List of submarines of the Royal Navy

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

thumb|right|HMS Holland 1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Navy

thumb|right|A-class submarines, the first British-designed class

, launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
, launched: 9 July 1902
B class
11 boats, 1904–1906
C class
38 boats, 1906–1910

First World War

thumb|right|HMS G9 at Scapa Flow in 1917

thumb|right|HMS M2 with her [[sea plane]]

thumb|right|HMS Thorn

D class
E class
F class
S class
V class
W class
G class
H class
Nautilus class
Swordfish class
J class
K class
HMS K1
HMS K2
HMS K3
HMS K4
HMS K5
HMS K6
HMS K7
HMS K8
HMS K9
HMS K10
HMS K11
HMS K12
HMS K13
HMS K14
HMS K15
HMS K16
HMS K17
HMS K26
L class
M class
HMS M1
HMS M2
HMS M3
HMS M4
R class

Interwar years

HMS X1
Odin class
Parthian class
Rainbow class
S (Swordfish) class
River or Thames class
HMS Thames (N71)
HMS Severn (N57)
HMS Clyde (N12)
Grampus class
T (Triton) class
U (Undine) class

Second World War

thumb|right|HMS Alliance at Gosport (where she is now part of [[Royal Navy Submarine Museum|the submarine museum) in 1987]]

thumb|right|HMS Voracious in 1945

S (safari) class (War Emergency Programme)
T (Tempest) class (War Emergency Programme)
U (Umpire) class (War Emergency Programme)
P611 class
United States R-class submarine
HMS P511
HMS P512
HMS P514
U (Uproar) class
V (Vampire) class

Cold War

To mid-1950s

Amphion class
Amphion (P439/S39/S43) (laid down as Anchorite but name changed before launch)
Astute (P447/S47/S45)
Auriga (P419/S19/S69)
Aurochs (P426/S26/S62)
Alcide (P415/S15/S65)
Alderney (P416/S16/S66)
Alliance (P417/S17/S67)
Ambush (P418/S18/S68)
Anchorite (P422/S22/S64)
Andrew (P423/S23/S63)
Affray (P421)
Aeneas (P427/S27/S72/SSG72)
Alaric (P441/S41)
Artemis (P449/S39/S49)
Artful (P456/S56/S96)
Acheron (P411/S11/S61)
Ace (P414)
Achates (P433)
Explorer class
Stickleback class (midget submarines)
X51 Stickleback
X52 Shrimp
X53 Sprat
X54 Minnow
Foreign Built
Graph (P715) – German Type VII U-boat
Meteorite – German Type XVII U-boat
N2 – German Type VII-C/41 U-boat
X2 – Italian, Archimede-class submarine

Late 1950s to late 1980s

From HMS Porpoise Royal Navy submarines were given their own "S" pennant numbers.

thumb|right|A Valiant-class [[nuclear submarine. Whilst HMS Dreadnought had an American reactor, these were fully British-built]]

thumb|right|HMS Tireless at the North Pole

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, c/d: 1989–2022
Talent, c/d: 1990–2022
Triumph, c/d: 1991–2025

1990s to present

Upholder class (Diesel-electric hunter-killer) Transferred to Canada as the Victoria-class submarine
Upholder, commissioned/decommissioned: 1990–1994
Unseen, c/d: 1991–1994
Ursula, c/d: 1992–1994
Unicorn, c/d: 1993–1994

thumb|right|HMS Astute being launched

Vanguard class (PWR2 nuclear-powered ballistic missile)
Vanguard, commissioned: 1993
Victorious, commissioned: 1995
Vigilant, commissioned: 1996
Vengeance, commissioned: 1999
Astute class (PWR2 nuclear-powered hunter-killer)
Astute, commissioned: 2010
Ambush, commissioned: 2013
Artful, commissioned: 2016
Audacious, commissioned: 2020
Anson, commissioned: 2022
Agamemnon, commissioned: 2025
Achilles, steel cut/Expected commission: 2029
Dreadnought class (PWR3 nuclear-powered ballistic missile)
Dreadnought, under construction – first elements of construction underway in 2016
Valiant, under construction
Warspite, under construction
King George VI, under construction