our networks
the home for speed & sport, motorized DIYers, and cool car collectionstrue stories of survival, justice and the human spiritscience channeldiscovery healthdiscovery channel
shop now
 

Top Ten Submarines

    print
 
Sentoku Class


7. Sentoku Class

A submarine that's an aircraft carrier seems like mating a fish and an elephant, but that didn't stop several navies from trying.

The Imperial Japanese Navy's I-400 Sentoku Class boats of World War II were 6,500 tons, almost three times the size of U.S. Gato Class subs, and about the same displacement as a U.S. George Washington-class nuclear-powered missile sub from the early 1960s.

The three Sentoku boats each carried three torpedo-equipped M6A Seiran floatplanes that would be launched by catapult, and then ditch in the water upon their return.

PUZZLES: Put together these submarines.
QUIZ: Prove your sub IQ with this Submarine Quiz.

« Previous  Top Ten Submarines   10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1    Next »

More Top Tens

f-22 Top Ten Fighters
This list blows those other top tens right out of the sky.
b-17 Top Ten Bombers
Find out which bombers made the list!
rifles Top Ten Rifles
The best combat rifles ever made.
 
 
advertisement

You Decide

 
newsletter
 

Ads by Google

 
SITE SEARCH
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTERS
CREDITS Naval Historical Center
DISCOVERY SITES Discovery Channel / TLC / Animal Planet / Discovery Health / Science Channel / Planet Green / Discovery Kids / Military Channel /
Investigation Discovery / HD Theater / Turbo / FitTV / HowStuffWorks / TreeHugger / Petfinder / PetVideo / Discovery Education
SHOP Military Channel Store / DVDs & Books / Custom Gear / Best Sellers / Collectible Models / Accessories
CUSTOMER SERVICE Viewer Relations / Free Newsletters / RSS
CORPORATE Discovery Communications, Inc / Advertising / Careers @ Discovery / Privacy Policy / Visitor Agreement
ATTENTION! We recently updated our privacy policy. The changes are effective as of September 10, 2008. To see the new policy, click here. Questions? See the policy for the contact information.