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The Type XXVII Seehund, German for Seal, is considered the most successful of the miniature German submarines. Designed in 1944, it first saw active duty that December, and some 285 were commissioned into the Kriegsmarine.

About 50 Seehund boats had an additional fuel storage tanks for increased range. These tanks look like torpedo shaped bulges in the hull either side of the conning tower, as can be seen in our model.

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Tom Clancy called the Upholder "... probably the finest Diesel-electric submarine in the world." Despite this accolade, the Upholder saw service with the British Royal Navy for just 6 1/2 years (December 1986 to June 1993). Sold to Canada, they are now entering service as the Victoria class. 

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Weighing in at 258 metric tonnes submerged displacement and measuring 34.7 metres in length the type XXIII was a coastal submarine designed to operate in the Med and North Sea. It was armed with just two torpedoes - and no reloading was possible.

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The Volkswagen of submarines. If anyone has ever seen a photograph or movie showing a World War 2 U-boat then the Type 7 is probably what they have seen. Over 650 of these boats were built, a truly staggering number.

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Sweden has always put great emphasis on the independence of their defence forces. So it is not surprising that they have their own submarines. They see their roles in coastal waters. The A-14  Nacken is a fine example of a Swedish coastal sub. It's most visible distinguishing feature is the X tail "ruddervator."

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Another British sub to win an accolade from Tom Clancy, who said "Quite simply, the best SSN ever built by the British...quick, quiet, and carries a substantial punch". As far as we know, the Trafalgar was the first sub in service with the quiet pumpjet propulsion system. This propulsion system proved so successful that it is allegedly now being retrofitted to many British and American submarines.

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Designed by Vickers at Barrow, the “Oberon” was arguably the finest class of conventional boats ever produced. Being almost silent at low speeds, they were the ideal vessels for patrolling, and attacking other submarines and surface targets. The class contained a total of 27 boats, which served under the flags of five nations.

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The Molch (Salamander) was an electrically driven one man operated torpedo carrier. They were employed off Anzio and later off the coast of Holland. About 390 were built, but they were not very effective as they were too complicated to operate and their crews lacked proper training and support.

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The four X-51s were an unusual element in Britain's post-WWII sub fleet.  Emphasis was placed on countering the perceived growing Soviet threat. They  incorporated a number of improvements on the XE-Craft of WWII.  In July 1958 Stickleback was sold to Sweden and renamed Spiggen. It returned to the UK in 1977 where it is now on display at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford.

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The Vanguard submarines were built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Limited. They are the largest submarines manufactured in the UK, displacing 15,900t submerged, twice the displacement of the Resolution class Polaris submarines which they replaced. The first of class, HMS Vanguard, was commissioned in 1993. Their home port is the Royal Naval Base at Faslane in Scotland.

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