The current total is 71 active and 2 reserve as of May 2011 -
Commissioned
14 SSBN's (Ballistic Missile Submarines)
4 SSGN's (Cruise Missile Submarines, converted SSBN's)
53 SSN's (Fast-Attack Submarines)
Reserve
2 SSN's (688-class Fast-Attacks)
The USS California, the newest Virginia-class SSN, is scheduled for commissioning in October 2011, with another 4 on the way.
During WW2 the US Navy built 126 submarines.
52 US submarines were lost in WW2. This was about 1 in every 5 submarines that the US had in WW2
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1. Ballistic submarines 2. Attack submarines
The U.S. had 111 submarines in commission at the start of World War II and commissioned 203 more before the war ended.
Yes, submarines were used by the Confederate Navy in the US Civil War.
52 US subs were lost in WWII.
pakistan dosent require any sumarines as china will do the job for us
Counting warships & merchantman, US subs sunk about 1,000 vessels.