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History of the submarine in the Royal Navy. Major historical naval website detailing short histories of each submarine and submarine class from the first submarines to the very latest nuclear submarines.

The Royal Navy submarines are also shown in photographs supplied by ex-crew members and their families and fine art prints supplied courtesy of Cranston Fine Arts, the naval art company. Each submarine class has its own notice board for leaving messages for ex-crew and families and information supplied by enthusiasts as well as requests for information.
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                           View Class 
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.

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
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.

G13 pictured c.1920

A reproduction of this original photo / photo-postcard size 10" x 7" approx available.  Order photograph here  © Walker Archive. Order Code  PHS072
G14 17th May 1917 Scrapped in March 1921.

J Class                    View class
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.
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.

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
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