For obvious reasons, submarines are not suppose to be photograph without permission. Plus, there is more than one reason it's called the silent service
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For a great book about the history of the Silent Service, find a copy of "Blind Man's Bluff":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_M...rine_Espionage
Google Book Copy
Here's a couple decent links:
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/subs/subs.asp
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/history.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...56.html?page=1
I'm a surface ship guy, so my information about them isn't any different than what you can find out with a little research.