page_title: List of submarines of the Royal Navy
section_title: 1990s to mid-2020s
hierarchical_section_title: List of submarines of the Royal Navy / 1990s to mid-2020s
caption_attribution_description: HMS Astute on the shiplift after launch.
context_page_description: This is a list of Royal Navy submarines, arranged chronologically. Submarines that are currently active and commissioned are shown below in bold.
context_section_description: 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
  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
caption: HMS Astute being launched
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