50 Insane Submarine Facts That Will Shock You

The US Navy’s submarine force is known as the Silent Service- quiet, deadly, and utterly secretive, they represent everything that makes these weapons of battle the most feared by sailors on the high seas.


PCU Virginia (SSN 774)
PCU Virginia (SSN 774).
U.S. Navy photo by General Dynamics Electric Boat


With nations around the world fielding submarines ranging in size from half of that of an aircraft carrier to barely the length of a school bus, these undersea terrors are as versatile as they are deadly.