page_title: Fleet submarine
hierarchical_section_title: Fleet submarine
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy submarine USS Wahoo (SS-238) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 14 July 1943.
context_page_description: A fleet submarine is a submarine with the speed, range, and endurance to operate as part of a navy's battle fleet. Examples of fleet submarines are the British First World War era K class and the American World War II era Gato class.
  Within the modern Royal Navy, the term is used for the British nuclear-powered attack submarines. In the United States Navy, the term came to be used primarily for the long-range submarines that served in World War II.
context_section_description: A fleet submarine is a submarine with the speed, range, and endurance to operate as part of a navy's battle fleet.  Examples of fleet submarines are the British First World War era K class and the American World War II era Gato class. 
  Within the modern Royal Navy, the term is used for the British nuclear-powered attack submarines. In the United States Navy, the term came to be used primarily for the long-range submarines that served in World War II.
caption: Gato class fleet submarine USS Wahoo
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