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

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

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

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

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
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
- 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.

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, commissioned: 1991

1990s to present

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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
- Agincourt, confirmed, steel cut/Expected commission: 2026
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, ordered

References

"New Successor Submarines Named" (Press release). Gov.uk. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
"New nuclear submarine given famous naval name". BBC News. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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