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

HMS *Holland 1*, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Navy

Holland class
- Holland 1, launched: 2 October 1901, decommissioned: 5 November 1913
- Holland 2
- Holland 3
- Holland 4
- Holland 5
A class
- A1, launched: 9 July 1902
- A2
- A3
- A4
- A5
- A6
- A7
- A8
- A9
- A10
- A11
- A12
- 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

Interwar years

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
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
- HMS Explorer
- 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, 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

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)^[1]
- Dreadnought, under construction – first elements of construction underway in 2016^[2]
- Valiant, under construction
- Warspite, under construction
- King George VI, under construction