17 Best U.S. Navy Submarine Emblems of All Time

With the US Navy having one of the largest submarine fleets in the world, there has to be a way to identify them best. While each submarine has a name and hull number, the United States Navy also allows each submarine to have its own emblem. 

Each emblem can be personalized to match a submarine’s name or something related to its origin. Some emblems are circular, others are oval, and others are random shapes. Regardless of the emblem’s appearance, each emblem gives every sailor on board something to brag about.

USS Minnesota

• Hull number: SSN-783
• Date of commission: September 7, 2013

USS Cheyenne

• Hull number: SSN-773
• Date of commission: September 13, 1996

USS Asheville

• Hull number: SSN-758
• Date of commission: September 28, 1991

USS Alaska

• Hull number: SSBN-732
• Date of commission: January 25, 1986

USS Colorado

• Hull number: SSN-788
• Date of commission: March 17, 2018

USS Illinois

• Hull number: SSN-786
• Date of commission: October 29, 2016

USS Louisiana

• Hull number: SSBN-743
• Date of commission: September 6, 1997

USS Greeneville

• Hull number: SSN-772
• Date of commission: February 16, 1996

USS Georgia

• Hull number: SSGN-729
• Date of commission: February 11, 1984

USS Hawaii

• Hull number: SSN-776
• Date of commission: May 5, 2007

USS California

• Hull number: SSN-781
• Date of commission: October 29, 2011

USS George Washington

• Hull number: SSBN-598
• Date of commission: December 30, 1959

USS Jacksonville

• Hull number: SSN-699
• Date of commission: May 16, 1981

USS Kentucky

• Hull number: SSBN-737
• Date of commission: July 13, 1991

USS John Warner

• Hull number: SSN-785
• Date of commission: August 1, 2015

USS Michigan

• Hull number: SSGN-727
• Date of commission: September 11, 1982

USS Norfolk

• Hull number: SSN-714
• Date of commission: Mary 21, 1983

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