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List of submarines of the Royal Navy

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This is a list of Royal Navy submarines, arranged chronologically, that is, individual submarines are grouped according to their class and the classes are ordered chronologically according to when the first submarine of the class entered British service (for the first time); furthermore, the classes are grouped into historical eras, again chronologically according to when the first vessel of the class entered British service (for the first time). Within the class the individual submarines are chronologically ordered according to date of enter into British service (for the first time).

Submarines that are currently active and commissioned are shown below in bold.

Pre–First World War

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HMS Holland 1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Navy
A-class submarines, the first British-designed class

Until 27 July 1914

First World War

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HMS G9 at Scapa Flow in 1917
HMS M2 with her sea plane
HMS Thorn

28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918

Interwar years

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12 November 1918 - 31 August 1939 (for the purpose of this list, interwar period is understood to have started immediately after WW1 and lasted until WW2)

Second World War

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HMS Alliance at Gosport (where she is now part of the submarine museum) in 2022
HMS Voracious in 1945

1 September 1939 - 2 September 1945

Cold War

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3 September 1945 - 26 December 1991 (for the purpose of this list, Cold War is understood to begin immediately after WW2)

To mid-1950s

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3 September 1945 – 31 December 1956

Late 1950s to early 1990s

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1 January 1957 - 26 December 1991

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

After Cold War to present

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27 December 1991 - Present

HMS Astute being launched

See also

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References

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