submarine: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

The engineering characteristics of submarines are explored in Ulrich Gabler, Submarine Design (1986; originally published in German, 1964); and Roy Burcher and Louis Rydill, Concepts in Submarine Design (1994). Eberhard Rössler, The U-Boat: The Evolution and Technical History of German Submarines (1981; originally published in German, 1975); Erminio Bagnasco, Submarines of World War Two (1977; originally published in Italian, 1973); Dorr Carpenter and Norman Polmar, Submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy (1986); and Richard Compton-Hall, The Underwater War, 1939–1945 (1982), discuss underwater naval operations during this specific period. Antisubmarine warfare from World War I to the nuclear age is the subject of Robert C. Stern, The Hunter Hunted: Submarine Versus Submarine (2007).

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Mine Warfare and Submarines. Oct 10, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - Submarines. May 19, 2026
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval Institute - Mine Warfare and Submarines. Mar 23, 2026
Add new Web site: The Shipwreck Centre and Maritime Museum - Evolution of Submarines: A Summary to 1946 (PDF). Nov 21, 2025
Added Top questions. Oct 15, 2025
Add new Web site: U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons - The Submarine: A History, (PDF). Jul 17, 2025
Add new Web site: United States Naval Academy - Submarines and Submersibles (PDF). Feb 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Defining future submarine capabilities. Dec 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Military History Matters - Submarine - The History of Submarine War. Oct 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Warfare History Network - Evolution of the Submarine. Dec 28, 2023
Add new Web site: MarineBio Conservation Society - Submarines and Deep Technology. Aug 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Submarine Development - A Short History. May 18, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Submarine. Dec 10, 2022
Corrected display issue. Aug 09, 2022
Add new Web site: LiveAbout - Interesting facts about navy submarines. Mar 14, 2022
Add new Web site: Inventors and Inventions - The Submarine. Jun 10, 2019
Add new Web site: The Museum of Unnatural Mystery - Submarine. Jan 23, 2019
Add new Web site: Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids! - Submarine Facts For Kids. Jun 02, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Submarine. May 09, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Micro, Mini, and Personal Submarine. Jan 25, 2013
Material added on modern developments in both conventional and nuclear submarines. Jun 28, 2011
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Submarines. May 11, 2011
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - History - Submarine. Feb 15, 2011
Added images of the USS Seawolf and USS Albacore. Jan 25, 2011
Added new Web site: None. Dec 28, 2008
Added new Web site: Office of Naval Research - Submarines. May 19, 2008
Added new Web site: Uboat.net. May 22, 2006
Added new Web site: Uboat.net. May 22, 2006
Article revised. May 29, 2002
Article revised. Jul 26, 1999
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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