List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy#Nuclear powered
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This is a list of submarine classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Dates of construction given.
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Petrol-electric
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|+ ! !No. !First ship laid down !Last ship commissioned !Notes | |
{{sclass2|Holland|submarine|4}}
|5 |HMS Holland 1 2 October 1901 |HMS Holland 5 1902 |First submarines of the Royal Navy | |
{{sclass2|A|submarine|4 | 1903}}
|13 |HMS A1 19 February 1902 |HMS A13 22 June 1908 |Royal Navy's first class of British-designed submarines |
B class
|11 |HMS B1 25 October 1904 |HMS B11 1906 | | |
C class
|38 |HMS C1 13 November 1905 |HMS C38 10 February 1910 |Last class of petrol powered submarines of the Royal Navy |
Diesel-electric
- D class — 8 boats, 1908–1912
- E class — 58 boats, 1912–1916
- F class — 3 boats, 1913–1917
- S class — 3 boats, 1914–1915
- V class — 4 boats, 1914–1915
- W class — 4 boats, 1914–1915
- G class — 14 boats, 1915–1917
- H class — 44 boats, 1915–1919
- J class — 7 boats, 1915–1917
- L class — 34 boats, 1917–1919
- M class — 3 boats, 1917–1918
- Nautilus class — 1 boat, 1917
- R class — 12 boats, 1918
- {{HMS|X1}} — 1 boat, 1921
- {{sclass|Odin|submarine|4}} — 9 boats 1926–29 (subclasses Oberon 1 boat, Oxley 2 boats, Odin 6 boats)
- {{sclass|Parthian|submarine|4}} — 6 boats, 1929
- {{sclass|Rainbow|submarine|4}} — 4 boats, 1930
- S class — 62 boats (subclasses Swordfish 4, Shark 8, Seraph 33, Subtle 17), 1931–1945
- Thames class — 3 boats, 1932
- {{sclass|Grampus|submarine|4}} — 6 boats, 1932–1938
- T class — 52 boats (subclasses Triton 15, Tempest 15, Taciturn 22), 1937–1945
- Undine class — 3 boats, 1937–1938
- P611 class — 4 boats, 1940
- Umpire class — 37 boats, 1940–1943
- Vampire class — 22 boats, 1943–1944
- {{sclass|Amphion|submarine|4}} — 16 boats, 1945–1947
- {{sclass|Explorer|submarine|4}} — 2 boats, 1954–1955
- {{sclass|Stickleback|submarine|4}} — 4 boats, 1954–1955
- Porpoise class — 8 boats, 1956–1959
- {{sclass|Oberon|submarine|4}} — 13 boats, 1959–1966
- {{sclass|Upholder|submarine|4}} — 4 boats, 1986–1992
Midget
- {{sclass2|X|submarine|4}} — 20 boats, 1943–1944
- {{sclass2|XE|submarine|4}} — 12 boats, 1944
- {{sclass|Stickleback|submarine|4}} — 4 boats, 1954–1955
Rescue submersible
- LR5 — leased to the Royal Australian Navy in 2009
Steam-electric
Foreign-built
- Archimede class — 1 boat, 1934
- Type VIIC U-boat — 1 boat, 1941
- Type XVII U-boat — 1 boat, 1943
- Type XXIII U-boat — 2 boats, 1945{{cite web |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |title=U-2326 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u2326.htm |access-date=26 April 2016 |website=Uboat.net}}{{cite web |last=Helgason |first=Guðmundur |title=U-2353 |url=http://uboat.net/boats/u2353.htm |access-date=30 April 2016 |website=Uboat.net}}
Nuclear powered
= Land Based Prototype=
- HMS Vulcan PWR 1 (Dounreay Submarine Prototype 1) 1965–1984
- HMS Vulcan PWR 2 (Shore Test Facility) 1987–present
= Fleet =
- {{HMS|Dreadnought|S101|2}} — one boat, 1959–1962
- {{sclass|Valiant|submarine|4}} — 2 boats, 1962–1965
- {{sclass|Churchill|submarine|4}} — 3 boats, 1967–1970
- {{sclass|Swiftsure|submarine|4}} — 6 boats, 1969–1979
- {{sclass|Trafalgar|submarine|4}} — 7 boats, 1979–1991 (last vessel preparing for decommissioning as of late 2024)
- {{sclass|Astute|submarine|4}} — 7 boats planned (5 in service), 2001 to 2026
- SSN AUKUS class - undetermined number of boats planned, from early 2030s
= Ballistic missile =
- {{sclass|Resolution|submarine|4}} — 4 boats, 1964–1986
- {{sclass|Vanguard|submarine|4}} — 4 boats, 1986–1998
- {{sclass|Dreadnought|submarine|4}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-successor-submarines-named|title=New Successor Submarines Named|publisher=Gov.uk|date=21 October 2016|access-date=21 October 2016}} — 4 boats planned, 2016 to early 2030s
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/class_overviews/holland_class_overview.htm MaritimeQuest Holland Class Overview]
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/class_overviews/a_class_1902.htm MaritimeQuest A Class (1902) Class Overview]
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/class_overviews/b_class_overview.htm MaritimeQuest B Class Overview]
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/class_overviews/c_class_overview.htm MaritimeQuest C Class Overview]
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/a_amphion_class_submarines.htm MaritimeQuest A Class (1943) Class Overview]
- [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/pages/class_overviews/trafalgar_class.htm MaritimeQuest Trafalgar Class Overview]