r/submarines
Subreddit for everything Submarines!!!
How to think about r/submarines
This community is dedicated to all things submarines, encompassing discussions about their design, technology, history, and operational tactics. Members share insights on various submarine types, including nuclear and conventional vessels, and engage in conversations about naval strategy and maritime defense. The community stands out for its technical depth and passion for underwater warfare, making it a hub for enthusiasts and professionals alike.
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Audience
Participants in this community range from military personnel and naval historians to hobbyists and students interested in maritime technology. The vibe is generally respectful and informative, with members eager to share knowledge and learn from one another. The audience is predominantly male, often with a strong interest in engineering, military history, and maritime affairs.
Posting culture
Content that thrives includes detailed technical discussions, historical analyses, and personal experiences related to submarines. High-quality images, diagrams, and videos are also popular. Posts that lack depth or are overly promotional tend to receive downvotes. The community values informative and well-researched content, with a steady posting cadence that encourages regular engagement without overwhelming members.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as overt promotion is often met with skepticism. Authentic engagement through sharing valuable insights, educational content, or sponsoring relevant discussions can be effective. Brands should avoid direct advertising and instead focus on building relationships by contributing to discussions or providing expert knowledge related to submarines and naval technology. Transparency and genuine interest in the community's topics are crucial for positive reception.
Top keywords
What r/submarines talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/Saturnax1
- u/vitoskito
- u/Saturn_Ecplise
- u/[deleted]
- u/DerekL1963
- u/seabmariner
- u/HiTork
- u/oelslin
- u/JoukovDefiant
- u/Emergency-Mammoth-88
- u/menormedia
- u/iamnotabot7890
- u/221missile
- u/casualphilosopher1
- u/Thoughts_As_I_Drive
- u/whibbler
- u/conandivljak
- u/BoydFlameProjector
- u/cellblock73
- u/800tonnes
- u/KapitanKurt
- u/speed150mph
- u/Giant_Slor
- u/KingNeptune767
- u/Jay1989ukbham
- u/RMSTitanic2
- u/Subject_Tonight1019
- u/Interrobang22
- u/Lavrentio4ever
- u/Black_Shark739
- u/LCDRtomdodge
- u/MGC91
- u/palito1980
- u/Plupsnup
- u/Underwood4EverHoC
- u/Outrageous-Nothing58
- u/jackthetexan
- u/awood20
- u/Vepr157
- u/Used-Establishment86
- u/Asmodeane
- u/nigel45
- u/trurlANDklapaucius
- u/General_Douglas
- u/WhatThomasSaw
- u/gerry3246
- u/sledgehammer_maniac
- u/hooliganorange
- u/BuridansAscot
- u/Smoke_Me_When_i_Die
- u/SwvellyBents
- u/rain-storms
- u/Mr_Manta
- u/LuckyRedShirt
- u/ProbablyABore
- u/Dextradomis
- u/manvscode
- u/Commercial_Light_743
- u/Brightroarz
- u/BobT21
- u/thechamelioncircuit
- u/Dylabungo
- u/MihalysRevenge
- u/Sea_Ad4657
- u/ricky_escott
- u/ApertureDelay
- u/greatblu84
- u/Perisher80
- u/frost21rr
- u/Scintellix_Art
- u/Chasseur_OFRT
- u/23cmwzwisie
- u/zippotato
- u/vhautain
- u/SiamSubmariner66
- u/bsmith2123
- u/Bozzor
- u/Minister_Stein
- u/verylargeturd
- u/arqoc
- u/heyitsventura
- u/Canadastani
- u/Parody5Gaming
- u/Winger52
- u/GTOdriver04
- u/jorg2
- u/draugen_pnw
- u/Ahmazzan
- u/johnjohnjohn27
- u/TerribleProfit
- u/mykiman
- u/mergedin
- u/Amrsana73
- u/chalue89
- u/Brutalizam
- u/Juggafish
- u/ALRUN0
- u/NicodemusArcleon
- u/Milmama_ontherun
- u/Tricky_State_3981
By votes
- u/Saturnax1
- u/vitoskito
- u/Saturn_Ecplise
- u/[deleted]
- u/oelslin
- u/DerekL1963
- u/seabmariner
- u/HiTork
- u/JoukovDefiant
- u/menormedia
- u/iamnotabot7890
- u/BoydFlameProjector
- u/casualphilosopher1
- u/Emergency-Mammoth-88
- u/Giant_Slor
- u/cellblock73
- u/800tonnes
- u/RMSTitanic2
- u/jackthetexan
- u/conandivljak
- u/221missile
- u/verylargeturd
- u/Subject_Tonight1019
- u/sledgehammer_maniac
- u/KingNeptune767
- u/hooliganorange
- u/KapitanKurt
- u/Outrageous-Nothing58
- u/Lavrentio4ever
- u/arqoc
- u/Jay1989ukbham
- u/Black_Shark739
- u/awood20
- u/heyitsventura
- u/MGC91
- u/BuridansAscot
- u/Interrobang22
- u/speed150mph
- u/rain-storms
- u/Canadastani
- u/ProbablyABore
- u/nigel45
- u/Parody5Gaming
- u/Winger52
- u/GTOdriver04
- u/palito1980
- u/jorg2
- u/manvscode
- u/Plupsnup
- u/draugen_pnw
- u/Vepr157
- u/Ahmazzan
- u/Mr_Manta
- u/Used-Establishment86
- u/johnjohnjohn27
- u/TerribleProfit
- u/Asmodeane
- u/mykiman
- u/thechamelioncircuit
- u/mergedin
- u/Amrsana73
- u/Smoke_Me_When_i_Die
- u/whibbler
- u/chalue89
- u/LuckyRedShirt
- u/Commercial_Light_743
- u/Thoughts_As_I_Drive
- u/Brutalizam
- u/SwvellyBents
- u/Juggafish
- u/ALRUN0
- u/LCDRtomdodge
- u/NicodemusArcleon
- u/Milmama_ontherun
- u/Tricky_State_3981
- u/MihalysRevenge
- u/AjejeBrazorfTram
- u/Captain_Biscuit
- u/Ravensfanman22
- u/IvenireVirtus
- u/TURNOFCENTURYHOOSIER
- u/Musashi3111
- u/DatBeigeBoy
- u/No_Canary3485
- u/gwhizz79
- u/Xander395
- u/Dextradomis
- u/cstrikethrow
- u/ExquisiteMoist
- u/Brightroarz
- u/kmc0522
- u/BobT21
- u/Ro3oster
- u/almostrainman
- u/Underwood4EverHoC
- u/Sensei_of_Knowledge
- u/altgottt
- u/Theoldboltcutter
- u/medicmachinist38
- u/daygloviking
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/LarYungmann
- u/BobT21
- u/STCM2
- u/itsjero
- u/hifumiyo1
- u/sg3niner
- u/lopedopenope
- u/SiamSubmariner66
- u/EWSandRCSSnuke
- u/DumpsterPanda8
- u/Submarineguystingray
- u/Saturnax1
- u/IembraceSaidin
- u/WWBob
- u/SaintEyegor
- u/speed150mph
- u/Rembrand_bruh
- u/Accomplished_Ad9435
- u/Clell65619
- u/verbmegoinghere
- u/gwhh
- u/mikkokilla
- u/SanMan0042
- u/GTOdriver04
- u/IQBoosterShot
- u/IvenireVirtus
- u/theghostofmrmxyzptlk
- u/cville13013
- u/Psychological-Sale64
- u/vonHindenburg
- u/nashuanuke
- u/cleon42
- u/fredbeard1301
- u/War_Daddy_992
- u/deltaz0912
- u/FreakyManBaby
- u/Separate-Landscape48
- u/il_maio
- u/us1549
- u/Bubba_237
- u/MeanCat4
- u/agha0013
- u/theniwo
- u/VFP_ProvenRoute
- u/artful_todger_502
- u/Old_Gandyman
- u/Dylabungo
- u/Alice_Alpha
- u/Stellar_Observer_17
- u/Jaws1499
- u/Dirtydeedsinc
- u/SuperDurpPig
- u/Lovehistory-maps
- u/Ron-Swanson-Mustache
- u/Vepr157
- u/cruiserflyer
- u/cdeezes
- u/BigFatTomato
- u/mnrider6
- u/vicblck24
- u/vyrago
- u/ghostpanther218
- u/deep6it2
- u/ShadowBard0962
- u/Thin-Recover1935
- u/GraveKommander
- u/SnooChipmunks6620
- u/madbill728
- u/snowfox_my
- u/RadEllahead
- u/agoia
- u/hooliganorange
- u/pappyvanwinkle1111
- u/CEH246
- u/DrizzleD1229
- u/beansjustfarted
- u/Inner-Article2015
- u/Ok-Rope7450
- u/tofu_b3a5t
- u/chuckleheadjoe
- u/The_Armed_Centrist
- u/DaveInFoco
- u/fireking99
- u/Me_be_Artful_Dodger
- u/OriginalCpiderman
- u/Sl0w-Plant
- u/Doug_Nightmare
- u/ProbablyABore
- u/Deep_Fry_Daddy
- u/DisgruntledDiggit
- u/Forsaken_Care
- u/libtaarded
- u/XR171
- u/Thoughts_As_I_Drive
- u/AndSoItBegins-Again
- u/qtpss
- u/tlumacz
- u/peppercorns666
- u/Ocean53
By votes
- u/RightYouAreKen1
- u/BobT21
- u/[deleted]
- u/soccerinco
- u/tisdellcj
- u/Vepr157
- u/SanMan0042
- u/djd811
- u/5endN00d5
- u/Midwinter_Orion
- u/gravity_rose
- u/GTOdriver04
- u/vyrago
- u/hooliganorange
- u/barnacle_bill_
- u/Giant_Slor
- u/FrendChicken
- u/Rhesusmonkeydave
- u/rfm92
- u/Stellar_Observer_17
- u/vonHindenburg
- u/nashuanuke
- u/riggsdr
- u/ASadSeaman
- u/Styger21st
- u/Merker6
- u/Redbaron1701
- u/draugen_pnw
- u/AndSoItBegins-Again
- u/GraveKommander
- u/Thoughts_As_I_Drive
- u/agha0013
- u/MuchoGrandeRandy
- u/OrthodoxMemes
- u/jerseycityfrankie
- u/us1549
- u/The_Armed_Centrist
- u/Dirtydeedsinc
- u/cruxshadow338
- u/leefrake
- u/theghostofmrmxyzptlk
- u/jorg2
- u/n3wb33Farm3r
- u/mnrider6
- u/that-bro-dad
- u/Ron-Swanson-Mustache
- u/CheeseburgerSmoothy
- u/ArkRoyalR09
- u/Set1SQ
- u/Paladin327
- u/slatsandflaps
- u/Ocean53
- u/iodizedpepper
- u/UGM-27
- u/Saturnax1
- u/IQBoosterShot
- u/seabmariner
- u/JSpreader
- u/SeansBeard
- u/DaveInFoco
- u/MiddleAgedGrump
- u/AaronPossum
- u/Dylabungo
- u/caucasianinasia
- u/vicblck24
- u/Orpheum
- u/Valkyrie417
- u/heyitsventura
- u/XR171
- u/The_Cow_God
- u/hmstanley
- u/sg3niner
- u/Kokeandkandii
- u/workerdrones
- u/Space_Eaglez
- u/burens
- u/itsjero
- u/Puzzleheaded_Raise75
- u/BollBot
- u/EWSandRCSSnuke
- u/cruiserflyer
- u/Raider440
- u/SnooShortcuts2858
- u/yyds332
- u/richc1958
- u/Doc-Sparks
- u/theroadblaster
- u/CopiousBees
- u/tlumacz
- u/FrequentWay
- u/Juv3WWCdinner
- u/shoveldr
- u/KeeganY_SR-UVB76
- u/beansjustfarted
- u/STCM2
- u/just-the-doctor1
- u/BasqueCO
- u/the_white_cloud
- u/backcountry57
- u/theKickAHobo
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FAQ
r/submarines — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/submarines have?
r/submarines has approximately 282,988 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/submarines created?
r/submarines was created on September 3, 2010 (16 years ago).
What is r/submarines about?
This community is dedicated to all things submarines, encompassing discussions about their design, technology, history, and operational tactics. Members share insights on various submarine types, including nuclear and conventional vessels, and engage in conversations about naval strategy and maritime defense. The community stands out for its technical depth and passion for u…
What subreddits are similar to r/submarines?
Communities similar to r/submarines include r/navy, r/weirdwings, r/helicopters, r/navynukes, r/wwiiplanes.
Who are the most active posters on r/submarines?
The most frequent posters on r/submarines include u/Saturnax1, u/vitoskito, u/Saturn_Ecplise.
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