List of submarines of the Royal Navy

This is a list of Royal Navy submarines, arranged chronologically. Submarines that are currently active and commissioned are shown below in bold.

Pre-First World War

• , launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
• , launched: 9 July 1902
• B class
• 11 boats, 1904–1906
• C class
• 38 boats, 1906–1910

First World War

• D class
• E class
• F class
• S class
• V class
• W class
• G class
• H class
• Nautilus class
• Swordfish class
• J class
• K class
• HMS K1
• HMS K2
• HMS K3
• HMS K4
• HMS K5
• HMS K6
• HMS K7
• HMS K8
• HMS K9
• HMS K10
• HMS K11
• HMS K12
• HMS K13
• HMS K14
• HMS K15
• HMS K16
• HMS K17
• HMS K26
• L class
• M class
• HMS M1
• HMS M2
• HMS M3
• HMS M4
• R class

Interwar years

• HMS X1
• Odin class
• Parthian class
• Rainbow class
• S (Swordfish) class
• River or Thames class
• HMS Thames (N71)
• HMS Severn (N57)
• HMS Clyde (N12)
• Grampus class
• T (Triton) class
• U (Undine) class

Second World War

• S (safari) class (War Emergency Programme)
• T (Tempest) class (War Emergency Programme)
• U (Umpire) class (War Emergency Programme)
• P611 class
• United States R-class submarine
• HMS P511
• HMS P512
• HMS P514
• U (Uproar) class
• V (Vampire) class

Cold War

To mid-1950s

• Amphion class
• Amphion (P439/S39/S43) (laid down as Anchorite but name changed before launch)
• Astute (P447/S47/S45)
• Auriga (P419/S19/S69)
• Aurochs (P426/S26/S62)
• Alcide (P415/S15/S65)
• Alderney (P416/S16/S66)
• Alliance (P417/S17/S67)
• Ambush (P418/S18/S68)
• Anchorite (P422/S22/S64)
• Andrew (P423/S23/S63)
• Affray (P421)
• Aeneas (P427/S27/S72/SSG72)
• Alaric (P441/S41)
• Artemis (P449/S39/S49)
• Artful (P456/S56/S96)
• Acheron (P411/S11/S61)
• Ace (P414)
• Achates (P433)
• Explorer class
• Stickleback class (midget submarines)
• X51 Stickleback
• X52 Shrimp
• X53 Sprat
• X54 Minnow
• Foreign Built
• Graph (P715) – German Type VII U-boat
• Meteorite – German Type XVII U-boat
• N2 – German Type VII-C/41 U-boat
• X2 – Italian, Archimede-class submarine

Late 1950s to late 1980s

From HMS Porpoise Royal Navy submarines were given their own "S" pennant numbers.

• Porpoise class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer)
• Porpoise, commissioned/decommissioned: 1958–1982
• Narwhal, c/d: 1959–1977
• Finwhale, c/d: 1960–1987 (harbour service from 1979)
• Cachalot, c/d: 1959–1979
• Sealion, c/d: 1961–1987
• Walrus, c/d: 1961–1986
• Grampus, c/d: 1958–1978
• Rorqual, c/d: 1958–1976
• Oberon class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer)
• Oberon, commissioned/decommissioned: 1961–1986
• Onslaught, c/d: 1962–1990
• Orpheus, c/d: 1960–1990 (harbour service from 1987)
• Odin, c/d: 1962–1990
• Otter, c/d: 1962–1991
• Olympus, c/d: 1961–1989
• Oracle, c/d: 1963–1993
• Ocelot, c/d: 1964–1991
• Otus, c/d: 1963–1991
• Opossum, c/d: 1964–1993
• Opportune, c/d: 1964–1993
• Osiris, c/d: 1964–1989
• Onyx, c/d: 1967–1991
• Dreadnought (Nuclear-powered hunter-killer), commissioned/decommissioned: 1963–1980
• Valiant class (PWR1 nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
• Valiant, commissioned/decommissioned: 1966–1994
• Warspite, c/d: 1967–1991
• Resolution class (PWR1 nuclear-powered ballistic missile)
• Resolution, commissioned/decommissioned: 1967–1994
• Repulse, c/d: 1967–1996
• Renown, c/d: 1967–1996
• Revenge, c/d: 1969–1992
• Churchill class (PWR1 nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
• Churchill, commissioned/decommissioned: 1970–1991
• Conqueror, c/d: 1971–1990
• Courageous, c/d: 1971–1992
• Swiftsure class (PWR1 nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
• Swiftsure, commissioned/decommissioned: 1973–1992
• Sovereign, c/d: 1974–2006
• Superb, c/d: 1976–2008
• Sceptre, c/d: 1978–2010
• Spartan, c/d: 1979–2006
• Splendid, c/d: 1981–2004
• Trafalgar class (PWR1 nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
• Trafalgar, commissioned/decommissioned: 1983–2009
• Turbulent, c/d: 1984–2012
• Tireless, c/d: 1985–2014
• Torbay, c/d: 1987–2017
• Trenchant, c/d: 1989–2022
• Talent, c/d: 1990–2022
• Triumph, c/d: 1991-2025

1990s to present

• Upholder class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer) Transferred to Canada as the Victoria-class submarine
• Upholder, commissioned/decommissioned: 1990–1994
• Unseen, c/d: 1991–1994
• Ursula, c/d: 1992–1994
• Unicorn, c/d: 1993–1994

• Vanguard class (PWR2 nuclear-powered ballistic missile)
• Vanguard, commissioned: 1993
• Victorious, commissioned: 1995
• Vigilant, commissioned: 1996
• Vengeance, commissioned: 1999
• Astute class (PWR2 nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
• Astute, commissioned: 2010
• Ambush, commissioned: 2013
• Artful, commissioned: 2016
• Audacious, commissioned: 2020
• Anson, commissioned: 2022
• Agamemnon, construction began: 2013/Expected commission: 2025/26
• Achilles, steel cut/Expected commission: 2029
• Dreadnought class (PWR3 nuclear-powered ballistic missile)
• Dreadnought, under construction - first elements of construction underway in 2016
• Valiant, under construction
• Warspite, under construction
• King George VI, under construction

See also

• List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
• Royal Navy Submarine Service
• List of submarines of the Second World War

References