GTA V Submarine Pieces Locations Guide

Almost countless activities in the game and collecting submarine parts is one of them and this is where our GTA V submarine Pieces Locations guide comes in.

After you complete ‘The Merryweather Heist‘ and purchase the Sonar Collection Dock for $250,000, submarine collectibles become available to find across Los Santos. There are several submarine parts to find in GTA V and finding all of them nets you a reward.

This guide will help give you a location-by-location breakdown of where you can find all submarine parts in GTA 5 and how you can collect them, additionally, we’ll also be going over the rewards you receive. Without any further ado let’s get into it

For more help on GTA 5, read our Spaceship Parts Locations, Stunt Jumps Locations and Letter Scraps Locations Guide.

GTA V Submarine Pieces Locations

The GTA V Submarine Pieces quest can be activated by speaking to Abigail. You will find her standing near the Sonar Collections Docks. Simply talk to her and you can begin searching for all 30 submarine pieces. 

You will come across sharks while looking for the submarine parts, if you don’t annoy them much; they won’t cause a problem, but it is always better to come equipped with a strong melee weapon. The map below contains the locations for all thirty pieces.

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GTA V Submarine Pieces

GTA 5 All Submarine Pieces Locations

Submarine Piece #1

Location. The first piece will be near the broken structure of a plane next to a health pick-up.

Submarine Piece #2

Location. The second one is near the first piece. You just need to follow the white ring and you will eventually get it near the bottom level of the drowned plane’s structure.

Submarine Piece #3

Location. Move towards the north-side from the location of piece #2 and you will get this piece near the engine. Grab it and return to the surface.

Submarine Piece #4

Location. The next piece is near the plane’s motor in the shallow waters. There will be some sharks in the area, so be careful!

Submarine Piece #5

Location. Get inside the large cargo and get to the far end of the it to find the next submarine piece and armor. The other end of the cargo will have a Hidden Package.

Submarine Piece #6

Location. Go further down from where you retrieved the fifth piece until you reach the remains of a wing to find the next piece.

Submarine Piece #7

Location. Get behind the front portion of the drowned plane and the next piece will be in plain sight.

Submarine Piece #8

Location. Get inside the front area of the airliner to find the next piece of the submarine. Get back to the shore after retrieving this piece.

Submarine Piece #9

Location. The next piece will be located behind the pilothouse in the main deck. There will be a briefcase of money and a sniper-rifle near this location.

Submarine Piece #10

Location. The next piece can be retrieved by swimming to the south to the port of Los Santos in open waters.

Submarine Piece #11

Location. You will find this piece under the bridge of the port of Los Santos. Get back to Dinghy after retrieving this piece.

Submarine Piece #12

Location. It will be at the end of a broken pulley in less deep waters.

Submarine Piece #13

Location. This piece can be found near the rust-brown structure of something unknown. The water will be shallow in this area.

Submarine Piece #14

Location. It can be found near the arc of the Ocean Motion ship in shallow waters near a bunch of wooden structures.

Submarine Piece #15

Location. Get to the port of Los Santos and then to the starboard side of the Ocean Motion ship. It will be near the rusty structure.

Submarine Piece #16

Location. Near the bow of the Ocean Motion ship, you will come across this submarine piece near a large boulder.

Submarine Piece #17

Location. Get to the right side of the Daisy-Lee ship and you will get the next piece under the destroyed dock.

Submarine Piece #18 and #19

Location. Jump into the water and you will come across a destructed plane. Both the pieces will be in the empennage of the plane.

Submarine Piece #20

Location. Get to the upper part of the wing’s section of the plane to find the next piece of submarine.

Submarine Piece #21

Location. The opening at one side of the drainpipe will have the next submarine piece.

Submarine Piece #22

Location. After finding the previous piece, make your way to the west and you will get it under a rock arch.

Submarine Piece #23

Location. Get to the broken boards of the dock to find the next piece.

Submarine Piece #24

Location. The next piece of collectible will be right next to a drowned rusty structure.

Submarine Piece #25

Location. You will see a big hole near the stem of a drowned ship. This one is near the National Office of Security Enforcement area.

Submarine Piece #26

Location. Keep on moving to the north side of the ship from where you found the last piece and get to the upper floor of the cargo to find the next piece hidden behind some crates.

Submarine Piece #27

Location. After collecting the piece #26, once again move towards north and enter the sunken ship from the south to find the next piece near the shipping container.

Submarine Piece #28

Location. While swimming through the same ship, get down to the pilothouse to find the next piece underneath the stairs. We would advise you to come back to Dinghy after collecting this piece.

Submarine Piece #29 and #30

Location. You will have to dive into the Northeast of the Mount Gordo (The area swarming with sharks). You will see a nose-down bi-plane; get to the front side of it to find the piece #29. As for the Submarine Piece #30, continue to your north; cross a few boulders and you will see the final piece on the Davy Jones.

What happens once you collect all 30 submarine pieces in GTA 5?

After you collect all 30 submarine parts in GTA 5, you’ll receive a call from Abigail, where she’ll ask you to meet her at Paleto Cove. Here, you’ll begin her second and final mission, What Lies Beneath. You don’t have to do anything here, but you will receive a reward for all your troubles which includes

  • 10 Dollars
  • An autographed picture

Not exactly the best of rewards, but in your quest to acquire all thirty submarine parts, you’ll be able to find a bunch of weapons and some armor. Here you can also choose to kill Abigail if you wish. Doing so won’t have any ramifications.

How to fix the ‘Can’t get Submarine parts’ bug in GTA 5

There may be some cases where you’re unable to collect a few of the 30 submarine parts. This glitch happens as the game sometimes struggles to spawn the pieces in their correct places. The fix is fairly simple. Simply leave the area, switch characters, and then switch back to Michael and reattempt the search.

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