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Midget submarines

The midget submarines are, in order from the museum entrance to the river. 

Italian "Maiale": A swimmer delivery vehicle on which frogmen would ride. 

Swimmer Delivery Vehicle: Submarines have operated with special operations teams since the days of WWII with Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT), commonly known as “SEALs” (Sea-Air-Land) are used in a variety of clandestine operations. Carried in a special watertight tank “piggybacked” to a submarine, the SDV gives the SEAL team a greater range of stealth, mobility and endurance.

X-1

X-1: Midget Experimental Submarine. Served in a research capacity in rigorous and extensive tests to assist the Navy to evaluate its ability to defend harbors against very small submarines.

Japanese "Type A": These short range, two man submarines were carried by larger ships to the areas of operation. They were generally unsuccessful.

Missiles 

Harpoon: The HARPOON was originally developed as an anti-submarine missile to compliment the Navy’s submarine hunting P-3 “Orion” aircraft in the early 1970s. By 1981, this missile was the prime long-range anti-ship missile for numerous navies across the world. Similar to the TOMAHAWK, this missile is propelled by a turbojet that burns a kerosene-based fuel. A change in submarine operations at the beginning of the 21st Century led to the phasing out of HARPOON for submarine use.

Tomahawk: The TOMAHAWK cruise missile began operations with the submarine fleet in 1982. Fired from under the water, the Tomahawk, upon reaching the surface, opens a set of wings and flies to the target under computer and satellite control. With a range of over 700 nautical miles, this missile system has brought the submarine into the tactical battlefield well inland from the sea.