Silent Service

See how the subs were designed and learn the stories of the Squalus and Argonaut.

An up-close look at men like Sam Dealey, "The Destroyer Killer," Dudley Morton and Richard O' Kane, who developed strategies that helped win the war.

See how a failed design nearly proved disastrous, and how the definitive submarine weapon was re-invented.

Originally touted as scouts for surface fleets, submarines were used in far more effective ways as the war wore on.

During World War II, Germany's submarines attacked Allied shipping in coordinated groups like a pack of wolves hunting prey.

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Go on the trail of "boomers" as we play a deadly game of underwater hide and seek.

From midget subs to manned torpedoes, get an up-close look at the remarkable vessels that were created to tackle top-secret missions.

During World War 2 the Imperial Japanese Navy maintained a fleet of submarines that included the largest and most powerful underwater weapons the world had yet seen, including underwater aircraft carriers.

At the height of the Cold War the Soviets boasted more nuclear submarines than any other nation, a record achieved at great cost---not only in rubles but in lives.

The U.S. Navy's ballistic missile submarines rise to preeminent status in the strategic nuclear deterrent forces.