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Total Submarine Strength by Country

Authored By Staff Writer | Last Updated: 12/2012

Next to the aircraft carrier, the submarine remains a powerfully effective war time instrument.

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The modern attack submarine is capable of unleashing an accurate barrage of conventional or nuclear-tipped cruise missiles against land-based targets and surface while also having the facilities to counter enemy submarines. Additionally, submarines are used to assist special forces and in clandestine intelligence gathering. Many modernized world navies utilize the submarine primarily as a deterrent in territorial waters.


For the purposes of the GFP final ranking, landlocked nations are not penalized for the lack of a standing naval force. However, nations with a standing navy are penalized for lack of certain naval assets.


Frigates strength data through 2012.
1
71
2
70
3
63
4
58
5
29
6
16
7
15
8
14
9
14
10
12
11
11
12
10
13
10
14
8
15
8
16
6
17
6
18
6
19
6
20
5
21
5
22
5
23
4
24
4
25
4
26
4
27
4
28
4
29
3
30
3
31
3
32
3
33
2
34
2
35
2
36
2
37
1
38
0
39
0
40
0
41
0
42
0
43
0
44
0
45
0
46
0
47
0
48
0
49
0
50
0
51
0
52
0
53
0
54
0
55
0
56
0
57
0
58
0
59
0
60
0
61
0
62
0

Sources: US Library of Congress; CIA.gov/CIA World Factbook; EIA.gov; wikipedia.com; energy.eu; SIPRI.org. Some values estimated based on factors available when official sources are lacking.

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