[Homer_J_Simpson]

At the bottom of the first article... the Soviets were saying they had more subs than Germany and Japan combined?

This was all bluster right?

"The Soviet Navy at the beginning of war, did not have as many surface vessels as the British and Americans had. But the Soviet submarine fleet was large, probably the largest one in the world at the time [1941]. The Soviet Navy consisted of 4 battleships, 10 cruisers, 59 destroyers and 218 submarines. The navy was divided in fleets in Baltic Sea, Arctic Sea, Black Sea and the Pacific Ocean."

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=USSR

The Soviets were not very involved in the Pacific war as far as I know.

They didn't declare war on Japan until the middle of 1945.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Live link.

http://uboat.net/allies/warships/listing.html?navy=USSR

[PAR35]

But the Soviet submarine fleet was large, probably the largest one in the world at the time [1941].

"The Soviet Navy at the beginning of war, did not have as many surface vessels as the British and Americans had. The date would cause me to question the rest of the article. The was began for the Soviets no later than 1939.

In any event, the original post that started the discussion looks accurate- looks like by any count that the Soviets had more than the Germans and Japanese combined in 1939.