Porpoise class submarine can refer to:
* The British "Grampus" class of six submarines launched in the 1930s is sometimes called the "Porpoise" class
* The British "Porpoise" class of eight submarines launched in the 1950s
* The United States "Porpoise" class of ten submarines launched in the 1930s
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British Porpoise class submarine — The Porpoise class was an eight boat class of diesel electric submarines of the Royal Navy. This class was originally designated patrol submarines, then attack. They were the first conventional British submarines to be built after the end of… … Wikipedia
United States Porpoise class submarine — The Porpoise class were submarines built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s, and incorporated a number of modern features that would make them the basis for subsequent classes such as the Salmon , Tambor , Gato , Balao , and Tench… … Wikipedia
Oberon class submarine — For the 1920s O class submarines, sometimes referred to as the Oberon class, see Odin class submarine. HMS Otus Class overview Name: Oberon … Wikipedia
Amphion class submarine — The Amphion class (also known as the A class and Acheron class) of diesel electric submarines were ordered by the British Admiralty in 1943, upon the realisation that the new Pacific theatre of war following the attack on Pearl Harbor needed a… … Wikipedia
Grampus class submarine — The Grampus class submarines were a group of minelaying submarines built for the British Royal Navy in the late 1930s. These boats are sometimes referred to as the Porpoise class from the single prototype, HMS Porpoise built in 1932. Five boats… … Wikipedia
Tench class submarine — Class overview Builders: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Electric Boat Company, Boston Navy Yard[1 … Wikipedia
Explorer class submarine — The two Explorer class submarines were experimental vessels built for the Royal Navy to test a propulsion system based on the use of highly concentrated Hydrogen peroxide (HTP) and diesel fuel to achieve high underwater endurance and speeds.… … Wikipedia
Salmon class submarine — The Salmon class of United States Navy submarines were an incremental improvement over the Porpoise class, and was in turn almost immediately superseded by the Sargo class.The Salmon class sank 33 enemy ships during the Pacific campaign before… … Wikipedia
United States O class submarine — For other ships of the same name, see O class submarine. USS O 1 (SS 62) lead ship of her class in dry dock at Portsmouth Nary Yard in September 1918 … Wikipedia
British M class submarine — The British Royal Navy M class submarines were a small class of diesel electric submarine built during World War I. The unique feature of the class was a 12 inch (305 mm) gun mounted in a turret forward of the conning tower. They were ordered in… … Wikipedia
