List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy

Antarctic patrol vessel

 * HMS Protector (A173) (2011–) which carries the survey motor boat (SMB) James Caird IV.

Ocean survey vessels

 * HMS Scott (H131) (1997–)

Coastal survey vessels

 * Survey Motor Launch
 * HMS Magpie (H130) (2018–)

Antarctic patrol vessels

 * HMS Protector (A146) (1955–70)
 * HMS Endurance (1967) (1968–91)
 * HMS Endurance (A171) (1991–2008)

Ocean survey vessels

 * Hecla-class survey vessel
 * HMS Hecla (A133) (1964–97)
 * HMS Hecate (A137) (1965–90)
 * HMS Hydra (A144) (1966–86)
 * HMS Herald (H138) (1974–2001)

Coastal survey vessels

 * Bulldog-class survey vessel
 * HMS Beagle (A319) (1968–2002)
 * HMS Bulldog (A317) (1968–2001)
 * HMS Fawn (A325) (1968–91)
 * HMS Fox (A320) (1968–89)
 * HMS Roebuck (H130) (1986–2010)
 * Echo-class multi–purpose survey vessels
 * HMS Echo (H87) (2003–2022) which carries SMB Sapphire.
 * HMS Enterprise (H88) (2003–2023) which carries SMB Spitfire.

Inshore survey vessels

 * Echo-class survey ship (1957)
 * HMS Echo (A70) (1958–85)
 * HMS Egeria (A72) (1959–85)
 * HMS Enterprise (A71) (1959–85)
 * Ham-class minesweeper
 * HMS Waterwitch (ex–HMS Powderham) (1964–86)
 * HMS Woodlark (ex–HMS Yaxham) (1964–86)
 * Ton-class minesweeper
 * HMS Mermaid (ex–HMS Sullington) (1964–68)
 * HMS Myrmidon (ex–HMS Edderton) (1964–68)

Survey Motor Launches (SML)

 * SML 2
 * SML 4
 * SML 6
 * SML 322
 * SML 323
 * SML 324
 * SML 325
 * SML 326
 * HMS Meda (1943) (ex–HDML 1301) (1945–1966)
 * HMS Medusa (A353) (ex–HDML 1387) (1952–1965)
 * HMS Gleaner (H86) (1983–2018)

Earlier survey vessels

 * HMS Merlin (1666) (1666–1698), the Navy's first hydrographic survey vessel
 * HMS Hecate (1839) (1839–65)
 * HMS Myrmidon (1867) (1867–88)
 * HMS Triton (1882)
 * HMS Fantome (1901) (1906–14, 1920–24)
 * HMS Endeavour (1912) (1913–42)
 * HMS Melisande (1918–19)
 * HMS Challenger (1931) (1932–53)
 * HMS White Bear (1939–45)
 * HMS Vidal (1954–71)
 * Hunt-class minesweeper (1916)
 * HMS Beaufort (1919) (1920–35)
 * HMS Fitzroy (1920–38)
 * HMS Flinders (1920–38)
 * HMS Kellett (1920–38)
 * 24-class sloop
 * HMS Iroquois (1918) (1923–31)
 * HMS Herald (ex–HMS Merry Hampton) (1924–39)
 * HMS Ormonde (1918) (1924–36)
 * Bittern-class sloop
 * HMS Stork (L81) (1936–39)
 * Hastings-class sloop
 * HMS Folkestone (L22) (1938)
 * HMS Scarborough (L25) (1938)
 * Halcyon-class minesweeper
 * HMS Franklin (J84) (1938–52)
 * HMS Gleaner (J83) (1938–39)
 * HMS Jason (J99) (1938–39)
 * HMS Scott (J79) (1939–64)
 * HMS Seagull (J85) (1946–50)
 * HMS Sharpshooter (J68) (1946–62) – renamed HMS Shackleton, 1955
 * Bay-class frigate
 * HMS Dampier (K611) (1948–68)
 * HMS Owen (K640) (1949–65)
 * HMS Cook (K638) (1950–64)
 * HMS Dalrymple (K427) (1950–66)