On Sept. 30, 1954, the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy, under the command of Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson.

Hans Rose was a German submarine (U-boat) captain during the First World War. There are several accounts, both from friend and foe, of his curious antics. He once sailed all the way to the United ...

Generally speaking, a submarine cannot typically outrun an enemy torpedo outright, but submarines do use speed in other ways to avoid fatal hits.

It's necessary to occasionally test-fire unarmed missiles to maintain the launchers and ensure operability should they ever be needed for combat.

The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine was one of the most fear-inducing branches of the German military apparatus during the Second World War. It wasn’t always that way though. As a matter ...

The U.S. Submarine Veterans Inc. Rhode Island Base held a memorial service on Saturday to remember over 3,000 lost in the U.S. Submarine Force during World War ...

The "XXLUVs" can likely be loaded with significantly larger payloads than the U.S. Navy's Orca, which is also undergoing testing.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev mocked U.S. President Donald Trump, saying that the United States had not sent nuclear submarines to Russian shores as Trump had promised.

Japan's development of nuclear-powered submarines may raise questions about its commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

Navantia's shipyard in Cartagena (Murcia) has hosted the naming ceremony of the S-82 'Narciso Monturiol' submarine.

At the end of September, a Telegram channel known for its network of Russian intelligence sources reported that a Black Sea fleet submarine had run into “serious technical problems” while on a ...