0 a ship that can go deep underwater -- undervannsbåt [ masculine ]
1 (abbreviation sub) a ship that can travel under the surface of the sea -- undervannsbåt, ubåt
a nuclear submarine.
2 existing, or intended for use etc, under the surface of the sea -- undervanns-, undersjøisk
submarine vegetation.
Can we be assured that we are in a position to counter long-range modern submarines on all sea routes?
They may well reap a harvest by watching our operating tactics and by listening to the things that submarines are interested in.
Many of us are worried about the capacity to build submarines.
The current programme of modernisation and rebuilding will leave us with more ships and submarines operational in 1985 than today.
What will happen to the new generation of diesel submarines which we are promised at the rate of one a year?
The planned minimum life of both our conventional and nuclear attack submarines is 25 years.
Not only have they the numbers, but technically their submarines are greatly advanced.
Above all, we should have a balanced fleet, not a fleet of all submarines or a fleet of all surface vessels.
