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Submarines were relatively small compared to most oceangoing vessels, and generally did not have the ability to carry large amounts of food, fuel, torpedoes, and other supplies, nor to carry a full array of maintenance equipment and personnel.

The tender carried all these, and periodically met up with a submarine at sea to replenish it. In some navies the tenders were equipped with workshops for maintenance and as floating dormitories with relief crews.

Titania
Titania

With the increased size and automation of modern submarines, plus their reliance on nuclear power, tenders are no longer necessary as they once were.

Cormorant 1877 - 1889 Pactolus 1886 - 1912
Hazard 1901 - 1918 Hebe 1882 - 1919
Mercury 1878 - 1919 Thames 1885 - 1920
St George 1891 - 1920 Latona 1892 - 1920
Bonaventure (F139) 1892 - 1920 Crescent 1899 - 1921
Fearless 1912 - 1921 Forth 1886 - 1921
Royal Arthur 1891 - 1921 Rosario 1898 - 1921
Shearwater 1900 - 1922 Egmont 1863 - 1923
Arrogant 1886 - 1923 Onyx 1892 - 1924
Maidstone 1912 - 1929 Adamant 1911 - 1932
Pandora 1902 - 1939 Medway (F25) 1928 - 1942
Ambrose (F08) 1903 - 1946 Wuchang (F30) 1941 - 1946
Talbot / Medway II 1951 - 1946 Cyclops (F31) 1905 - 1947
Alecto (J10) 1911 - 1949 Titania (F32) 1915 - 1949
Lucia (F27) 1907 - 1951 Wolfe (F37) 1920 - 1952
Vulcan 1889 - 1955 Platypus (I 56) 1916 - 1957
Alaunia (F17) 1927 - 1957 Montclare (F85) 1939 - 1958
Artifex (F28) 1924 - 1961 Ausonia (F53) 1921 - 1965
Adamant (F64) 1940 - 1970 Maidstone (F44) 1937 - 1978
Forth (F04) 1938 - 1978 Narvik (L 114) 1957 - 1966

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