The Typhoon was never quieter than an Ohio Boat. I was stationed on the oldest submarine in the US Navy. A Diesel Boat. And we tracked that bag of  chainsaws sounding Sub for 3 weeks before we were relieved by a Nuke out of Pearl. Now Akula, not the quietest but a dangerous Deep diving fast Boat. A logical follow on to the Alfa boats. Until the Mike Class ended that run. These were the boats we worried about. God Bless those brave sailors on the MIKE. They deserved better. Like Thresher she was rushed into service too fast by a complacent command structure.

Submarines, and even more so nuclear ones, have become the personification of technological progress: it is on ships for a covert attack that the most modern developments first appear. Teflon, software and computing systems, compact nuclear reactors and small-sized missiles. The list could go on and on if all the information was available to the masses. Nevertheless, something can be found in the vastness of the web. What submarines deservedly bear the title of the best in the world Find out in our video! We present to your attention a rating of the most powerful submarines of all time.