two AIP propulsion units for trials purposes.

Displacement: approx. 3,200 tons submergedDimensions: 293 x 33 x 25 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric + AIP, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: 1,150 ft.Crew: 75Sonar: ZQQ-5B suite with S-TASS towedArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 Type 89 torps, Harpoon, mines)

SS 589Number Name YearAsashio 1997

Class: SSK - 6 'Harushio'Displacement: 2,750 tons submerged, 2,450 surfacedDimensions: 262 x 33 x 25 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving Depth: 1,150 ft.Crew: 75Sonar: ZQQ-5B suite with S-TASS towedArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 Type 89 torps, Harpoon, mines)

Number Name YearSS 583 Harushio 1990SS 584 Natsushio 1991SS 585 Hayashio 1992

Number Name YearSS 586 Arashio 1993SS 587 Wakashio 1994SS 588 Fuyushio 1995

Class: SSK - 8 'Yushio'Displacement: 2,450-2,500 tons submergedDimensions: 250 x 32.5 x 24 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 900 ft.Crew: 75Sonar: SQS-36J active, ZQQ-4 passive suite, BQR-15 towedArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 Type 72/80 torps, Harpoon)

Number Name YearSS 576 Okishio 1983SS 577 Nadashio 1984SS 578 Hamashio 1985SS 579 Akishio 1986

Number Name YearSS 580 Takeshio 1987SS 581 Yukishio 1988SS 582 Sachishio 1989

KOREA, NORTH

Class: SS - 22 'Romeo' (Type 033) coastal/patrol submarinesChinese and North Korean boats built to a 1950's Soviet design

Displacement: approx. 1,700 tons submerged, 1,475 surfacedDimensions: 76.6 x 6.7 x 4.95 meters (251 x 22 x 16 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 13 dived, 15 surfacedDiving depth: greater than 500ft.Crew: approx. 50Sonar: Tamir-5L active, Feniks passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft) (14 torpedoes or 28 mines)

Class: SS - 4 'Whiskey' (Type 613) coastal/patrol submarinesFour ex-Soviet boats transferred 1974, Probably based on the East coast. Probably unservicable or confined to training operations.

Displacement: approx. 1,350 tons submergedDimensions: 76 x 6.3 x 4.8 meters (249 x 20.5 x 15.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 17 knotsCrew: approx. 50Sonar: Tamir-5 active, Herkules passive arrayArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft) (12 torpedoes or 24 mines)

Class: SSC - 28 'Sang-O' coastal infiltration submarines

Displacement: 277 tons submerged, 256 surfacedDimensions: 35.5 x 3.8 x 3.7 meters (116.5 x 12.5 x 12.1 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 9 dived, 7 surfacedDiving depth: 590 ft.Crew: 19 + 6 swimmers

Armament: 2 or 4 21 inch torpedo tubes in some unitsMinelaying configuration: 16 replace torpedoes

Class: Midget submarines - 36 'Yugo'For infiltration operations.

Displacement: 110 tons submerged, 90 surfacedDimensions: 20 x 2 x 1.6 meters (65.6 x 6.5 x 5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 diesel, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 8 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: n/kCrew: 2 + 6-7 swimmersArmament: 2 21 inch torpedo tubes in some units

KOREA, SOUTH

Class: SSK - 3 '214'German-design, to be built in South Korea (Hyundai Shipyard at Ulsan). At least 3 are planned.

Displacement: 1,830 tons submerged, 1,524 surfacedDimensions: 64 x 13 x 6 metersPropulsion: Diesel-electric and AIPSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: greather than 400 metersCrew: 30Sonar: STN Atlas Elektronik DBQS-40 sonar suite, STN Atlas Elektronic MOA 3070 mine detection sonarArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes(6 x 533 mm tubes, 24 x STN Atlas Elektronik DM2A4 torpedoes)

Class: SSK - 9 'Chang Bogo' (209, Type 1200) coastal submarinesDisplacement: 1,285 tons submerged, 1,100 surfaced

Dimensions: 56 x 6.25 x 5.5 meters (187.5 x 20.5 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric; 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 30Sonar: CSU-82 suiteArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes or 28 mines or Harpoon in last 3 ships)

Number Name Year061 Chang Bogo 1993062 Yi Chon 1994063 Choi Muson 1996065 Pakui 1996066 Lee Jongmu 1996

Number Name Year067 Jeongun 1998068 Lee Sunsin 2000069 Nadaeyong 2000070 Lee Eokgi 2001

LIBYA

Assessed as non-operationalClass: SS - 2 'Foxtrot' (Type 641)

Displacement: 2,475 tons submerged, 1,950 surfacedDimensions: 91.5 x 8 x 6.1 meters ( 300.1 x 26.25 x 20 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 engines, 3 motors, 3 shaftsSpeed (kts): 15 dived, 16 surfacedDiving Depth: greater than 500 ft.Crew:Sonar:

Armament: 10 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 4 stern) 12 reloads Minelaying configuration: 44 replace torpedoes

Number Name YearAl KhyberAl Hunain

NETHERLANDS

Class: SSK - 4 'Walrus'A further two boats, possibly of a much-modified design, were cancelled. These boats will be given a midlife overhaul starting circa 2009.

Displacement: 2,800 tons submerged, 2,465 surfacedDimensions: 67.73 x 8.4 x 7 meters (222.2 x 27.5 x 23 feet)Propulsion: 3 diesels, diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed: 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 50Sonar: TSM 2272 active/passve, Type 2026 linear arrayFire Control: SEWACO VII combat systemArmament: 4 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 Mk 48 or NT-37 torpedoes, mines, Harpoon SSM)

Number Name YearS 802 Walrus 1992S 803 Zeeleeuw 1990S 808 Dolfijn 1993S 810 Bruinvis 1994

NORWAY

Class: SSK - 6 'Ula' class coastal submarinesA joint Norwegian-German project; the combat systems are Norwegian, attack sonar is German, flank sonar is French, hull sections were built in Norway, and the boats were assembled in Germany. Thyssen Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany.

Displacement: 1,150 tons submerged, 1,040 surfacedDimensions: 59 x 5.4 x 4.6 meters/193.6 x 17.7 x 15.1 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 23 dived, 11 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 18-20Sonar: CSU-83 suite, Sintra flankArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes)

Number Name YearS300 Ula 1989S301 Utsira 1992S302 Utstein 1991

Number Name YearS303 Utvaer 1990S304 Uthaug 1991S305 Uredd 1990

Class: SSK - 6 modernized 'Kobben' (Type 207)Between 1989 and 1992 all the class were refitted, which involved new electronics and lengthening the hull. Builders: Rheinstahl Nordseewerke AG, Emden, Germany

Displacement: 459 tons surfaced / 524 tons submergedDimensions: 47.4 x 4.6 x 4.3 meters/ 148.5 x 14.5 x 14 feetPropulsion: Diesel electric, two diesels, one shaftSpeed (kts): 17 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 650 ft.Crew: 18Sonar: CSU-83 hull mountedArmament: 8 x 21" bow torpedo tubes (8 rounds in total)

Number Name YearS318 Kobben 1964S319 Kunna 1964S305 Sklinna 1966

Number Name YearS306 Skolpen 1966S308 Stord 1966S309 Svenner 1967

PAKISTAN

Class: SSK - 2 'Khalid' (Agosta 90B)First two be built in France, third in Pakistan.

Displacement: 1,760 tons submerged, 1,510 surfacedDimensions: 67.57 x 6.8 x 5.4 meters (221.5 x 22 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Mesma AIP system, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 1,050 ft.Crew: 41Sonar: Thales Underwater Systems (formerly Thomson Marconi Sonar) TSM 223 sonar suiteArmament: 4 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 torpedoes & Harpoon SSM or 28 mines)

Number Name YearS137 Khalid 1999S138 Saad 2002[S139 Ghazi 2006 building]

Class: SSK - 2 'Hashmat' (Agosta) coastal submarinesFrench built for South Africa, but sold to Pakistan prior to delivery.

Displacement: 1,725 tons submerged, 1490 surfacedDimensions: 67.6 x 6.8 x 5.4 meters (222 x 22 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 54

Sonar: DUUA 1 active, DUUA 2 active/passive, DSUV-2H passive, DUUX-2A passiveArmament: 4 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 torpedoes and Harpoon SSM)

Number Name YearS135 Hashmat (Ex-Astrant) 1979S136 Hurmat (Ex-Adventurous) 1980

Class: SSK - 4 'Hangor' (Daphne) coastal submarinesFrench-built. S134 ex-Portugese.

Displacement: 1,043 tons submerged, 1,043 divedDimensions: 57.8 x 6.8 x 5.25 (190 x 22 x 17 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 16 knotsDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 45Sonar: DUUA-1 active/passive, DSUV-1 passiveArmament: 12 21 inch torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern; 12 torpedos and Harpoon SSM)

Number Name YearS131 Hangor 1970S132 Shushhuk 1970S133 Mangro 1970S134 Ghazi (Ex-Cachalote) <="" td="">

Class: midget submarines - 3 MG110Displacement: 118 tons submerged, 80 surfacedDimensions: 27.8 x 5.6 x ?? meters (91 x 18.5 x ?? feet)Propulsion: ElectricSpeed (kts): 7 dived, 5 surfacedDiving depth: n/kCrew: 6 + 8 swimmersArmament: 2 21 inch torpedoes, 8 limpet mines

PERU

SubBase: San LorenzoClass: SSK - 6 'Casma' class (209, Type 1200) coastal submarines

German-built for Peru. Two additional craft are in reserve.Displacement: 1,300 tons submerged, 1185 surfacedDimensions: 56.1 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters (184 x 20 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 21 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 31Sonar: CSU-83 active/passive suite, DUUX 2 interceptArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 A-184 torpedos)

Number Name YearSS 31 Casma 1980SS 32 Antofagasta 1980SS 33 Pisagua 1982SS 34 Chipana (Ex-Blume) 1983

Class: SS - 2 'Abtao'Displacement: 1400 submerged, 825 surfacedSpeed (kts): 10 dived, 16 surfacedDiving depth; greater than 450? ft.Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes, 1 5 inch gun

Number Name YearAbtao (ex-Tiburon)Dos de Mayo (ex-Lobo)

POLAND

SubBase: GdyniaClass: SSK - 1 'Kilo' (Type 877E)

Soviet-built; considered too large for Baltic operations and subsequent transfers were cancelled.Builders: Krasnoje, Gorki, USSR.

Displacement: 3,076 tons full submerged, 2,25 surfacedDimensions: 73.8 x 9.9 x 6.6 meters/242.1 x 32.5 x 21.7 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 17 knots, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 790 ft.Crew: 52Sonar: MGK-400 Rubikon/Shark Gill LF active/passive suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes or 24 mines) 1 SA-N-5 SAM position

Number Name Year291 Orzel 1986

Class: SS - 2 'Foxtrot' (Type 641) patrol submarinesObsolete ex-USSR submarines; considered to be the largest practical size for Baltic operations. To be retired 2001-2002; German Type 206 boats may be acquired as replacements. Builders: Sudomekh, Leningrad, USSR.

Displacement: 2,475 tons submerged, 1,952 surfacedDimensions: 91.3 x 7.5 x 6 meters/299.5 x 24.6 x 19.7 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 3 shaftsSpeed (kts): 15 dived, 16 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 75Sonar: Arktika passive, Tuloma MF activeArmament: 10 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 4 stern; 22 torpedoes or 32 mines)

Number Name Year292 Wilk 19??/87293 Dzik 19??/89

Class: SSK - 5 'Kobben' coastal submarinesFive small coastal subs purchased from Norway. Four will be placed in service and the 5th used for parts. All were completely rebuilt 1989-1992; hulls lengthened, new combat systems.Builders: Rheinstahl-Nordseewerke, Emden, Germany; rebuild by Urivale SY, Bergen.

Displacement: 524 tons submerged, 459 surfacedDimensions: 47.4 x 4.6 x 4.3 meters/155.5 x 15 x 14 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 18 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 650 ft.Crew: 18Sonar: CSU-83 suiteArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes)

PORTUGAL

Class: 3 'Albacora' (Daphne) coastal submarinesFrench built. Replacements are planned; they will likely be Spanish or German-built.

Displacement: 1,043 tons submerged, 869 surfacedDimensions: 57.8 x 6.8 x 5.25 (190 x 22 x 17 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 16 dived, 13 surfacedDiving depth: 984 ft.Crew: 50Sonar: DUAA 2A active, DSUV 2 passiveArmament: 12 21 inch torpedo tubes (8 bow, 4 stern)

Number Name Year

S164 Barracuda 1968S166 Delfim 1969

ROMANIA

Class: SSK - 'Kilo' (Type 877E)Reported to have been inoperable since at least 1996. A refit is planned, but there is no funding.

Displacement: 3,076 tons submerged, 3,076 surfacedPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 790 ft.

Armament: 6 21 inch tubes. 12 reloadsMinelaying configuration: 24 replace torpedoes

Number Name YearDelfinul

RUSSIA

Class: SSK - 'Sankt Petersburg' (Project 677, Lada)A considerably improved version of the 'Kilo'/Improved Kilo design, including much better quieting, new combat systems, and AIP. Several less capable variants are available for export. Construction is apparently suspended.Builders:

United Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg

Displacement: 2,700 tons submergedDimensions: 72 x 7.2 x 4.4 meters/236.2 x 23.6 x 14.4 feetPropulsion: Diesel-Electric, 2 diesels, AIP, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, ??Diving depth: ??Crew: 37Sonar: active & passive bow & flank arrays, towed array

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 SET 16 torpedoes, Novator Al'fa or Oniks SSM,RPK-6/SS-N-16 Vodopod/Stallion ASROC)

Number Name YearB-100 Sankt Petersburg Suspended

Class: SSK - 6 Improved 'Kilo' (Project 636)A generally improved version of the standard 'Kilo' design, with improved quieting and automation. May be considered an interim design between the standard 'Kilo' and the new Lada project. Of the six boats listed, at least three are believed to be in reserve. Builders: Zavod imeni Leninskiy Komsomol 112, Komsolol'sk-na-Amur; Krasnoye Sormovo Zavod 199, Nizhniy Novgorod (Gorkiy), completed at Sevmashpredpriyatiye, Severodvinshk.

Displacement: 3,126 tons submerged, 2350 surfacedDimensions: 73.8 x 9.9 x 6.6 meters/242.1 x 32.5 x 21.7 feetPropulsion: Diesele-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 11 surfacedDiving Depth: 790 ft.Crew: 52Sonar: MGK-400 Rubikon/Shark Gill LF active/passive suite

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 SET 16 torpedoes, RPK-6/SS-N-16 Vodopod/StallionASROC), 1 SA-N-8 SAM position

Number Name YearB-187B-190B-431B-800B-880 Del'fin

B-529

Class: SSK - 6 'Kilo' (Project 877/877VD/877EKM, Paltus)A standard Soviet diesel-electric submarine design, also produced extensively for export. Generally intended for coastal/littoral operations. No longer in production for the Russian Navy, but remain in production for export. Beyond those in service, a number of boats are in reserve. Builders: Zavod imeni Leninskiy Komsomol 112, Komsolol'sk-na-Amur; Krasnoye Sormovo Zavod 199, Nizhniy Novgorod (Gorkiy), completed at Sevmashpredpriyatiye, Severodvinshk.

Displacement: 3,076 tons submerged, 2325 surfacedDimensions: 72.6 x 9.9 x 6.6 meters/238.2 x 32.5 x 21.6 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 18 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 790 ft.Crew: 53Sonar: MGK-400 Rubikon/Shark Gill LF active/passive suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (16 SET 16 torpedoes, RPK-6/SS-N-16 Vodopod/Stallion ASROC), 1 SA-N-8 SAM position

Number Name YearB-409B-439B-440B-459 ValadikavkazB-871B-???

Class: SSK - 4 Tangoall surviving 'Tango' class are in reserve, unservicable.

Dimensions: 92 x 9 x 7 meters (301.8 x 29.5 x 24 feet)Displacement: 3,800 tons submerged, 3,100 surfacedPropulsion: 2 shafts, diesel-electric motorsSpeed(kts): 16 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 60Armament: 6 21 inch bow tubes, 18 reloads

Discarded Classes: All previous submarine classes discarded; a few 'Whiskey' and 'Romeo' class hulks remain as immobile training facilities. The last 'Whiskey' was stricken in 1998.SINGAPORE

Class: SSK - 3 'Sjoormen' (Type A-11) small coastal submarinesex-Swedish. First unit purchased for training purposes and remained in Swedish waters; others to be refurbished following transfer in 1999-2001. Will be fully combat-ready by 2003.

Displacement: 1,210 tons submerged, 1,130 surfacedDimensions: 51 x 6.1 x 5.8 meters (167.3 x 20 x 19 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 490 ft.Crew: 23Sonar: Plessey Hydra passive search and attackArmament: 4 533mm torpedo tubes, 2 400mm torpedo tubes

Number Name Year?? Challenger* (Ex-Sjoebjornen) 1967/97?? Conqueror (Ex-Sjoelejont) 1968/99?? Centurion (Ex-Sjoormen) 1969/99[?? Cavalier (Ex-Sjoehunden) 1969/?? to be transferred]

* remains in Sweden as a training platform

SOUTH AFRICA

Class: SSK - 3 '209' (Type 1400) coastal submarines

Three new German-built submarines have been ordered to replace the existing submarines. To be delivered 2005-2007.

Displacement: 1,594 tons submerged, 1400 surfacedDimensions: 62.2 x 7.6 x 5.5 metersPropulsion: 4 diesels, diesel electric, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 21dived, 11 surfacedDiving depth: 820 ft.Crew: 32Sonar: STN-Atlas ISUS-90 system and STN-Atlas CSU-90 sonarArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes

Class: SSK - 2 'Daphne' class coastal submarinesModernized in the 1980's, to be in service through 2005. French built. One additional unit is in reserve.

Displacement: 1,043 tons submerged, 869 surfacedDimensions: 57.75 x 6.75 x 4.5 meters (189.5 x 22 x 14.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 16 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 47Sonar: DUUA-2 active, DUXX-2 passvieArmament: 12 21 inch torpedo tubes (8 forward, 4 aft), 12 torpedoes

Number Name YearS98 Umkhonto (ex-Emily Hobhouse) 1971S99 Assegaai (ex-Johanna van der Merwe) 1971

SPAIN

SubBase: CartagenaClass: SSK - 'Scorpene' (Type S-80)

New design to replace the Daphne class submarines. None of the four hulls have been started as of 2000Displacement: 1,670 tons tons submerged, 1,500 surfacedDimensions: 61.7 x 6.2 x 5 meters (draft 17 ft.)

Propulsion: Diesel-electric, AIP (MESMA anaerobic system, in which heat in the primary circuit is produced by burning ethanol with oxygen), 1 shaft, 3,800 shp

Speed (kts): 20 divedDiving depth: 350 metersCrew: 32-35 (standard watch team - 9)

Sonar:long-range passive cylindrical array, an intercept sonar, active sonar, distributed array, flank array, a high-resolution sonar for mine and obstacle avoidance (SAGEM optronic search and attach periscopes and Kelvin Hughes I-brand navigation radar)

Armament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes and Harpoon missiles)Number Name Year[S81 2005 planned][S82 planned][S83 planned][S84 planned]

Class: SSK - 4 'Galerna' (Agosta) class coastal submarinesSpanish-built French Agosta class with slightly different electronics.

Displacement: 1,767 ton submerged, 1,490 surfacedDimensions: 67.57 x 6.8 meters (222.5 x 22 feet)Propulsion: Diesel electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 790 feetCrew: 50Sonar: DUUA-2A, DUUA-2B, DSUV 22A, DUUX-2A (S73 & S74:DUUX-5)Fire Control: DLA-2AArmament: 4 21 inch torpedo tubes (20 torpedoes)

Number Name Year

S71 Galerna 1981S72 Siroco 1982S73 Mistral 1983S74 Tramontana 1984

Class: SSK - 4 'Delfin' (Daphne) coastal submarinesSpanish-built French Daphne class with improved electronics.

Displacement: 1,043 ton submerged, 869 surfacedDimensions: 57.57 x 6.74 meters (189 x 22 feet)Propulsion: Diesel electric, 2 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 16 dived, 13 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 56Sonar: DUUA-2B, DSUV 22A, DUUX-2A.Fire Control: DLT-D-3Armament: 12 21 inch torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes)

Number Name YearS61 Delfin 1973S62 Tonina 1973S63 Marsopa 1975S64 Narval 1975

SWEDEN

Note: Two new submarines will be acquired under the joint Swedish-Norwegian-Danish Viking program.

Class: SSK - 3 'Gotland' (Type A-19)An updated Type A-17 design fitted with AIP; one of the world's finest non-nuclear submarines.Builders: Kockums, Malmo.

Displacement: 1,490 tons full load, 1,240 surfacedDimensions: 60.6 x 6.06 x 5.6 meters/198.8 x 19.8 x 18.4 feetPropulsion: Diesel electric with AIP, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 11 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 23Sonar: Atlas CSU-90-2 suiteArmament: 4 21 inch torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes), 2 15.7 inch torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes), 48 external mines

Number Name Year-- Gotland 1996-- Uppland 1997-- Halland 1997

Class: SSK - 4 'Vastergotland' (Type A-17)Small but highly capable diesel subs. The second pair of boats are to be updated with AIP and other improvements; the other two will be reduced to reserve in 2004. Builders: Kockums, Malmo; some hull sections by Karlskronavarnet, Karlskrona.

Displacement: 1,143 tons full load, 1,070 surfacedDimensions: 48.5 x 6.06 x 5.6 meters/159 x 19.9 x 18.4 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 20 + 5 transientSonar: Atlas CSU-83 suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes), 3 15.7 inch torpedo tubes (6 torpedoes), 22 external mines

Number Name Year-- Vastergotland 1987-- Halsingland 1988-- Sodermanland 1989-- Ostergotland 1990

Class: SSK - 2 'Nacken' (A-14 Type)All upgraded to A-17 class electronics and combat systems standards. Builders: Kockums, Malmo, except Najad by Karlskronavarnet, Karlskrona.

Displacement: 1,145 tons full load, 1,015 surfacedDimensions: 49.5 x 5.7 x 4.1 meters/162.4 x 18.7 x 13.5 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 1 diesel, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 790 ft.Crew: 19Sonar: Atlas CSU-83 suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes), 2 15.7 inch torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes)

Number Name Year-- Najad 1980-- Neptun 1981

Note: All Sjoormen class submarines have been discarded. There is a single midget submarine, used to simulate enemy intruders.

TAIWAN

SubBase: Tsoying Note: The US has proposed to provide or construct 6 to 10 submarines for Taiwan, presumably to an existing foreign design. The details of this plan have not been worked out.

Class: SSK - 2 'Hai Lung' (Zwaardvis)Dutch designed and built. Plans for additional units have been cancelled.

Displacement: 2,660 tons submerged, 2376 surfacedDimensions: 66.92 x 8.4 x 6.7 meters (219.5 x 27.5 x 22 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 20 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: 985 ft.Crew: 67Sonar: SIASS suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes)

Number Name Year793 Hai Lung 1987795 Hai Hu 1988

Class: SSK - 2 'Guppy II'WWII vintage Ex-USN. Completely obsolete, used for training and probably limited to shallow diving.

Displacement: 2,440 tons submerged , 1870 surfacedDimensions: 93.57 x 8.33 x 5.18 meters (307 x 27 x 17 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 15 dived, 18 surfacedCrew: 81Sonar: BQR-2B passive, BQS-4C active, DUUG-1B interceptArmament: 10 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft; 22 torpedoes)

Number Name Year736 Hai Shih (Ex-SS 478) 1945/73794 Hai Po (Ex-SS 426) 1946/73

TURKEY

Class: SSK - 4 'Preveze' (209, Type 1400) coastal submarines (plus 2 building)Turkish-built to a German design; second group of four will be to a somewhat modified design.

Displacement: 1,586 tons submerged, 1454 surfacedDimensions: 61.2 x 6.25 x 5.5 meters (200.5 x 20.5 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 21 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 820 feet

Crew: 30Sonar: CSU-81/1 suiteArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 Tigerfish torpedoes/Harpoon SSM or mines)

Number Name YearS353 Preveze 1994S354 Sakarya 1996S355 18 Mart 1998S356 Anafartlar 1999

Number Name Year[S357 Gur 2003 fitting out][S358 Canakkale building][S359 (none) ordered][S360 (none) ordered]

Class: SSK - 6 'Atilay' (209, Type 1200) coastal submarinesFirst four built in Germany, others in Turkey. All are to be modernized shortly.

Displacement: 1,285 tons submerged, 980 surfacedDimensions: 55.9 x 6.3 x 5.5 meters (183 x 20.5 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 dived, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 820 feetCrew: 33Sonar: CSU-3 suiteArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes, mines)

Number Name YearS347 Atilay 1975S348 Saldiray 1975S349 Batiray 1978S350 Yildiray 1981S351 Doganay 1985S352 Dolunay 1989

Class: SS - 2 'Hizirreis' (Tang)Ex-USN.

Displacement: 2,600 tons submerged, 2,100 surfacedDimensions: 87.5 x 8.33 x 5.7 meters (287 x 27 x 18.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 14 dived, 16 surfacedDiving depth: 600 ft.Crew: 86Sonar: BQS-4 active/passive, BQG-4 PUFFS passiveArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 short aft)

Number Name YearS342 Hizirreis (USS Gudgeon SS 567) 1952/83S343 Pirireis (USS Tang SS 563) 1952/80

Class: SS - 2 'Burak Reis (Guppy IIA) class patrol submarinesEx-USN, rebuilt WWII fleet boats. Obsolete and in questionable condition.

Displacement: 2,440 tons submerged, 1,848 surfacedDimensions: 93.86 x 8.33 x 5.04 meters (308 x 27 x 16.5 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 2 shaftsSpeed (kts): 14 dived, 16 surfacedDiving depth: 20 ft. (periscope depth)Crew: 84Sonar: BQR-2B passive, BQS-4 activeArmament: 10 torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedos or 40 mines)

Number Name YearS336 Muratreis (USS Razorback SS 394) 1944/70S338 Ulucalireis (USS Thornback SS 418) 1944/73

UKRAINE

Class: SSK - 1 Foxtrot (Project 641K)Obsolete ex-Soviet submarine transferred 1997. Three were planned for transfer but were found to be inoperable,

stripped and in generally poor condition. Combat systems not operational at time of transfer; the vessel may not be operational at all. Of minimal combat value if operational. Class built 1957-68. Builders: Admiralteiskiye Verfi, St. Petersburg or Sevmashpredpriyatiye, Severodvinsk.

Displacement: 2,485 tons submerged, 1,950 surfacedDimensions: 91.3 x 7.5 x 6.06 meters/299.5 x 24.6 x 19.8 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 3 diesels, 3 shaftsSpeed (kts): 15 dived, 13 surfacedDiving depth: 700 ft.Crew: 81Sonar: MG-15 Herkules active, MG-100 Arktika MF active tracking, MG-10 Feniks-M passiveArmament: 10 21 inch torpedo tubes (6 bow, 4 stern; 14 torpedoes or 28 mines)

Number Name YearU001 Zaporizya 1957/97

VENEZUELA

Class: SSK - 2 'Sabalo' (209, Type 1300) coastal submarinesGerman built for Venezuela. Were refitted recently.

Displacement: 1,390 tons submerged, 1,285 surfacedDimensions: 59.5 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters (195 x 20 x 18 feet)Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed (kts): 22 knots, 109 surfacedDiving depth: 800 ft.Crew: 33Sonar: CSU-3-32 , DUUX 2 interceptArmament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 Mk 37 or SST-4 torpedos)

Number Name YearS-31 Sabalo 1976S-32 Caribe 1977

VIETNAM

Class: midget submarines- 2 'Yugo'Displacement: 110 tons submerged, 90 surfacedSpeed (kts): 8 dived, 12 surfacedDiving depth: n/kArmament: none, swimmer delivery

YUGOSLAVIA

SubBase: TivatClass: SS - 1 'Sava' small coastal submarine

Small Yugoslav-built submarine. A sister has been stricken.Builders: Brodosplit, Split, Croatia.

Displacement: 964 tons submerged, 830 surfacedDimensions: 55.8 x 7.2 x 5.5 meters/183 x 23.6 x 18 feetPropulsion: Diesel-electric, 2 diesels, 1 shaftSpeed(kts): 16 knots, 10 surfacedDiving depth: 950 feetCrew: 35Sonar: Atlas PRS-3 active/passive suiteArmament: 6 21 inch torpedo tubes (10 torpedoes or 20 mines)

seaQuest DSV-4600II

Class NameAdvanced seaQuest class

Ship NameseaQuest DSV 4600II

General StatsLength: 1007 feetMax Speed: 160 knots (200 achieved)post refit speed: 245 knots (302 achieved during trials)Status: Active

Command History2019-2032 sqA-sqB- Nathan Hale Bridger2032-2045- Oliver Hudson2045-Present - Jonathon Ford

Weapon systems (Pre 2045)9 first generation "Gatling tubes"4 first generation "Gatling tubes"2 fixed mount SMR-70 Medium range pulse laser batteries20 Triton II submarine launched Ballistic Nuclear Missiles, amounting to 600 megatons of force.

Torpedo armaments include 100 mark 88 and 100 mark 92 variable-charge plasma torpedoes.

Defence systems:Mark VIII intercept torpedoesIncom countermeasure packages

Generation Systems:1 Tokamak systems cold fusion reactor (2 more were added in 2045 refit)

Propulsion Systems:4 Aqua-return Jet propulsion intakes and turbines. (Another four Intakes intakes added during 2045 refit)

Computer System:1 Microcorp(Merger of IBM and Microsoft) Neural Network core

Crush Depth:45,600 feet

Hull Composition:Semi- Biogenetic hull skin, over a titanium alloy hull. The hull is divided into three primary sections, bow, stern, and isolated hydrosphere, connected by eight cross mounted hull bridges.

Sensors:Internal- Hyper sonar- enhanced active and passive sensors suiteThermal- Hyper Reality ProbeEffective Range- Between 70-80 nautical milesExternal: Five WSKRS (3 pre 2045) (Wireless Sea Knowledge Retrieval Satellites 5- total)(1) Mother(2) Junior(3) Loner(4) Sue(5) CindyMaximum Effective Range: 195 Nautical MilesThe WSKRS are generally not fixed, but do have general positions around the bow, stern, and midships sections.

EVA Assets4 Sealaunch transport minisubs4 sea speeder transport/attack/pursuit minisubs4 Deep sea recovery vehicles12 SF-2A Spectre subfighters2 Seacrab maintenance minisubs1 Stinger high speed interceptor

Crew compliment242 Total.

Refit modifications:

Weapon systems:12 5 barrel Gatling Cluster-fire torpedo tubes (Bow)10 5 barrel Gatling cluster-fire torpedo tubes (midships) 8 5 barrel Gatling Cluster-fire torpedo tubes (Stern)32 SMR-90, multi-position rapid fire laser batter batteries, mounted on various areas of the hull.

Forward Nuclear missile silos converted too cruise missile silos (Tomahawk II long range surface-to-air missile)

Power systems:3 Tokamak fusion core reactors

Propulsion8 water intakes

Sensors2 extra WSKRS

Since early 2019, The United Earth Oceans organization has used one submarine to uphold its world policy over the oceans. The thousand foot long lumbering giant, seaQuest Deep Submergence Vehicle 4600. This cutting edge under sea lab/ warship, was the largest thing to roam the waters, designed by her future captain (and designer of the Alliance class ASV's) Nathan Hale Bridger, she was both praised, and feared. Tragically at the end of 2019 the seaQuest was sacrificed to save the world from the doomed geothermal power experiment, by detonating her nuclear arsenal thus destroying the seaQuest. But she wouldn’t be gone for long, almost immediately upon his return to New Cape Quest, Nathan Bridger met with the UEO security council to lobby for funds to build a new seaQuest, to this date, the record for fastest deliberations hasn't been broken, as it took the council ten minutes to approve the funding for seaQuest II. A little over a year later, she was back. at the end of 2022, the UEO fell to shock as the DSV and her crew disappeared without a trace, and as a result ordered Oliver Hudson to command an extensive search that would last ten years to find her. He did just that. Circumstances to this day are still unknown as to why the seaQuest was found in an Iowa corn field, and the crew spread around the planet with no memory of the last ten years. Closing the case as unsolved, the UEO refitted the seaQuest with latest technology, and placed her in the command of Oliver Hudson until Bridger turned up. Luckily for Hudson, Bridger retired after the liberation of Nexus, leaving the seaQuest in his hands. for thirteen years seaQuest would be commanded by captain Oliver Hudson through many successful engagements, forcing once powerful enemies to rethink strategies under the ever so watchful seaQuest. In 2045 Oliver Hudson decided to finally retire, around the same time the UEO felt they had to deal with some of the outdated technology, and aging of the submarine, as a result, she underwent another 13 month refit, having new weapons, systems, and propulsion upgrades installed, seaQuest was literally reborn inside out.

To this day she resides under the command of her former XO Captain Jonathon Ford.

IMPORTANT EVENTS (2021/2022)

Despite sporadic flare-ups, the world has increasingly homogenized during the last several years. Just recently, the disparate factions forming so many smaller alliances and confederations realized the benefits of cooperation far outweighed continued squabbling over borders.

As such, there are now 7 Major Confederations forming the Executive Council of the UEO:

Entry from the seaQuest Year Two Overview ManualPossible Member Countries

italized Countries are those not specified in the manual.

NORTH AMERICAN CONFEDERATION

Militarily, the most powerful alliance (though most confrontations are handled under UEO auspices); member-nations U.S., Canada, Mexico, and all of Central America are also economically the most well off, though several other confederations are giving them a run for it.

CanadaUnited States

MexicoBelize

Guatemala

El SalvadorNicaraguaCosta Rica

PanamaHonduras

FREE MARKET CONFEDERATIONIn large part, the re-coalition of the old U.S.S.R. empire, though this time in harmonious democracy. The region is still striving to better itself economically, and, as such, they're often on the vanguard of new frontiers -- willing to take the trailblazing risk with dreams of big rewards. Their mineral and seal-life rich coastal waters had always been too cold to support proper utilization, but with new technologies, these areas loom large with potential.

On the other hand, this blossoming of Capitalism in a long-bereft are has fostered some of the world's most aggressively ruthless deal-making. The blind pursuit of cash is often the catalyst for ignoring undersea borders, making the area a prime source of friction and confrontation.

RussiaLatvia

LithuaniaEstonia

ByelorussiaUkraineGeorgiaArmenia

KirghiziaTurkmeniaTajikistanMoldavia

UzbekistanKazakstanAzerbaijan

EURO-AFRICAN CONFEDERATION*

Traditional Europe, the British Isles, and the countries of Northern Africa make this a split-personality union. Both factions have ancient history and cultures of vast difference, but they've been largely successful in melding together to make their geographic proximity (also called "The Mediterranean Confederation") work. The representatives from this region are often cast in the role of dispute mediators -- having come to the realization long ago that fighting benefits no one.

British IslesEuropeTurkey

MoroccoAlgeriaTunisia

LibyaEgyptIsrael

JordanLebanon

NORTH SEA CONFEDERATION - 1ST SEASON EP. "GIVE ME LIBERTE'" FRANCE- AT LEAST.EQUATORIAL AFRICAN CONFEDERATION

The overwhelming vast majority of countries reside in this union. Internal boundaries are more fluid here than anywhere else on the planet, as factional wars break out almost monthly. This makes the E.A.C. one of the most volatile and exciting places on earth. Rich in mineral, human an dcultural resources, venture capitalists are hovering on the fringes waiting for the waters to stop roiling. As passions cool and unions solidify, the dark continent shows promise of blossoming into a super-confederation.

Western Sahara

MauritaniaMali

NigerChadSudan

EthiopiaSenegalGuinea

Sierra Leone

LiberiaIvory Coast

GhanaTogoBenin

NigeriaCameroonEquatorial

GuineaGabonCongo

INDO-ASIAN CONFEDERATIONThe most populous union on the planet (China, India, Japan, the Philippines, Southeast Asia and Indonesia), the seas are essential to sustaining life for these people. Without the food they harvest from the ocean, starvation would lead to revolution. In this place where technology and manpower merge into a super-tuned manufacturing machine, the occasional oppressive regime sparks as ugly counterpoint to their overall progress into an economic giant giving the North American Confederation a serious run for supremacy.

ChinaIndia

Japanthe

Philippines

Southeast Asia *

IndonesiaPakistan

Afghanistan* According to Season 3, The Chaodai had taken control of the Andaman Sea some 12 years prior to 2032. In that case, the Chaodai territory would be composed of parts of Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, and Malaysia, which all front on the Andaman Sea, as well as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

SOUTH AMERICAN CONFEDERATION * *Aggressive and violent, this alliance of nations seemingly banded together with the sole intent of creating Colombia Ecuador

problems for the UEO. They're the shoe-bangers in every meeting, stymieing progress and encouraging dissent. Although technologically impaired, they are well-armed and hostile. Most of their attempted joint ventures end in factional war requiring UEO mediation, and their sea borders are always involved in one dispute or another.

VenezuelaGuyana

French GuianaSurinam

ChileArgentinaUruguayParaguay

* * The first season episode takes place in the AMAZONIAN CONFEDERACY which is comprised, apparently of Brazil and Cuba.PACIFIC ISLAND CONFEDERATION

Piled together in one place, the tiny island chains of the South Pacific don't equal the mass of Texas, but their importance is so critical to a world economy based on the utilization and transport of the seas that they've become vital players. With minimal resources besides warm weather and location, location, location, they control shipping lane access between the great land masses ofthe world. Peaceful and laid back, these people live in countries literally built atop volcanoes, making them frequent and welcome stopovers for the scientific and military contingents of seaQuest.

MicronesiaMelanesiaPolynesia

New Zealand

Islands of the Pacific

Micronesia MarianaCaroline

PalauGuam

Melanesia Solomon Fiji

New CaledoniaNew IrelandNew Britain

PapuaNew Guinea

Polynesia KiribatiTongaSamoaCook

SocietyTuamotu Archipelago

NON-ALIGNED UEO AFFILIATES

Entry from the seaQuest Year Two Overview ManualPossible Member Countries

italicized entries not in specified in manual

Though affable, they remain Eisenhower-like in their isolationism, seeing no reason to join a confederation when they themselves are a continent. Australia

Cutting a diagonal swath into the heart of South American, these "rational" countries are still satellites of the UEO governing body, though they don't wish to be associated with their more cantankerous continental neighbors.

PeruBolivia

Paraguay

UEO Council meetings with set times are a pain. Lay back, be happy

The Caribbean NationsJamaicaBahamas

HaitiDominican Republic

Virgin IslandsLesser AntillesTurks & Caicos

Always neutral. Always friendly.Scandinavia

NorwaySweden

DenmarkFinland

Mineral rich and finally at peace, these nations prefer non-aligned status; welcoming the respite from the international eye.

South AfricaNamibia

BotswanaMadagascar

UNALIGNED NATIONS

Entry from the seaQuest Year Two Overview ManualMember-nations

italicized countries not specified in manual.

Now bankrupt from the collapse of their oil empires, rulers cling to power on the backs of the masses. After a brief lull in tensions at the turn of the century, this region has once again become the hotbed of insurrection on the planet.

Middle EastYemen

Saudi ArabiaQatar

United Arab Emirates

OmanIraq

SyriaIran

Like Somalia in the 1990's. A wild west version of lawlessness; guns in the street; anarchy in the summer palaces. Large arms and weapons flow across the Atlantic with the South American hooligans.

West Africa

SomaliaKenya

TanzaniaAngolaZambia

Mozambique

RwandaBurundi

ZimbabweZaire

UgandaCentral African

Republic

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