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  1. Submarine warfare - Wikipedia

    Submarine warfare is one of the four divisions of underwater warfare, the others being anti-submarine warfare, mine warfare and mine countermeasures. Submarine warfare consists primarily of diesel and nuclear submarines using torpedoes, missiles or nuclear weapons, as well as …
    American Revolutionary War

    The first attack by a submarine allegedly occurred on September 8, 1776, by the American submersible Turtle in an unsuccessful attack on the British ship of the line HMS Eagle.

    American Civil War

    The age of submarine warfare began during the American Civil War. The 1860s were a revolutionary period for naval warfare. Many new types of warships were being developed for use in the United States and Confederate States Navies. Submarine …

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  2. As Putin Ramps Up Russia Submarine Fleet, NATO Returns to Cold War …

    20 apr. 2026 · NATO is fighting back against Russia’s submarine threat in cat-and-mouse games reminiscent of the Cold War

  3. Naval warfare - Submarine, Guerrilla, Sea | Britannica

    • When submarines first went to sea early in the 20th century, they were immediately recognized as an e…
      In both world wars, submarines were also a serious threat to merchant shipping. In World War II, German U-boats nearly severed the lifelines to Great Britain, U.S. submarines successfully isolated Japan by nearly wiping out its merchant fleet, and, in the Mediterranean, British and Axis submarines vied in atte…
    • Barring a brief period in 1942–43, when U-boats operated successfully in so-called wolf packs, submari…
      If submarines were able to protect sea lanes from attack, including air attack, then they would be serious candidates to succeed the aircraft carrier as the capital ship of the missile era. But as soloists their role has remained that of sea denial, not sea control, that of spoilers rather than champions of sea power. T…
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