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

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

First World War

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

Interwar years

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Second World War

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HMS Alliance at Gosport (where she is now part of the submarine museum) in 1987
HMS Voracious in 1945

Cold War

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To mid-1950s

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Late 1950s to late 1980s

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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

1990s to present

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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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