On September 7, 1955, the U.S. Navy’s first midget submarine – USS X-1, or SS X-1 – was launched at Oyster Bay, Long Island. Archival footage of the launch, where the diminutive vessel can ...

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to ...

For most of World War 2, Germany had enjoyed having the largest and most advanced fleet of submarines at its disposal. The ...

Midget submarines have been employed by other military powers throughout history, but the U.S. only had one briefly alongside its standard submarines.

Finally, North Korea has about ten Yono-class midget submarines (SSm). Derived from an Iranian design, the Yono class displaces 130 tons submerged, with two 533-millimeter torpedo tubes and a crew ...

Its has about 70 submarines, including Romeo-class vessels of Soviet-era design, and midget submarines. The navy also has about 40 support craft and 250 landing craft.

Though small and non-nuclear, Pakistan’s submarine fleet would excel at coastal defense in Pakistan’s littoral waters—and inserting Special Service Teams, Pakistan’s Navy Seals.

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to ...

Midget submarines have been employed by other military powers throughout history, but the U.S. only had one briefly alongside its standard submarines.

The Japanese Navy included five Type A midget submarines in the Pearl Harbor raid of 7 December 1941. Transported on board large I type submarines, the midgets were launched near the entrance to ...