United Kingdom submarines

Petrol-electric

Diesel-electric

D class

E class

F class

S class

V class - 4 boats, 1914-1915
- HMS V1
- HMS V2
- HMS V3
- HMS V4

W class

HMS Nautilus (1914) / HMS N1

G class

H class

J class

L class

M class

R class

HMS X1

Odin class
- (subclasses Oberon 1 boat, Oxley 2 boats, Odin 6 boats)

Parthian class

Rainbow class

S class

River class

Grampus class

T class
- 52 boats (subclasses Triton 15, Tempest 15, Taciturn 22), 1937–1945

U class

Oruç Reis class

V class

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Amphion class

Explorer class

Stickleback class - 4 boats, 1954-1955

Porpoise class - 8 boats, 1956-1959

Oberon class

Upholder class

Midget

X class - 20 boats, 1943-1944
- Prototypes
  - HMS X3
  - HMS X4
- X5 type
  - HMS X5
  - HMS X6
  - HMS X7
  - HMS X8
  - HMS X9
  - HMS X10
- X20 type
  - HMS X20
  - HMS X21
  - HMS X22
  - HMS X23
  - HMS X24
  - HMS X25
- Training craft
  - HMS XT1
  - HMS XT2
  - HMS XT3
  - HMS XT4
  - HMS XT5
  - HMS XT6

XE class - 6 boats, 1944
- First group
  - HMS XE1
  - HMS XE2
  - HMS XE3
  - HMS XE4 "Exciter"
  - HMS XE5
  - HMS XE6
  - HMS XE7
  - HMS XE8 "Expunger"
  - HMS XE9
  - HMS XE10
- Second group
  - HMS XE11
  - HMS XE12

Stickleback class - see above

Rescue submersible

LR5 — leased to the Royal Australian Navy in 2009

Steam-electric

HMS Swordfish (1916) before K

K class

Foreign-built

(ex-Italian Archimede class)
- HMS H2 (ex-Italian Gailieo Galilei)

(ex-German Type VIIC)
- HMS Graph (P715) (ex-German U-570)

(ex-German Type XVII)
- HMS Meteorite (ex-German U-1407)

Nuclear powered

Fleet

HMS Dreadnought (S101)

Valiant class

Churchill class

Swiftsure class

Trafalgar class

Astute class

Ballistic missile

Resolution class

Vanguard class

Dreadnought class

v t e British naval ship classes of the First World War
Aircraft/Seaplane carriers	Empress^S^V Riviera^S^V Engadine^S^V Ark Royal^S Ben-my-Chree^S^V Campania^S^V Raven II^S^V Anne^S^V Vindex^S^V Manxman^S^V Furious^M Pegasus^S^V Nairana^S^V Argus^S^V Vindictive^S^V
Dreadnought battleships	Dreadnought^S Bellerophon St Vincent Neptune^S Colossus Orion King George V Erin^S Agincourt^S Iron Duke Canada^S Queen Elizabeth Revenge
Pre-dreadnought battleships	Royal Sovereign Majestic Canopus Formidable London Duncan King Edward VII Swiftsure Lord Nelson
Battlecruisers	Invincible Indefatigable Lion Queen Mary^S Tiger^S Renown Courageous Admiral^S^A
Armoured cruisers	Cressy Drake Monmouth Devonshire Duke of Edinburgh Warrior Minotaur
Heavy cruisers	Hawkins^A
Light cruisers	Town^G Arethusa C^G^C Danae^C Emerald^A
Protected cruisers	Apollo Astraea Eclipse Blake Pearl Edgar Powerful Diadem Arrogant Pelorus Highflyer Challenger Topaze
Scout cruisers	Adventure Forward Pathfinder Sentinel Boadicea Blonde Active
Destroyer flotilla leaders	Swift^S Faulknor Marksman Parker Thornycroft (or Shakespeare)^C Admiralty (or Scott)^C
Destroyers	A^G B^G C^G D^G E^G F G H I K L Admiralty M Hawthorn M Thornycroft M Yarrow M Yarrow Later M Medea Arno^S R^G S^G^C Talisman V and W^G^C
Torpedo boats	TB 81^S TB 98 TB 109 TB 114 Cricket^G
Monitors	Marshal Ney Abercrombie Lord Clive Humber Gorgon M15 M29 Erebus
Minesweepers	Racecourse Hunt Dance
Gunboats	Fly Insect
Submarines	A B C D E F G H^C J K L^C M^C R^C Swordfish^S V
Sloops	P Cadmus Flower Acacia Azalea Arabis Anchusa Aubrietia 24^C
naval trawlers	Castle Mersey
A All completed after the war C One or more completed after the war G Grouping of several classes M converted from Courageous class S Single ship of class V Conversions

v t e British naval ship classes of the Second World War
Aircraft carriers	Courageous Eagle Ark Royal Illustrious Implacable Audacious^C Malta^X
Light aircraft carriers	Argus Hermes Unicorn Colossus Majestic^C Centaur^C
Escort carriers	Archer^AV Audacity^V Avenger^AV Attacker^A Ruler^A Activity^V Pretoria Castle^V Nairana^V
Battleships	Queen Elizabeth Revenge Nelson King George V Lion^X Vanguard^C
Battlecruisers	Renown Hood
Heavy cruisers	Hawkins County York
Light cruisers	C Danae Hawkins Emerald Leander Arethusa Town Dido Fiji Minotaur Neptune^X Minotaur (1947)^X
Destroyer leaders	Thornycroft type (Shakespeare) Admiralty type (Scott)
Destroyers	R S V & W Town^A Ambuscade Amazon A & B C & D E & F G & H I Tribal J, K & N Hunt L & M O & P Q & R S & T U & V W & Z C Battle Weapon^C G^X Daring^C,P
Frigates	River Captain^A Colony^A Loch Bay
Corvettes	Flower Castle
Sloops	24 Bridgewater Hastings Banff^A Shoreham Grimsby Kingfisher Bittern Egret Black Swan
Minelayers	Adventure Abdiel Plover Linnet M Agamemnon^V Menestheus^V Port Napier^V Port Quebec^V Southern Prince^V Teviot Bank^V
Minesweepers	Hunt Halcyon Bangor MMS Auk^A Algerine Cybele
Netlayers	Guardian Protector Bar Net
Submarines	H L Odin Parthian Rainbow S River Grampus T U P611 V Amphion X XE
Coastal	Harbour defence motor launch Fairmile B motor launch Motor torpedo boat Motor gunboat Steam gun boat Insect-class gunboat Dragonfly-class river gunboat Type Two 63 ft HSL
Other	Trawlers Castle Basset Isles Portuguese Tree Dance Shakespearian Round Table Monitors Erebus Roberts Seaplane carriers Pegasus Albatross Submarine depot ship Adamant Bonaventure Forth Maidstone Titania Merchant aircraft carriers Fighter catapult ships Armed merchant cruisers Ocean boarding vessels
A American built X Cancelled C Completed after the war C,P Laid down and completed after the war V Conversions

v t e Holland-class submarines
Holland 1 Holland 2 Holland 3 Holland 4 Holland 5 Holland 6 / A1
Preceded by: None Followed by: A class
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v t e British A-class submarines
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 A13
Preceded by: Holland class Followed by: B class
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v t e British B-class submarines
B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11
Preceded by: A class Followed by: C class
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