# 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

* 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

* 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 (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
** HMS P611
** HMS P612
** HMS P614
** HMS P615
* 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
** 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

* 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