Conventional Attack Submarines converted 1947-1950 Tabard, Truncheon, Thermopylae, Totem, Turpin and the Vickers built Trump, Tiptoe and Taciturn*, Taltent, Token, Tireless, Tapir, Teredo** In 1945, the German Type XXI represented such a revolution in submarine design that it cannot be ignored and all nations able to built submarines jumped on the bandwagon of new constructions … Read more
Conventional Attack Submarines 1982-1994 Upholder, Unseen, Ursula, Unicorn The Upholder class submarines, also “Type 2400” due to their displacement, were the last class of diesel-electric submarines built for the Royal Navy, after the arrival of HMS Dreadnought in 1960. They succeeded to the Oberons, and were designed as a cheap alternative to supplement nuclear submarines … Read more
Nuclear Ballistic Submarines Built 1986-1999 S28 Vanguard, S29 Victorious, S30 Vigilant, S31 Vengeance The Vanguard class were four 2nd generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) of the Royal Navy, conceived in the early 1980s with the first keel laid up in 1986 and lead both HMS Vanguard (S28) completed in 1993 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers … Read more
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1979-1991 HMS Trafalgar, Turbulent, Tireless, Torbay, Trenchant, Talent, Triumph. Awaiting disposal. The Trafalgar class is the last cold war British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarines (SSNs), successor to the Swiftsure class. They were constructed at Barrow-in-Furness shipyard in Cumbria between 1979 and 1991 and were succeeded by the current Astute class … Read more
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1968-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96 The Swiftsure class were six nuclear-powered fleet submarines, next-gen built in the 1970s and in service until 2010. They were all built at VSEL Barrow (Vickers) for the Royal Navy from 1969 when Swiftsure was … Read more
Nuclear Ballistic Submarines 1964-1968 S22 Resolution, S23 Repulse, S26 Renown, S27 Revenge in service until 1996 The Resolution class were four nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) built for the Royal Navy and part of the British Polaris programme, each carrying 16 UGM-27 Polaris A-3. HMS Resolution, Repulse, Renown and Revenge (one more cancelled) from Vickers … Read more
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1962-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96 The Valiant class were five nuclear powered British Royal Navy submarines. They were built for the first two at (a) Vickers Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness in 1960-65 and for the sub-class Churchill, same to the exception of … Read more
United Kingdom (1958-68) – HMS Oberon Odin Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune, Onyx, Onyx (1960-1995). The Oberon class were 27 British-designed submarines also exported to five navies, designed as a follow-on from the Porpoise class, very similar but with of stronger construction, better silencing and improvements across the board. Instrumental … Read more
United Kingdom (1958) – HMS Porpoise, Rorqual, Narwhal, Grampus, Finwhale, Cachalot, Sealion, Walrus 1957-91. After exploring the A class (Amphion), last WW2 British design and first streamlined for a longer career in the cold war, here is the first generation cold war conventional submarine, designed and built from the ground up for the Royal navy: … Read more
Midget Submarines 1954-1966 The Stickleback-class were midget submarines of the British Royal Navy, as a replacement of the WW2 XE-class submarines. They were essentially target submarines, designed to improve British ASW defences against midget submarines, as it was believed the Soviet Union whether had them or was about to develop such craft. But in a … Read more
