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Its my third thread of this kind. Previous two:
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/164168-worlds-most-mass-produced-aircrafts.html
http://www.defence.pk/forums/military-forum/165406-worlds-most-mass-produced-tanks.html

1. Type VII

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709 built. WW2 German submarine. First by a laaarge margin.

2. Type IX

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283 built. Another German WW2 submarine.

3. Project 613 Whiskey

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236 built (including 21 in China). Most produced post WW2 submarine. Most produced Soviet submarine.

4. Poject 633 Romeo

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133 built, including 84 in China. That's most produced submarine by China, although designed in USSR.

5. Balao

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128 built. Most produced US submarine (WW2).

6. Type XXI

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118 built. Third most produced German WW2 submarine. Ironically none seen action.

7. Type A Ko-hyoteki

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101 built. Most produced Japanese submarine. Most produced midget submarine.

8. UB-III

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95 built. Most produced WW1 submarine (German).
 
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9. Shchuka

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86 built. Most produced submarine between WW1 and WW2. Second most produced Soviet submarine.

10. Gato

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77 built. Second most produced US submarine.

11. Project 541 Foxtrot

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75 built. Second most produced post WW2 submarine.

12. Holland 602 type

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72 built. 1915-1920. Designed in US, but almost all built in UK and Canada. Served in UK (36), Russia (11), US (9), Italy (8), Chile (6) and Canada (2).

13. UC-II

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64 built. Second most produced WW1 submarine.

14. Los Angeles

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62 bult. Most produced nuclear submarine. Most produced US post WW2 submarine.

15. S-Class

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62 built. Most produced UK submarine (pre and during WW2).

16. Type 209

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61 built, still in production. Most produced German post WW2 submarine.
 
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17. Type XXIII

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61 built. Most produced mini submarine.

18. E-Class

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58 built. Most produced WW1 British submarine (third WW1 submarine overall).

19. Project 877 Kilo + Project 636 Imrpoved Kilo

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55 built (24+31). Still in production.

20. Malyutka XV

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54 built.

21. T-Class

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52 built. Third most produced UK submarine (just before WW2).

22. S-Class

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51 built.

23. Type II

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50 built.

24. Project 671 Victor I,II,III

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50 (17+7+26) bult. Most produced Soviet nuclear submarine. Second most produced nuclear submarine in the world (if consider them as one class).
 
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25. Type Mittel U

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46 built. German WW1 submarine.

26. Sang O

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40+ built. Most produced North Korean submarine.

27. C-Class

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38 built. Most produced pre WW1 submarine (UK). Most produced gasoline engined submarine.

28. Sturgeon

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37 built. Second most produced US nuclear submarine and third in the world (second if not consider 3 Victors as one class).

29. Project 667 Yankee

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34 built. Most produced SSBN.

30. Redoubtable

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31 built. Most produced French submarine.

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Conclusion. If exclude Japanese midget joke, all most produced submarines were just by 4 countries:

Germany
USSR
US
UK

After WW2 mass producers were:

USSR/Russia (both diesel and nuclear)
USA (nuclear)
Germany (diesel, mainly for export)
China (mainly licence built Soviet)
 
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Excellent thread. :tup:
Thank you :)

Here I groupes these submarines according to periods:


pre WW1

1) C-Class (UK) - 38

WW1

1) UB-III (Germany) - 95
2) UC-II (Germany) - 65
3) E-Class (UK) - 58
4) Type Mittel U (Germany) - 46

WW1-WW2 -- Holland 602 type (UK/US/Canada) - 72

1) Shchuka (USSR) - 86
2) T-Class (UK) - 52
3) S-Class (USA) - 51
4) Redoubtable (France) - 31

WW2 -- Type II (Germany) - 50

1) Type VII (Germany) - 709
2) Type IX (Germany) - 283
3) Balao (US) - 128
4) Type XXI (Germany) - 118
5) Type A Ko-hyoteki (Japan) - 101
6) Gato (US) - 77
7) S-Class (UK) - 62
8) Type XXIII (Germany) - 61

post WW2

1) Whiskey (USSR) - 236
2) Romeo (USSR/China) - 113
3) Foxtrot (USSR) - 75
4) Los Angeles (USA) - 62
5) Type 209 (Germany) - 61
6) Kilo (USSR/Russia) - 55
7) Malyutka XV (USSR) - 54
8) Victor I,II,III (USSR) - 50
9) Sang O (North Korea) - 40+
10) Sturgeon (USA) - 37
11) Yankee (USSR) - 34

Nuclear subs in bold. Holland 62 and Type II were built between selected periods.
 
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Holy moly.. Germany built more then 1000 subs and still couldn't defend.. Apart from the main reason being invaded from land, in those days subs had limited range and no way the crew was trained enough when you have the production of this scale in such short period..
 
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