| 1905 | C 1 (I 31) | Laid Down |
| 1905 | C 2 (I 32) | Laid Down |
| 1915 | K 2 | Laid Down |
| 1915 | K 5 | Laid Down |
| 1916 | E 50 | Launched |
| 1918 | H 22 | Completed |
| 1923 | Arrogant 1886 - 1923 | Sold: to Hughes, Bolckow |
| 1940 | Shakespeare (P 221) | Laid Down |
| 1941 | U-81 | U-81 torpedoed and sank HMS Ark Royal off Gibraltar. |
| 1941 | Tactician (P 314) | Laid Down |
| 1942 | Safari (P 211) | HMS Safari sinks the Italian Bice with gunfire east of Sousa, Tunisia. |
| 1942 | Traveller (N 48) | HMS Traveller departed Port Said with a cargo of aviation spirit for Malta |
| 1943 | Vampire (P 72) | Completed |
| 1943 | Meteorite (S 94) | Laid Down |
| 1944 | Thorough (P 324) | HMS Thorough sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 1976 | Superb (S 109) | Completed |
| 1990 | Vigilant (S 30) | Contract Announced by Alan Clark, Minister for Defence Procurement |
| 2011 | Anson (S 123) | Keel laid by Gerald Howarth MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Ministry of Defence |
D 8 (I 78) |
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| Class: | 1907 - 1919: D Class |
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| Build Group: | D |
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Fate: Scrapped 19th December 1921. |
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A highly illustrated history of the Cold War operations of the submarines of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1990.
The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with many hair-raising incidents involving Soviet vessels. They were engaged in frequent hazardous surveillance patrols investigating Soviet submarines and surface warships and their operational tactics, and trailing Soviet strategic submarines (SSBNs), as well as conducting British deterrent SSBN patrols and protecting those patrols using attack submarines (SSNs).
There were also dangerous patrols which trialled submarine operation under the Arctic ice-cap. In addition to these activities there were operations in other conflicts and war theatres including the Falklands War, the Suez campaign, the Northern Ireland Troubles, and the Indonesian confrontation.
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D 8 (I 78) |
|
| Class: | 1907 - 1919: D Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | D |
|
Fate: Scrapped 19th December 1921. |
|
A highly illustrated history of the Cold War operations of the submarines of the Royal Navy from 1948 to 1990.
The Cold War was a period of intense activity for submarines of the Royal Navy, with many hair-raising incidents involving Soviet vessels. They were engaged in frequent hazardous surveillance patrols investigating Soviet submarines and surface warships and their operational tactics, and trailing Soviet strategic submarines (SSBNs), as well as conducting British deterrent SSBN patrols and protecting those patrols using attack submarines (SSNs).
There were also dangerous patrols which trialled submarine operation under the Arctic ice-cap. In addition to these activities there were operations in other conflicts and war theatres including the Falklands War, the Suez campaign, the Northern Ireland Troubles, and the Indonesian confrontation.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
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