r/submarines

23K archived posts · Nov 2010 – Sep 2026

Run Silent, Run Deep

r/submarines

Subreddit for everything Submarines!!!

Created Sep 3, 2010

270KMembers (last snapshot)

23KArchived posts

"A billion dollar house, and the roof leaks...” - Submarine Mechanic Proverb

We are the subreddit dedicated to every machine under the water.

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[Why Submarines are called boats and not called ships - u/Vepr157](https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/2nwdkq/why_are_submarines_referred_to_as_boats_and_not/)

Discord Server - https://discord.gg/5bMZsgY

###Flair Requests
Message your verification info to the Moderators

Approved verification info:

Official awards showing your qualification
Official qualification documents
a photo of you in uniform showing pins (Dolphins)
DD-214/Separation documents
If you don't have any documents you can request a board to verify knowledge.US ONLY

Redact any personal/secret info

Current flair:
US Silver Dolphins
US Gold Dolphins
US Silver SSBN Patrol Pin
US Gold SSBN Patrol Pin
UK Dolphins
US Silver IUS
US Gold IUS
US Silver Deep Submergence
US Gold Deep Submergence
US CHOP Dolphins
US Engineer Dolphins

#U.S. Veteran's Crisis Line

1-800-273-8255 or text "start" to 741-741

#Museum Submarines

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