List of submarine classes of the Royal Navy
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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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| Ships of the Royal Navy |
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A - B - C - D - E - F - G |
| aircraft carriers |
| amphibious assault shipping |
| battlecruisers |
| battleships |
| corvettes and sloops |
| cruisers |
| destroyers |
| frigates |
| mine countermeasure vessels |
| monitors |
| patrol and attack craft |
| Royal Yachts |
| submarines |
| support ships |
| survey vessels |
| fleet bases |
| shore establishments |
| hospitals and hospital ships |
| air stations |
| aircraft wings |
| fleets and major commands |
| squadrons and flotillas |
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[edit] Petrol-electric
- Holland class — 5 boats, 1901–1902
- A class — 13 boats, 1902–1905
- B class — 11 boats, 1904–1906
- C class — 38 boats, 1906–1910
[edit] Diesel-electric
- D class — 8 boats, 1908–1912
- E class — 58 boats, 1912–1916
- F class — 3 boats, 1913–1917
- S class — 2 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
- M class — 3 boats, 1917–1918
- Nautilus class - 1 boat, 1917
- L class — 34 boats, 1917–1919
- R class — 12 boats, 1918
- HMS X1 — 1 boat, 1921
- Oxley class — 2 boats, 1926
- Odin class — 6 boats, 1928–1929
- Parthian class — 6 boats, 1929
- Rainbow class — 4 boats, 1930
- S class — 62 boats (subclasses Swordfish 4, Shark 8, Seraph 33, Subtle 17), 1931–1945
- Thames class — 3 ships, 1932
- Grampus class — 5 boats, 1935–1938
- 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
- Amphion class — 16 boats, 1945–1947
- Explorer class — 2 boats, 1954–1955
- Stickleback class — 4 boats, 1954–1955
- Porpoise class — 8 boats, 1956–1959
- Oberon class — 13 boats, 1959–1966
- Upholder class — 4 boats, 1990–1994
[edit] Midget
[edit] Steam-electric
- Swordfish — 1 boat, 1916–1922
- K class — 22 boats, 1916–1919
[edit] Nuclear powered
[edit] Land Based Prototype
- HMS Vulcan PWR 1 (Dounreay Submarine Prototype 1) 1965-1984
- HMS Vulcan PWR 2 (Shore Test Facility) 1987-present
[edit] Fleet
- Dreadnought — one boat, 1960
- Valiant class — 2 boats, 1963–1965
- Churchill class — 3 boats, 1968–1970
- Swiftsure class — 6 boats, 1971–1979
- Trafalgar class — 7 boats, 1981–1991
- Astute class — future class
[edit] Ballistic missile
- Resolution class — Four boats
- Vanguard class — 4 boats, 1992–present
