| US submarine classes after 1945 |
| Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines - SSBN |
George Washington class • Ethan Allen class • Lafayette class • James Madison class • Benjamin Franklin class • Ohio class |
| Nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines - SSGN |
Halibut • Ohio class |
| Nuclear-powered attack submarines - SSN |
Nautilus • Seawolf • Skate class • Skipjack class • Tullibee • Permit class • Sturgeon class • Narwhal • Glenard P. Lipscomb • Los Angeles class • Seawolf class • Virginia class |
| Conventional-powered cruise missile submarines - SSG |
Grayback class |
| Conventional-powered attack submarines - SS or SSK |
Barracuda class • Tang class • Darter • Barbel class |
| Radar picket submarines - SSR or SSRN |
Sailfish class • Triton |
| Auxiliary submarines - AGSS or SSA |
T-1 class • Albacore • Dolphin • NR-1 |