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| LIST
OF ALL BRITISH SUBMARINES, 1901 - PRESENT |
| Name of Ship |
Launch Date |
Fate |
| Holland Class
View Class |
| No 1 |
2nd October 1901 |
Used for training purposes at Fort
Blockhouse. Sold for scrap in October 1913. It was while being towed to
Portsmouth that she foundered and was lost, only to be rediscovered in
April 1981. She was restored at Gosport Submarine Museum. |
| No 2 |
21st February 1902 |
Sold for scrap and broken up in October
1913. |
| No 3 |
9th May 1902 |
Sold for breaking in October 1913. |
| No 4 |
23rd May 1902 |
Foundered on 3rd September 1921 but later was
refloated and used as a target in 1914. |
| No 5 |
10th June 1902 |
Served with the 1st Flotilla at Fort
Blockhouse until removed form the navy list in August 1912. Foundered
while on tow on 8th August 1912. |
| A Class
View Class |
| A 1 |
9th July 1902 |
She was rammed and sunk by a liner called
Berwick Castle. Used for target practice from 1904 and was sunk in August
1911. |
| A 2 |
15th April 1903 |
Wrecked in January 1920. |
| A3 |
9th March 1903 |
Rammed and sunk by the HMS Hazard on 2nd
February 1912. Used as a target and sunk on 17th May 1912. |
| A 4 |
9th June 1903 |
Sunk in a collision on 16th October 1905 and
was raised again before being sold for breaking in January 1920. |
| A 5 |
3rd March 1904 |
Sold for breaking in 1920. |
| A 6 |
3rd March 1904 |
Sold for breaking in 1920. |
| A 7 |
23rd January 1905 |
Lost after diving into mud off Whitesand Bay.
Remains 135 feet down as a maritime grave |
| A 8 |
23rd January 1905 |
Foundered and sunk in Plymouth Sound on 8th
June but was raised and repaired. Eventually stricken in July 1916 and
sold for breaking in October 1920. |
| A 9 |
8th March 1905 |
Sold for breaking in January 1920. |
| A 10 |
8th February 1905 |
Sold for breaking in April 1919. |
| A 11 |
8th March 1905 |
Sold for breaking in May 1920. |
| A 12 |
8th March 1905 |
Sold for breaking in January 1920. |
| A 13 |
18th April 1905 |
Broken up in 1920. |
| B Class
Submarines
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| B 1 |
25th October 1904 |
Sold for breaking in May 1921. |
| B 2 |
30th October 1905 |
Sunk on 4th October 1912 after colliding with
SS Amerika. |
| B 3 |
31st October 1905 |
Sold for breaking in December 1919. |
| B 4 |
14th November 1905 |
Sold for breaking in April 1919. |
| B 5 |
14th November 1905 |
Sold for breaking in August 1921. |
| B 6 |
30th November 1905 |
Renamed S6 after being converted to a patrol
boat. Sold for breaking in 1919. |
| B 7 |
30th November 1905 |
Renamed S7 after being converted to a patrol
boat. Sold for breaking in 1919. |
| B 8 |
23rd January 1906 |
Renamed S8 after being converted to a patrol
boat. Sold for breaking in 1919. |
| B 9 |
24th January 1906 |
Renamed S9 after being converted to a patrol
boat. Sold for breaking in 1919. |
| B 10 |
23rd March 1906 |
Renamed S10 after being converted to a patrol
boat. Sunk on 9th August 1916. |
| B 11 |
21st February 1906 |
Served in the Mediterranean in 1914. Renamed
S11 after being converted to a patrol boat. Sold for breaking in
1919. |
|
C Class
View Class |
| C 1 |
10th July 1906 |
Converted in 1918 during Zeebrugge Raid.
Scrapped in October 1920. |
| C 2 |
10th July 1906 |
Scrapped in October 1920. |
| C 3 |
3rd October 1906 |
Attached to the 6th Flotilla during the
Zeebrugge Raid. Scrapped in 23rd April 1918. |
| C 4 |
18th October 1906 |
Scrapped in April 1922. |
| C 5 |
20th August 1906 |
Scrapped in October 1919. |
| C 6 |
20th August 1906 |
Scrapped in November 1919. |
| C 7 |
15th February 1907 |
Scrapped in December 1919. |
| C 8 |
15th February 1907 |
Scrapped in October 1920. |
| C 9 |
3rd April 1907 |
Scrapped in July 1922. |
| C 10 |
15th April 1907 |
Scrapped in July 1922. |
| C 11 |
27th May 1907 |
Sunk on 14th July 1909 after collision
with SS Eddystone. All but 3 crew perished. |
| C 12 |
9th September 1907 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| C 13 |
9th November 1907 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| C 14 |
7th December 1907 |
Collided with Hopper and sank in December
1913. Repaired but scrapped December 1921. |
| C15 |
21st January 1908 |
She was scrapped in February 1922. |
| C 16 |
19th March 1908 |
Scrapped in August 1922. |
| C 17 |
13th August 1908 |
Sunk in collision with HMS Lurcher in May
1917. Repaired but scrapped in November 1919. |
| C 18 |
10th October 1908 |
Scrapped in May 1921. |
| C 19 |
20th March 1909 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| C 20 |
27th November 1909 |
Scrapped in May 1921. |
| C 21 |
26th September 1908 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| C 22 |
10th October 1908 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| C 23 |
26th November 1908 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| C 24 |
26th November 1908 |
Scrapped in May 1921. |
| C 25 |
10th March 1909 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| C 26 |
20th March 1909 |
Scuttled 4th April 1918. |
| C 27 |
22nd April 1909 |
Scuttled 4th April 1918. |
| C 28 |
22nd April 1909 |
Scrapped in August 1921. |
| C 29 |
19th June 1909 |
Mined on 29th August 1915. |
| C 30 |
19th July 1909 |
Scrapped in August 1921. |
| C 31 |
2nd September 1909 |
Lost, cause unknown on 4th January 1915. |
| C 32 |
29th September 1909 |
Stranded 24th October 1917 in Gulf of Riga. |
| C 33 |
10th May 1910 |
Lost, cause unknown on 4th August 1915. |
| C 34 |
8th June 1910 |
Torpedoed on 21st July 1917 by U52 off the Shetlands. |
| C 35 |
2nd November 1909 |
Scuttled 4th April 1918. |
| C 36 |
30th November 1909 |
Scrapped in June 1919. |
| C 37 |
1st January 1910 |
Scrapped in June 1919. |
| C 38 |
10th February 1910 |
Scrapped in June 1919. |
|
D Class
View Class |
| D 1 |
16th May 1908 |
Used as a target and sunk on 23rd October
1918. |
| D 2 |
25th May 1910 |
Took part in Helgoland action. Sunk on 25th November 1914 by a German patrol
boat. |
| D 3 |
17th October 1910 |
Erroneously sunk on 15th March 1918 by a
French airship while in the Channel. |
| D 4 |
27th May 1911 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| D 5 |
28th August 1911 |
Mined on 3rd November 1914. |
| D 6 |
23rd October 1911 |
Torpedoed on 26th June 1918 by U73 near
Northern Ireland. |
| D 7 |
14th January 1911 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| D 8 |
23rd September 1911 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
|
E Class
View Class |
| E 1 |
9th November 1912 |
Sent to the Baltic in 1914 and scuttled on
8th April 1918. |
| E 2 |
23rd November 1912 |
Scrapped in 1921. |
| E 3 |
29th October 1912 |
Torpedoed on 18th October 1914 by U27. |
| E 4 |
5th February 1912 |
Sunk in a collision with E41 and though
raised never served again. Scrapped in February 1922. |
| E 5 |
17th May 1912 |
Sunk by a mine in the North Sea on 7th March 1916. |
| E 6 |
12th November 1912 |
Mined on 26th December 1915. |
| E 7 |
2nd October 1913 |
Sunk on 5th September 1915 |
| E 8 |
30th October 1913 |
Sent to the Baltic. Scuttled on 8th April
1918. |
| E9 |
29th November 1913 |
Scuttled on 8th April 1918 to avoid her
falling into German hands. |
| E10 |
29th November 1913 |
Lost on 18th January 1915. Recent
research having found the sunken submarine appears to show that it struck
by a sea mine. Thanks to David Falconer, whose great Uncle Lt
Percy Falconer was one of the officers. |
| E11 |
23rd April 1914 |
Sold for scrapping in March 1921. |
| E12 |
5th September 1914 |
Sold for scrapping in March 1921. |
| E13 |
22nd September 1914 |
Ran aground in Baltic and disabled by
shellfire. Interned in August 1915 and returned November 1918. Sold for scrapping in December 1921. |
| E14 |
7th July 1914 |
Mined and sunk on 27th January 1918. |
| E15 |
23rd April 1914 |
Lost on 15th April 1915 after running aground
and subsequently bombed and attacked by torpedoes. |
| E16 |
23rd September 1914 |
Mined on 22nd August 1916. |
| E17 |
16th January 1915 |
Wrecked on 6th January 1916. |
| E18 |
4th March 1915 |
Sunk on 24th May 1916 by German decoy ship
KE41. She was also rammed by E4. |
| E19 |
13th May 1915 |
Scuttled on 8th April 1918 to avoid her
falling into German hands. |
| E20 |
12th June 1915 |
Torpedoed and sunk on 5th November 1916 by
German U-boat. |
| E21 |
24th July 1915 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| E22 |
27th August 1915 |
Torpedoed and sunk on 25th April 1916. |
| E23 |
28th September 1915 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E24 |
9th December 1915 |
Used as a minelayer she was mined on 24th
March 1916. |
| E25 |
23rd August 1915 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| E26 |
11th November 1915 |
Lost on 6th July 1916 reasons for which are
unknown. |
| E27 |
9th June 1917 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E29 |
1st June 1915 |
Scrapped in February 1922. |
| E30 |
29th June 1915 |
Lost on 22nd November 1916 for reasons
unknown. |
| E31 |
23rd August 1915 |
Scrapped in February 1922. |
| E32 |
16th August 1916 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E33 |
18th April 1916 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E34 |
27th January 1917 |
Used as a minelayer she was mined on 20th
July 1918. |
| E35 |
20th May 1916 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E36 |
16th September 1916 |
Lost on 17th January 1917 for reasons
unknown. |
| E37 |
2nd September 1915 |
Lost on 1st December 1916 for reasons
unknown. |
| E38 |
13th June 1916 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E39 |
18th May 1916 |
Scrapped in October 1921. |
| E40 |
9th November 1916 |
Scrapped December 1921. |
| E41 |
22nd October 1915 |
Used as a minelayer she was scrapped in
September 1922. |
| E42 |
22nd October 1915 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E43 |
11th November 1915 |
Scrapped in January 1921. |
| E44 |
21st February 1916 |
Scrapped in October 1921. |
| E45 |
25th January 1916 |
Used as a minelayer she was scrapped in
September 1922. |
| E46 |
4th April 1916 |
Used as a minelayer she was scrapped in
September 1922. |
| E47 |
29th May 1916 |
Lost on 20th August 1917 for reasons unknown. |
| E48 |
2nd August 1916 |
Scrapped in July 1928. |
| E49 |
18th September 1916 |
Mined and sunk on 12th March 1917. |
| E50 |
13th November 1916 |
Mined and sunk on 1st February 1918. |
| E51 |
30th November 1916 |
Used as a minelayer she was scrapped in
October 1931. |
| E52 |
25th January 1917 |
Scrapped in January 1921. |
| E53 |
1916 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E54 |
1916 |
Scrapped in December 1921. |
| E55 |
5th February 1916 |
Scrapped in September 1922. |
| E56 |
19th June 1916 |
Scrapped in June 1923. |
| S
Class Submarines |
|

S Class SubmarineFrom
The Romance of A Submarine (c1930) by G Gibbard Jackson |
|

British S Class SubmarineFrom
The Romance of A Submarine (c1930) by G Gibbard Jackson |
| S1 |
28th February 1914 |
To Italy 25th October 1915 |
| S2 |
14th April 1915 |
To Italy 25th October 1915 |
| S3 |
10th June 1915 |
To Italy 25th October 1915 |
| V Class Submarines |
| V1 |
23rd July 1914 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| V2 |
17th February 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in November 1921. |
| V3 |
1st April 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1920. |
|

V3From The
Romance of A Submarine by (1919) G Gibbard Jackson |
| V4 |
25th November 1915 |
Sold for scrapping in October 1920. |
| W
Class Submarines |
| W1 |
19th November 1914 |
To Italy 23rd August 1916 |
| W2 |
15th February 1915 |
To Italy 23rd August 1916 |
| W3 |
1st April 1915 |
To Italy 23rd August 1916 |
| W4 |
25th November 1915 |
To Italy 7th August 1916 |
| F Class Submarines |
| F1 |
31st March 1915 |
Scrapped in 1920. |
| F2 |
7th July 1917 |
Scrapped in July 1922. |
| F3 |
19th February 1916 |
Scrapped in 1920. |
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Submarine F3.
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| Nautilus |
31st December 1914 |
Served with the 6th Flotilla at Portsmouth
but was used more as a depot ship than an attack vessel. Scrapped June
1922. |
|

Nautilus.From The
Romance of A Submarine (c1930) by G Gibbard Jackson |
| |
| Swordfish |
18th March 1916 |
Commissioned as a tender to Dolphin under the
name of S1. Her stability was not good and she was converted to a surface
vessel named Swordfish in July 1917. Scrapped in July 1922. |
SwordfishFrom The Romance of A
Submarine by (1919) G Gibbard Jackson |
| G Class Submarines |
| G1 |
14th August 1915 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| G2 |
23rd December 1915 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| G3 |
22nd January 1916 |
Scrapped in November 1921. |
Royal Navy Submarine G3 pictured 1919
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PHS071
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| G4 |
23rd October 1916 |
Scrapped in June 1928. |
| G5 |
23rd November 1916 |
Scrapped in October 1922. |
| G6 |
7th December 1915 |
Scrapped in November 1921. |
| G7 |
4th March 1916 |
Sunk on 1st November 1918. |
| G8 |
1st May 1916 |
Sunk on 14th January 1918 for reasons
unknown. |
| G9 |
15th June 1916 |
Sunk on 16th September 1917 in error. |
| G10 |
11th January 1916 |
Scrapped January 1923. |
| G11 |
22nd February 1916 |
Wrecked on 22nd November 1918. |
| G12 |
24th March 916 |
Scrapped in February 1920. |
| G13 |
18th July 1916 |
Scrapped in January 1923. |
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G13 pictured c.1920 A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
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| G14 |
17th May 1917 |
Scrapped in March 1921. |
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J Class
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| J1 |
6th November 1915 |
Transferred to Australia on 25th March 1919.
Scrapped in February 1924. |
| J2 |
6th November 1915 |
Transferred to Australia on 25th March 1919
and scrapped in February 1924. |
| J3 |
4th December 1915 |
Transferred to Australia on 25th March 1919
and scrapped in February 1924. |
| J4 |
2nd February 1916 |
Transferred to Australia on 25th March 1919
and scrapped in January 1926. |
| J5 |
9th September 1915 |
Transferred to Australia on 25th March 1919
and scrapped in February 1924. |
| J6 |
9th September 1915 |
Sunk on 15th October 1918 in error. |
| J7 |
21st February 1917 |
Transferred to Australia on completion and
scrapped in November 1929. |
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K Class
View Class |
| K1 |
14th November 1916 |
Sunk after colliding with another vessel on
17th November 1917. |
| K2 |
14th October 1916 |
Scrapped July 1926. |
| K3 |
20th May 1916 |
Scrapped October 1921. |
| K4 |
15th July 1916 |
Sunk after colliding with another vessel
(K17) on 31st January 1918. |
| K5 |
16th December 1916 |
Sunk on 20th January 1921 for reasons
unknown. |
| K6 |
31st May 1916 |
Scrapped in July 1926. |
| K7 |
31st May 1916 |
Came to the rescue of the crew of K17 in
1918. Scrapped in September 1921. |
| K8 |
10th October 1916 |
Scrapped October 1923. |
| K9 |
8th November 1916 |
Scrapped in July 1926. |
| K10 |
27th December 1916 |
Scrapped in November 1921. |
| K11 |
16th August 1916 |
Scrapped in November 1921. |
| K12 |
23rd February 1917 |
Scrapped in July 1926. |
| K13 |
11th November 1916 |
Renamed K22 in March 1917 and scrapped in
December 1926. |
| K14 |
8th February 1917 |
Scrapped in December 1926. |
| K15 |
31st October 1917 |
Scrapped in August 1924. |
| K16 |
5th November 1917 |
Scrapped in August 1924. |
| K17 |
10th April 1917 |
Sunk after colliding with another vessel (K4)
on 31st January 1918. |
| K26 |
26th August 1919 |
Broken Up March 1931 |
| M Class Submarines
View Class |
| M1 |
9th July 1917 |
Served with the 6th Flotilla until October
1918. Rammed and was sunk on 12th November 1925 by SS Vidar. |
| M2 |
19th October 1918 |
Became a seaplane carrier in 1928 but
foundered on 26th January 1932. |
| M3 |
19th October 1918 |
Became a minelayer in 1927. Sold for
scrapping in February 1932. |
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H Class
View Class |
| H1 |
May/June 1915 |
Sold in March 1921. |
| H2 |
May/June 1915 |
Sold in 1921. |
| H3 |
May/June 1915 |
Mined on 15th July 1916. |
| H4 |
May/June 1915 |
Sold in November 1921. |
| H5 |
May/June 1915 |
Sunk while on patrol eight miles off Caernarfon, H5 had
been rammed by British Cargo Ship SS Rutherglen 2nd March 1918 thinking it
was a U-Boat. H5 was struck in front of its Conning tower and sunk with
the loss of the entire crew. U-5 was one of the first wrecks
to be given official war grave status. |
| H6 (became Dutch O8) |
May/June 1915 |
Interned in 1916. and bought by the Dutch in
Feb 1916 renamed O8 |
| H7 |
May/June 1915 |
Sold in November 1921. |
| H8 |
May/June 1915 |
Sold in November 1921. |
| H9 |
May/June 1915 |
Sold in November 1921. |
| H10 |
May/June 1915 |
Lost on 19th January 1918 for reasons
unknown. |
| H11 |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Scrapped in 1921. |
| H12 |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Scrapped in 1922. |
| H13 (becoming Chillian Guacolda) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile in 1917. Broken up 1949 |
| H14 (becoming CH.14) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Canada June 1919 as Ch14 finally
scrapped 1925 |
| H15 (becoming CH.15) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to .Canada June 1919 as CH15 finally
scrapped 1925 |
| H16 (Becoming Tegualda) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile 3rd July 1917. broken up 1945 |
| H17 (Becoming Rucumilla) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Sunk in a
accident, with the loss of all crew, raised and back in service until
Broken up 1945 |
| H18 (Becoming Quidora) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1945 |
| H19 (Becoming Fresia) |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1953 |
| H20 (Becoming Gaula |
Completed 1917 |
Held up by the US Government until the USA
joined WW1 in 1917. Transferred to Chile on 3 July 1917. Broken up 1953 |
| H21 |
Built by Vickers 20th October 1917 |
Sold for Breaking up July 1926 |
| H22 |
Built by Vickers 14th November 1917 |
Sold for Breaking up February 1929 |
| H23 |
Built by Vickers 29th January 1918 |
Sold for Breaking up May 1934 |
| H24 |
Built by Vickers 14th November 1917 |
Scrapped May 1934 |
| H25 |
Built by Vickers 27th April 1918 |
Sold to the Breakers 1929 |
| H26 |
Built by Vickers 15th November 1917 |
Sold to the Breakers April 1928 |
| H27 |
Built by Vickers 25th September 1918 |
Sold to the Breakers August 1935 |
| H28 |
Built by Vickers 12th March 1918 |
Sold on 18th August 1944 to be scrapped at
Troon. |
| H29 |
Built by Vickers 8th June 1918 |
Foundered in Dock 9th August 1926 sold
to the Breakers August 1935 |
| H30 |
Built by Vickers 9th May 1918 |
Sold to the breakers August 1935 |
| H31 |
Built by Vickers 16th November 1918 |
Lost on 18th October 1940. sunk by German
patrol vessels off the Dutch Coast |
| H32 |
Built by Vickers 19th November 1918 |
Sold on 18th October 1944 to be scrapped at
Troon. |
| H33 |
Built by Cammell Laird 24th August 1918 |
Scrapped in October 1944 at Troon. |
| H34 |
5th November 1918 |
Scrapped in July 1945 at Troon. |
| H42 |
Built by Armstrong 21st October 1918 |
Sunk in Collision 23rd February 1922 |
| H43 |
3rd February 1919 |
Scrapped in November 1944 at Troon. |
| H44 |
17th February 1919 |
Scrapped in February 1945 at Troon. |
| H47 |
Built by Beardmore 19th November 1918 |
Sunk in Collision 9th July 1929 |
| H48 |
Built by Beardmore 31st March `1919 |
Sold to the Breakers August 1935 |
| H49 |
15th July 1919 |
Lost on 18th October 1940. sunk by German
patrol vessels off the Dutch Coast |
| H50 |
25th October 1919 |
Scrapped in July 1945 at Troon. |
| H51 |
Built at Pembroke Dockyard 15th November 1918 |
Sold to the Breakers June 1924 |
| H52 |
Built at Pembroke Dockyard |
Sold to the Breakers November 1927 |
| R
Class Submarines
View Class |
| R1 |
25th april 1918 |
Broken Up January 1923 |
| R2 |
25th April 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R3 |
8th June 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R4 |
8th June 1918 |
Broken Up May 1934 |
| R7 |
14th May 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R8 |
28th June 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R9 |
12th August 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R10 |
5th October 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R11 |
16th March 1918 |
Broken Up February 1923 |
| R12 |
9th April 1918 |
Sold February 1923 |
|
L Class
View Class |
| L1 (ex E57) |
Built By Vickers 1917 |
Scrapped in 1930 |
| L2 (ex E58) |
Built By Vickers 1917 |
Scrapped 1930 |
| L3 |
Built by Vickers 1917 |
Scrapped 1931 |
| L4 |
Built by Vickers 1917 |
Scrapped February 1932 |
| L5 |
Swan Hunter 26/1/1918 |
Involved in a collision with a dredger in 1929. Scrapped 1931. |
| L6 |
Beardmore 14/1/1918 |
Scrapped 1935 |
| L7 |
Cammell Laird 24/4/1917 |
Scrapped 1930 |
| L8 |
Cammell Laird 7/7/1917 |
Scrapped October 1930 |
| L9 |
Denny 29/1/1918 |
Broken Up June 1927 |
| L10 |
Denny 24th January 1918 |
Sunk by Destroyer 30th October 1918 |
| L11 |
Vickers 26th February 1918 |
Broken Up February 1932 |
| L12 |
Vickers 16th March 1918 |
Broken Up February 1932 |
| L14 |
Vickers 10th June 1918 |
Broken Up May 1934 |
| L15 |
Fairfield 16th January 1918 |
Broken Up February 1932 |
| L16 |
9th April 1918 |
Broken Up February 1934 |
| L17 |
Vickers 13th May 1918 |
Broken Up February 1934 |
| L18 |
Vickers 21st November 1918 |
Broken Up October 1936 |
| L19 |
Vickers 4th February 1919 |
Broken Up 1937 |
| L20 |
Vickers 23rd September 1918 |
Broken Up January 1935 |
| L21 |
Vickers 11th October 1919 |
Broken Up February 1939 |
| L22 |
Vickers 25th October 1919 |
Broken Up August 1935 |
| L23 |
1st July 1919 |
Lost in May 1946. |
| L24 |
Vickers 19th February 1919 |
Sunk in collision 14th January 1924 |
| L25 |
Vickers 13th February 1919 |
Broken Up 1935 |
| L26 |
29th May 1919 |
Used as a target and sunk on 25th September
1946 |
| L27 |
14th June 1919 |
Sold in Canada 1946. |
| L33 |
29th May 1919 |
Sold 1932 |
| L52 |
18th December 1918 |
Broken Up 1935 |
| L53 |
12th August 1919 |
Broken Up 1938 |
| L54 |
20th August 1919 |
Broken Up 1938 |
| L55 |
21st September 1918 |
Sunk 9th June 1919 |
| L56 |
29th May 1919 |
Broken Up March 1938 |
| L69 |
6th December 1918 |
Broken Up February 1939 |
| L71 |
17th May 1919 |
Broken Up March 1938 |
|
Submarines from 1918 Onward
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| Name of Ship |
Launch Date |
Fate |
| X1 |
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X 1.
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X1From The
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HM North Polar Expeditionary Submarine Nautilus
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| Oberon |
24th September 1926 |
Scrapped in August 1945 at Rosyth. |
| Oxley
Class
View Class |
| Otway |
7th September 1926 |
Served in the Royal Australian Navy from
1927-31. Finally scrapped in September 1945 at Inverkeithing. |
| Oxley |
29th June 1926 |
Served in the Royal Australian Navy from
1927-31. Lost on the 10th September 1939. |
| Odin Class
View Class |
| Odin |
5th May 1928 |
Lost on 14th June 1940. |
| Olympus |
11th December 1928 |
Lost on 8th May 1942. |
| Orpheus |
26th February 1929 |
Lost on 27th June 1940. |
| Osiris |
19th May 1928 |
Scrapped in September 1946 at Durban. |
| Oswald |
19th June 1928 |
Lost on 1st August 1940. |
| Otus |
31st August 1928 |
Scuttled in September 1946 off the coast of
Durban. |
| Parthian
Class
View Class |
| Parthian |
22nd June 1929 |
Lost on 11th August 1943. |
| Perseus |
22nd May 1929 |
Lost on 1st December 1941. |
| Phoenix |
3rd October 1929 |
Lost on 17th July 1940. |
| Poseidon |
21st June 1929 |
Lost on 9th June 1931. |
| Proteus |
23rd July 1929 |
Scrapped in March 1946 at Troon. |
| Pandora |
22nd August 1929 |
Lost on 31st March 1942, later salvaged and
then scrapped 1955. |
| Rainbow Class
View Class |
| Rainbow |
14th May 1930 |
Lost on 19th October 1940. |
| Regent |
11th June 1930 |
Lost 16th April 1943. |
| Regulus |
11th June 1930 |
Lost 6th December 1940. |
| Rover |
11th June 1930 |
Sold in July 1946 and scrapped at Durban. |
| Thames
Class
View Class |
| Thames |
26th January 1932 |
Lost on 23rd July 1940. |
| Severn |
16th January 1934 |
Scrapped in 1946 at Bombay. |
| Clyde |
15th March 1934 |
Sold on 30th July 1946 an scrapped at Durban. |
| |
| Porpoise |
30th August 1932 |
Lost on 19th January 1945. |
| Grampus
Class
View Class |
| Grampus |
25th February 1936 |
Lost on 24th June 1940. |
| Narwhal |
29th August 1935 |
Lost in July 1940. |
| Rorqual |
21st July 1936 |
Scrapped on 17th March 1946 at Newport. |
| Cachalot |
2nd December 1937 |
Lost on 4th August 1941. |
| Seal |
27th September 1938 |
Captured by the German Navy on 5th May 1940
and renamed UBA. She was scuttled on 3rd May 1945. |
| Swordfish
Class
View Class |
| Sturgeon |
8th January 1932 |
Served with the Netherlands Nay from 1943-45
before being scrapped in 1947 at Granton. |
| Swordfish |
10th November 1931 |
Lost on 16th November 1940. |
| Starfish |
14th March 1933 |
Lost on 9th January 1940. |
| Seahorse |
15th November 1932 |
Lost on 7th January 1940. |
| Shark
Class
View Class |
| Sealion |
16th March 1934 |
Used as a target in March 1945. |
| Shark |
31st May 1934 |
Lost on 6th June 1940. |
| Salmon |
30th April 1934 |
Lost on 9th June 1940. |
| Snapper |
25th October 1934 |
Lost on 12th February 1941. |
| Seawolf |
28th November 1935 |
Sold in Canada in November 1945. |
| Spearfish |
21st April 1936 |
Believed sunk by U-34 on 2nd August 1940.
(Information from D Morgan) |
| Sunfish |
30th September 1936 |
Served as a Russian sub (B1) in 1944 and lost
on 27th July 1944. |
| Sterlet |
22nd September 1937 |
Lost 18th April 1940. |
| Triton
Class
View Class |
| Triton |
5th October 1937 |
Lost on 18th December 1940. |
| Thetis
(renamed Thunderbolt)
|
29th June 1938 |
Lost on 1st July 1939 but salvaged and
repaired then renamed as Thunderbolt. She was again lost on 13th March
1943. |
| Tribune |
8th December 1938 |
Scrapped in July 1947 at Milford Haven. |
| Trident |
7th December 1938 |
Scrapped in February 1946 at Newport. |
| Triumph |
16th February 1938 |
Lost on 14th January 1942. |
| Taku |
20th May 1939 |
Scrapped in November 1946 at Llanelly. |
| Tarpon |
17th October 1939 |
Lost on 14th April 1940. |
| Thistle |
25th October 1938 |
Lost on 10th April 1940. |
| Tigris |
31st October 1939 |
Lost on 10th March 1943. |
| Triad |
5th May 1939 |
Lost on 20th October 1940. |
| Truant |
5th May 1939 |
Wrecked in December 1946 while en-route to
the breakers. |
| Tuna |
10th May 1940 |
Scrapped in June 1946 at Briton Ferry. |
| Talisman |
29th January 1940 |
Lost on 18th September 1942. |
| Tetrarch |
14th November 1939 |
Lost on 2nd November 1941. |
| Torbay |
9th April 1940 |
Scrapped in March 1947 at Briton Ferry. |
| Tempest
Class
View Class |
| Tempest |
10th June 1941 |
Lost on 13th February 1942. |
| Thorn |
18th March 1941 |
Lost on 6th August 1942. |
| Thrasher |
28th November 1940 |
Scrapped in March 1947 at Briton Ferry. |
| Traveller |
27th August 1941 |
Lost on 12th December 1942. |
| Trooper |
5th March 1942 |
Lost on 17th October 1943. |
| Trusty |
14th March 1941 |
Scrapped in July 1947 at Milford Haven. |
| Turbulent |
12th May 1941 |
Lost on 23rd March 1943. |
| Tactician |
29th /July 1942 |
Scrapped in December 1963 at Newport. |
| Taurus |
27th June 1942 |
Served in the Netherlands Navy from 1948-53
and was then scrapped in April 1960 at Dunston. |
| Templar |
26th October 1942 |
Scrapped on 17th July 1959 at Troon. |
| Trespasser |
29th May 1942 |
Scrapped on 26th September 1961 at Gateshead. |
| Truculent |
12th September 1942 |
Lost on 12th January 1950 salvaged in March
1950 and then scrapped in September 1950 at Grays. |
| Tally-Ho |
23rd December 1942 |
Scrapped in February 1967 at Briton Ferry. |
| Tantalus |
24th February 1943 |
Scrapped in November 1950 at Milford Haven. |
| Tantivy |
6th April 1943 |
Used as a target in 1951. |
| Taciturn
Class
View Class |
| Taciturn |
7th June 1944 |
Scrapped in August 1971 at Briton Ferry. |
| Tabard |
21st November 1945 |
Unknown |
| Thule |
22nd October 1942 |
Scrapped on 14th September 1962 at
Inverkeithing. |
| Tireless |
19th March 1943 |
Scrapped in 1968 at Newport. |
| Token |
19th March 1943 |
Scrapped in March 1970 at Cairn Ryan. |
| Tudor |
23rd September 1942 |
Scrapped in July 1963 at Faslane. |
| Talent |
17th July 1943 |
Served with the Netherlands Navy as
Zwaardvisch in 1944. |
| Telemachus |
19th June 1943 |
Scrapped 25th August 1961 at Charlestown. |
| Terrapin |
31st August 1943 |
Deemed a constructive loss in May 1945 she
was scrapped one year later at Troon. |
| Thorough |
30th October 1943 |
Scrapped in July 1961 at Dunston. |
| Tiptoe |
25th February 1944 |
Laid up at Portsmouth in 1972 and broken up
in 1979. |
| Totem |
28th September 1943 |
Served in Israeli Navy as Dakar in 1967 and
was lost in January 1968. |
| Tradewind |
11th December 1943 |
Scrapped on 14th December 1955 at Charlestown |
| Trenchant |
24th March 1943 |
Scrapped in July 1963 at Faslane. |
| Trump |
25th March 1944 |
Scrapped in August 1971 at Newport. |
| Truncheon |
22nd February 1944 |
Served in Israeli Navy as Dolphin in January
1968. |
| Tapir |
21st August 1944 |
Served with the Netherlands Navy as Zeehond
from 1948-53. Eventually scrapped in December 1966 at Faslane. |
| Tarn |
29th November 1944 |
Served with the Netherlands Navy as
Tijgerhaai in 1945. |
| Tasman
(renamed Talent) |
13th February 1945 |
Renamed Talent in 1945. |
| Teredo |
27th April 1945 |
Scrapped in June 1965 at Briton Ferry. |
| Thermopylae |
27th June 1945 |
Scrapped in July 1970 at Troon. |
| Turpin |
5th August 1944 |
Sold to Israel in 1965. Renamed
Leviathan. Scrapped 1975. |
| Undine
Class
View Class |
| Undine |
5th October 1937 |
Lost on 7th January 1940. |
| Unity |
16th February 1938 |
Lost on 29th April 1940. |
| Ursula |
16th February 1938 |
Served with Russian Navy as B4 from 1944-49.
Eventually scrapped in May 1950 at Grangemouth. |
| Seraph (S)
Class
View Class |
| Safari |
18th November 1941 |
Lost on 1st August 1946. |
| Sahib |
19th January 1942 |
Sunk on 24th April 1943 by Italian naval
ships. |
| Saracen |
16th February 1942 |
Sunk on 14th August 1943 by Italian naval
ships. |
| Satyr |
28th September 1942 |
Transferred to France in 1951/2 and renamed
Saphir. Sold for scrapping in 1962. |
| Sceptre |
9th January 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1949. |
| P222 |
20th September 1941 |
Sunk on 12th December 1942 by Italian
naval ships. |
| Sea Dog |
11th June 1942 |
Sold for scrapping in 1948. |
| Sea Nymph |
29th July 1942 |
Sold for scrapping in 1948. |
| Sea Rover |
18th February 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1949. |
| Seraph |
25th October 1941 |
Sold for scrapping in 1965. |
| Shakespeare |
8th December 1942 |
Sold for scrapping in 1946. |
| Sibyl |
29th April 1942 |
Sold for scrapping in 1948. |
| Sickle |
27th August 1942 |
Sunk on 14th June 1944 possibly by mines. |
| Simoom |
12th October 1942 |
Sunk on 15th November 1943 possibly by mines. |
| Sirdar |
26th March 1943 |
Transferred to France in 1951/2 and renamed
Sirene. Sold for scrapping in 1965. |
| Spiteful |
5th June 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1963. |
| Splendid |
19th January 1942 |
Sunk on 21st April 1943 by a German
destroyer. |
| Sportsman |
17th April 1942 |
Transferred to France in 1951/2 and renamed
Sibylle. Lost on 24th September 1952. |
| Scotsman |
18th August 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1964. |
| Scythian |
14th April 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1960. |
| Sea Devil |
30th January 1945 |
Sold for scrapping in 1965. |
| Shalimar |
22nd April 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1950. |
| Spark |
28th December 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1949. |
| Spirit |
20th July 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1950. |
| Statesman |
14th September 1943 |
Transferred to France in 1951/2 and renamed
Sultane. Sold for scrapping in 1961. |
| Stoic |
9th April 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1950. |
| Stonehenge |
23rd March 1943 |
Sunk on 20th March 1944 the reason for which
is unknown. |
| Storm |
18th May 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1949. |
| Strategem |
21st June 1943 |
Sunk on 22nd November 1944 by a Japanese
destroyer. |
| Strongbow |
30th August 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1946. |
| Stubborn |
11th November 1942 |
Used as a target and sunk in 1946. |
| Surf |
10th December 1942 |
Sold for scrapping in 1949. |
| Syrtis |
4th February 1943 |
Sunk on 28th March 1944 possibly by mines. |
Subtle (S)
Class
View Class
|
| Sea Scout |
24th March 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1966. |
| Selene |
24th April 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1961. |
| Seneschal |
23rd April 1945 |
Sold for scrapping in 1960. |
| Sentinel |
27th July 1945 |
Sold for scrapping in 1962. |
| Sidon |
4th September 1944 |
Used as a target after an explosion on 16th
June 1955. |
| Sleuth |
6th July 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1958. |
| Solent |
8th June 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1961. |
| Spearhead |
2nd October 1944 |
Transferred to Portugal in 1948 and renamed
Neptuno. |
| Springer |
14th May 1945 |
Transferred to Israel in 1958 and renamed
Tanin. |
| Sturdy |
30th September 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1958. |
| Stygian |
30th November 1943 |
Sold for scrapping in 1949. |
| Subtle |
27th January 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1959. |
| Supreme |
24th February 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1950. |
| Saga |
14th March 1945 |
Transferred to Portugal in 1948 and renamed
Nautilo. |
| Sanguine |
15th February 1945 |
Transferred to Israel in 1958 and renamed
Rahav. |
| Scorcher |
18th December 1944 |
Sold for scrapping in 1962. |
| Spur |
17th November 1944 |
Transferred to Portugal in 1948 and renamed
Narval. |
| Umpire
Class
View Class |
| Umpire |
30th December 1940 |
Lost on 19th July 1941. |
| Una |
10th June 1941 |
Sold for scrapping on 11th April 1949 at
Llanelly. |
| Unbeaten |
9th July 1940 |
Lost on 11th November 1942. |
| Undaunted |
20th August 1940 |
Lost on 13th May 1941. |
| Union |
1st October 1940 |
Lost on 22nd July 1941. |
| Unique |
6th June 1940 |
Lost on 24th October 1942. |
| Upholder |
8th July 1940 |
Lost on 14th April 1942. |
| Upright |
21st April 1940 |
Scrapped in March 1946 at Troon. |
| Urchin |
30th September 1940 |
Served in Polish Navy as Sokol from January
1941 -1946. Eventually scrapped in 1949. |
| Urge |
19th August 1940 |
Lost on 28th April 1942. |
| Usk |
7th June 1940 |
Lost on 3rd May 1941. |
| Utmost |
20th April 1940 |
Lost on 24th November 1942. |
| Uproar |
27th November 1940 |
Scrapped in February 1946 at Inverkeithing. |
| Ultimatum |
11th February 1941 |
Sold on 23rd December 1949 and subsequently
scrapped at Port Glasgow. |
| Umbra |
15th March 1941 |
Scrapped in July 1946 at Blyth. |
| Unbending |
12th May 1941 |
Scrapped in May 1950 at Tyne. |
| Uredd |
24th August 1941 |
Served with Norwegian Navy in 1941. Lost on
10th February 1943. |
| Unbroken |
4th November 1941 |
Served with Russian Navy as B2 from 1944-49.
Eventually scrapped in May 1950 at Gateshead. |
| Unison |
5th November 1941 |
Served with Russian Navy as B3 from 1944-49.
Eventually scrapped in May 1950 at Stockton. |
| United |
18th December 1941 |
Scrapped on 12th February 1946 at Troon. |
| Unrivalled |
16th February 1942 |
Scrapped in January 1946 at Troon. |
| Unruffled |
19th December 1941 |
Scrapped in January 1946 at Troon. |
| Unruly |
28th July 1942 |
Scrapped in February 1946 at Inverkeithing. |
| Unseen |
16th April 1942 |
Scrapped in September 1949 at Hayle. |
| Ultor |
12th October 1942 |
Scrapped in January 1946 at Briton Ferry. |
| Unshaken |
17th February 1942 |
Scrapped in March 1946 at Troon. |
| Unsparing |
28th July 1942 |
Scrapped on 14th February 1946 at
Inverkeithing. |
| Usurper |
24th September 1942 |
Lost on 3rd October 1943. |
| Universal |
10th November 1942 |
Scrapped in June 1946 at Milford Haven. |
| Untiring |
20th January 1943 |
Served with the Hellenic Navy as Amfitriti
from 1945-52. Used as target practice and sunk on 25th July 1957. |
| Varangian |
4th March 1943 |
Scrapped in June 1949 at Gateshead. |
| Uther |
6th April 1943 |
Scrapped in April 1950 at Hayle. |
| Unswerving |
2nd June 1943 |
Scrapped in July 1949 at Newport. |
| Vandal |
23rd November 1942 |
Lost on 24th February 1943. |
| Upstart |
24th November 1942 |
Served with the Hellenic Navy as Xifias from
1945-52. Used as a target and sunk on 29th July 1957. |
| Varne |
22nd January 1943 |
Served with the Norwegian Navy as Ula in
1943. |
| Vox |
23rd January 1943 |
Served with the French Navy as Curie from 1943-46.
Renamed to P67 in 1946 until eventually scrapped in May 1949 at Milford
Haven. |
Vampire
Class
View Class
|
| Upshot |
24th February 1944 |
Scrapped in November 1949 at Preston. |
| Urtica |
23rd March 1944 |
Scrapped in March 1950 at Milford Haven. |
| Vagabond |
19th September 1944 |
Scrapped in January 1950 at Newport. |
| Vampire |
20th July 1943 |
Scrapped in March 1950 at Gateshead. |
| Variance |
22nd May 1944 |
Served with the Norwegian Navy as Utsira in 1944. |
| Varne |
24th February 1944 |
Scrapped in September 1958 at Troon. |
| Veldt |
19th July 1943 |
Served with the Hellenic Navy as Pipinos from 1943-57.
Eventually scrapped in February 1958 at Dunston. |
| Vengeful |
20th July 1944 |
Served with the Hellenic Navy as Delfin from 1944-57.
Eventually scrapped in March 1958 at Gateshead. |
| Venturer |
4th May 1943 |
Served with the Norwegian Navy as Utstein in 1946. |
| Vigorous |
15th October 1943 |
Sold for scrapping on 23rd December 1949. |
| Viking |
5th May 1943 |
Served with the Norwegian Navy as Utvaer in 1946. |
| Vineyard |
8th May 1944 |
Served with the French Navy from 1944-47. Eventually
scrapped in June 1950 at Charlestown. |
| Virtue |
29th November 1943 |
Scrapped in May 1946 at Cochin. |
| Virulent |
23rd May 1944 |
Served with the Hellenic Navy as Argonaftis from 1946-58.
Eventually scrapped in April 1961 at Pasajes. |
| Visigoth |
30th November 1943 |
Scrapped in April 1950 at Hayle. |
| Vivid |
15th September 1943 |
Scrapped in October 1950 at Faslane. |
| Volatile |
20th June 1944 |
Served with the Hellenic Navy as Triaina from 1946-58.
Eventually scrapped in December 1958 at Dunston. |
| Voracious |
11th November 1943 |
Scrapped in May 1946 at Cochin. |
| Vortex |
19th August 1944 |
Served with the French Navy as Morse from 1944-47. Served
with the Danish Navy as Saelen from 1947-58. Eventually scrapped in August
1958 at Faslane. |
| Votary |
21st August 1944 |
Served with the Norwegian Navy as Uthaug in 1946. |
| Vox |
28th September 1943 |
Scrapped in May 1946 at Cochin. |
| Vulpine |
28th December 1943 |
Served with the Danish Navy as Storen from 1947-58.
Eventually scrapped in June 1959 at Faslane. |
| P611 Class |
| P611 (ex Oruc Reis) |
19th July 1940 |
Transferred to Turkey in 1942 when she reverted to her
original name. |
| P612 (ex Murat Reis) |
20th July 1940 |
Transferred to Turkey in 1942 when she reverted to her
original name. |
| P613 (ex Burak Reis) |
19th October 1940 |
Transferred to Turkey in 1945 when she reverted to her
original name. |
| P614 (ex Uluc Ali Reis) |
1st November 1940 |
Sunk by U123 on 18th April 1943. |
| Acheron
Class (also Modernised A Class)
View Class |
| Acheron |
25th March 1947 |
Scrapped in 1972 at Newport. |
| Aeneas |
25th October 1945 |
Broken up 1974 |
| Affray |
12th April 1945 |
Lost on 16th April 1951. |
| Alaric |
18th February 1946 |
Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
| Alcide |
12th April 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Alderney |
25th June 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Alliance |
28th June 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Ambush |
24th September 1945 |
Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
| Anchorite
(became Amphion) |
22nd January 1946 |
Scrapped in August 1970 at Troon. |
| Amphion (became Anchorite) |
31st August 1944 |
Scrapped in July 1971 at Inverkeithing. |
| Andrew |
6th April 1946 |
Unknown. |
| Artemis |
26th August 1946 |
Sold for scrap in 1972. |
| Artful |
22nd May 1947 |
Scrapped 1972 |
| Astute |
30th January 1945 |
Scrapped in October 1970 at Dunston. |
| Auriga |
29th March 1945 |
Unknown. |
| Aurochs |
8th July 1945 |
Scrapped in February 1967 at Troon. |
| Explorer
Class |
| Explorer |
5th March 1954 |
Broken Up 1965 |
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| Excalibur |
25th February |
Broken Up 1970 |
Excalibur. Sent in by Terence Malone. |
| Stickleback
Class |
| Stickleback |
1st October 1954 |
Preserved in 1977 |
| Shrimp |
30th December 1954 |
Broken Up 1965 |
| Sprat |
1st March 1955 |
Broken Up 1966 |
| Minnow |
5th May 1955 |
Broken Up 1966 |
| Porpoise
Class View
Class |
| Porpoise |
25th April 1956 |
Sunk as target 1985 |
| Rorqual |
5th December 1956 |
Broken Up 1977 |
| Narwhal |
25th October 1957 |
Sunk as target 3rd August 1983 |
| Grampus |
30th May 1957 |
Broken Up 1980 |
| Finwhale |
21st July 1959 |
Broken Up 1988 |
| Cachalot |
11th December 1957 |
Broken Up 1980 |
| Sealion |
31st December 1959 |
Broken Up 1990 |
| Walrus |
22nd September 1959 |
Sold 1987 |
| |
| Dreadnought |
21st October 1960 |
For Disposal 1982 |
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| Oberon
Class
View Class |
| Oberon |
18th July 1959 |
Sold 1987 |
| Odin |
4th November 1960 |
Broken Up 1991 |
| Orpheus |
17th November 1959 |
Harbour Service 1987, Broken Up 1994 |
| Olympus |
14th June 1961 |
To Canada 1989 |
| Osiris |
29th November 1962 |
Broken Up 1993 |
| Onslaught |
24th September 1960 |
Broken Up 1991 |
| Otter |
15th May 1960 |
Sold 1992 |
| Oracle |
26th September 1961 |
Sold 1992 |
| Ocelot |
5th May 1962 |
Preserved 1992 |
| Otus |
17th October 1962 |
Sold 1992 |
| Opossum |
23rd May 1963 |
For Disposal 1994 |
| Onyx (i) |
-------------- |
Bought on Stocks by Canada 1963 |
| Opportune |
14th February 1964 |
Sold 1992 |
| Onyx (ii) |
18th August 1966 |
Broken Up 1992 |
| Valiant
Class
View Class |
| Valiant |
3rd December 1963 |
For Disposal 1992 |
| Warspite |
25th September 1965 |
For Disposal 1990 |
| Churchill |
20th December 1968 |
For Disposal 1991 |
| Conqueror |
28th August 1969 |
For Disposal 1990 |
| Courageous |
7th March 1970 |
For Disposal 1992 |
| Resolution
Class
View Class |
| Resolution |
15th September 1966 |
For Disposal 1994 |
| Repulse |
4th November 1967 |
Extant 1995 |
| Renown |
25th February 1967 |
Extant 1995 |
| Revenge |
15th March 1968 |
For Disposal 1992 |
| Swiftsure
Class
View Class |
| Swiftsure |
7th September 1971 |
For Disposal 1992 |
| Sovereign |
17th February 1973 |
Extant 1995 |
| Superb |
30th November 1974 |
Extant 1995 |
| Sceptre |
20th November 1976 |
Extant 1995 |
| Spartan |
7th April 1978 |
Extant 1995 |
| Splendid |
5th October 1979 |
Extant 1995 |
| Trafalgar
Class
View Class |
| Trafalgar |
1st July 1981 |
Extant 1995 |
| Turbulent |
1st December 1982 |
Extant 1995 |
| Tireless |
17th March 1984 |
Extant 1995 |
| Torbay |
8th March 1985 |
Extant 1995 |
| Trenchant |
3rd November 1986 |
Extant 1995 |
| Talent |
15th April 1988 |
Extant 1995 |
| Triumph |
12th October 1991 |
Extant 1995 |
| Upholder
Class |
| Upholder |
2nd December 1986 |
Handed over to Canada, 2nd October
2004. Renamed HMCS Chicoutimi. Damaged by fire in Irish Sea
days later. |
| Unseen |
14th November 1989 |
For Disposal 1995 |
| Ursula |
28th February 1991 |
For Disposal 1995 |
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S42 HMS Ursula.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
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7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
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HMS Ursula.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
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S42 HMS Ursula at Malta.
Photographed by Patrick
D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A
reproduction of this original photo size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code
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| Unicorn |
16th April 1992 |
For Disposal 1995 |
| Vanguard
Class View
Class |
| Vanguard (S28) |
4th March 1992 |
In service 2004 |
| Victorious (S29) |
29th September 1993 |
In service 2004 |
| Vigilant (S30) |
1998 |
In service 2004 |
| Vengeance (S31) |
1999 |
In service 2004 |
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British Submarines. Photo published 1915.
Sent in by George Needham |
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4 Boats and their
supply ship : R2,
R3, E54 and the H31.
Image
supplied by Carl Proctor
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HMS Graph formerly a German U-boat U570 she was captured
by the British on 28th August 1941.
A
reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x
7" approx available. Order photograph here © Walker
Archive. Order Code PHS195 |
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Trying to find information on my grandfather William Mansell who served
in the Royal Navy on Submarines from possibly 1906/1908 to 1918.I need to
find out what submarines he served on and where he was born. On his
marriage certificate in November 1918 his address is given as: 45 Douglas
Street,Kent.He married in West Derby,Liverpool. Any information at all
would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Mrs A Dale.
HMS GRAMPUS... "Billie"
Glanville was my Mothers eldest brother, he was born
on 14 Nov 1910, in Cahir, Co. Tipperary as although Welsh his father
Andrew
Alfred Glanville was on a tour of duty with the RHA in the days
before
the Treaty .
Billie was 1 year and 1 day younger than his elder sister 'Kit',
also born in Cahir.
There were no known survivors, and for many, many weeks
before the war office had notified his widow Win of his loss, his younger
brother Vic knew of his loss, as he was himself a CPO with
another
vessel and they knew that the Grampus was lost but obviously could
not
tell anyone until it was official. Janet Jacobs
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