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.

Petro-electric submarines

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HMS Holland 1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Navy

A class submarines, the first British-designed class

• Holland class
  • Holland 1, launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
  • Holland 2
  • Holland 3
  • Holland 4
  • Holland 5
• A class
  • A1, launched: 9 July 1902
  • A2
  • A3
  • A4
  • A5
  • A6
  • A7
  • A8
  • A9
  • A10
  • A11
  • A12
  • A13
• B class
  • 11 boats, 1904–1906
• C class
  • 38 boats, 1906–1910

Pre-Second World War

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HMS G9 at Scapa Flow in 1917

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HMS M2 with her sea plane

HMS Thorn

• D class
• E class
• F class
• S class
• V class
• W class
• G class
• H 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
• Nautilus class
• R class
• HMS X1
• Odin class
• Parthian class
  • HMS Pandora (N42)
  • HMS Parthian (N75)
  • HMS Perseus (N36)
  • HMS Phoenix (N96)
  • HMS Poseidon (P99)
  • HMS Proteus (N29)
• Rainbow class
• S class
• River or Thames class
  • HMS Thames (N71)
  • HMS Severn (N57)
  • HMS Clyde (N12)
• Grampus class
• T class

Second World War to mid-1950s

HMS Alliance at Gosport (where she is now part of the submarine museum) in 1987

HMS Voracious in 1945

• Undine class
• P611 class
  • HMS P614
  • HMS P612
  • HMS P611
  • HMS P615
• United States R-class submarine
  • HMS P511
  • HMS P512
  • HMS P514
• Umpire class
• Vampire class
• Amphion class
  • Amphion (P439/S43)
  • Astute (P447)
  • Auriga (P419/S69)
  • Aurochs (P426)
  • Alcide (P415/S65)
  • Alderney (P416/S66)
  • Alliance (P417/S67)
  • Ambush (P418)
  • Anchorite (P422)
  • Andrew (P423/S63)
  • Affray (P421)
  • Aeneas (P427/S72)
  • Alaric (P441)
  • Artemis (P449/S49)
  • Artful (P456/S96)
  • Acheron (P411/S61)
  • Ace (P414)
  • Achates (P433)
• Explorer class
  • HMS Explorer
  • HMS Excalibur
• 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.

A Valiant-class nuclear submarine. Whilst HMS Dreadnought had an American reactor, these were fully British-built

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HMS Tireless at the North Pole

• 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 (Nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
  • Valiant, commissioned/decommissioned: 1966/1994
  • Warspite, c/d: 1967/1991
• Resolution class (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 (Nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
  • Churchill, commissioned/decommissioned: 1970/1991
  • Conqueror, c/d: 1971/1990
  • Courageous, c/d: 1971/1992
• Swiftsure class (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 (Nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
  • Trafalgar, commissioned/decommissioned: 1983/2009
  • Turbulent, c/d: 1984/2012
  • Tireless, c/d: 1985/2014
  • Torbay, commissioned: 1987
  • Trenchant, commissioned: 1989
  • Talent, commissioned: 1990
  • Triumph, commissioned: 1991

1990s to present

• Upholder class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer)
  • Upholder, commissioned/decommissioned: 1990/1994
  • Unseen, c/d: 1991/1994
  • Ursula, c/d: 1992/1994
  • Unicorn, c/d: 1993/1994

HMS Astute being launched

• Vanguard class (Nuclear-powered ballistic missile)
  • Vanguard, commissioned: 1993
  • Victorious, commissioned: 1995
  • Vigilant, commissioned: 1996
  • Vengeance, commissioned: 1999
• Astute class (Nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
  • Astute, commissioned: 2010
  • Ambush, commissioned: 2013
  • Artful, launched: 2014
  • Audacious, construction began: 2009
  • Anson, construction began: 2011
  • Agamemnon, construction began: 2013
  • Ajax, on order - long lead procurement underway
• LR5 manned submersible (for rescue) - leased to the Royal Australian Navy in 2009
• SDV Mk8 Mod 1 - 3 mini-submarines used by the Special Boat Service of the Royal Marines

See also

• List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
• Royal Navy Submarine Service