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

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

HMS G9 at Scapa Flow in 1917

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
Swordfish 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
Umpire class
Vampire class
Amphion class
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

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 (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, commissioned: 1989
- Talent, commissioned: 1990
- Triumph, commissioned: 1991

1990s to mid-2020s

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 (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, construction began: 2011/Expected commission: 2022
- Agamemnon, construction began: 2013/Expected commission: 2024
- Agincourt, confirmed, steel cut/Expected commission: 2026
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^[1]

Late 2020s onwards

Dreadnought class (PWR3 nuclear-powered ballistic missile)^[2]
- Dreadnought, ordered - first elements of construction underway in 2016^[3]
- Valiant, ordered
- Warspite, ordered
- King George VI, ordered

References

^ Jim Dorschner (27 May 2009). "Special Delivery". Jane's Defence Weekly. 46 (21): 28.
^ "New Successor Submarines Named" (Press release). Gov.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
^ "New nuclear submarine given famous naval name". BBC News. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[1] Jim Dorschner (27 May 2009). "Special Delivery". Jane's Defence Weekly. 46 (21): 28.

[2] "New Successor Submarines Named" (Press release). Gov.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

[3] "New nuclear submarine given famous naval name". BBC News. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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