most people think of submarines as amazing underwater naval transports,not as a refuge for sexual discrimination in the military,most navies prohibited women from serving on submarines,even after they had been permitted to serve on surface warships,The Royal Norwegian Navy became the first navy to allow female crew on it's submarines in 1985.The Royal Danish Navy allowed female submarines in 1988. Others allowed suit including the Swedish Navy 1998,The royal Australian Navy 1998, The German Navy (2001) and the Canadian Navy (2002 ). Women may serve on US submarines this year,but the British Rpyal Navy still does not permit women to serve on submarines