page_title: List of submarines of the Royal Navy
section_title: Late 1950s to late 1980s
hierarchical_section_title: List of submarines of the Royal Navy / Late 1950s to late 1980s
caption_attribution_description: English: A British Valiant-class nuclear-powered attack submarine underway on 14 May 1986.
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: 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, commissioned: 1989
  Talent, commissioned: 1990
  Triumph, commissioned: 1991
caption: A Valiant-class nuclear submarine. Whilst HMS Dreadnought had an American reactor, these were fully British-built
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