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

 * Holland-class submarine
 * HMS Holland 1, launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
 * HMS Holland 2
 * HMS Holland 3
 * HMS Holland 4
 * HMS Holland 5
 * A-class submarine (1903)
 * HMS A1, launched: 9 July 1902
 * HMS A2
 * HMS A3
 * HMS A4
 * HMS A5
 * HMS A6
 * HMS A7
 * HMS A8
 * HMS A9
 * HMS A10
 * HMS A11
 * HMS A12
 * HMS A13
 * B class
 * 11 boats, 1904–1906
 * C class
 * 38 boats, 1906–1910

First World War

 * 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
 * HMS K15
 * HMS K16
 * HMS K17
 * HMS K26
 * L class
 * M class
 * HMS M1
 * HMS M2
 * HMS M3
 * HMS M4
 * R class
 * R class

Interwar years

 * HMS X1
 * Odin class
 * Parthian class
 * HMS Pandora (N42)
 * HMS Parthian (N75)
 * HMS Perseus (N36)
 * HMS Phoenix (N96)
 * HMS Poseidon (P99)
 * HMS Proteus (N29)
 * 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
 * HMS Clyde (N12)
 * Grampus class
 * T (Triton) class
 * U (Undine) class
 * U (Undine) class
 * U (Undine) class

Second World War

 * S (safari) class (War Emergency Programme)
 * T (Tempest) class (War Emergency Programme)
 * U (Umpire) class (War Emergency Programme)
 * P611 class
 * HMS P611
 * HMS P612
 * HMS P614
 * HMS P615
 * United States R-class submarine
 * HMS P511
 * HMS P512
 * HMS P514
 * U (Uproar) class
 * V (Vampire) class
 * HMS P514
 * U (Uproar) class
 * V (Vampire) class
 * V (Vampire) class

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
 * HMS Explorer (submarine)
 * HMS Excalibur
 * 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.
 * 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, commissioned: 1991

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
 * 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, construction began: 2013/Expected commission: 2024
 * Agincourt, confirmed, steel cut/Expected commission: 2026
 * 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, ordered