Silent Service

Silent Service

Silent Service is the unofficial name that many submarine services give themselves.

Those known to have used the term include:

* The Royal Navy Submarine Service
* The United States Pacific Fleet's submarine force in World War 2
* The current Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet and the Naval Submarine Force United States Pacific Fleet


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