UNITED KINGDOM

This page provides details on warships from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. All photographs displayed are copyright Matterson Marine Pty Ltd unless otherwise acknowledged.

Ship names are prefaced by H.M.S. (Her Majesty's Ship).

 Special thanks to Nick Newns for his photographs which are displayed below.

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ASTUTE CLASS SUBMARINES

S Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
20 Astute BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		        
21 Ambush BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		        
22 Artful BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		        
 

 

 

 

  
LENGTH 97.00m
BEAM 11.27m
DISPLACEMENT 6690 tons (surface) / 7200 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 6 / 533mm torpedo tubes
MACHINERY  
SPEED  
RANGE  
COMPLEMENT 108
COMMENTS  

 

TRAFALGAR CLASS SUBMARINES

S Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
107 Trafalgar VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 1-Jul-1981 27-May-1983    
110 Turbulent VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 1-Dec-1982 28-Apr-1984  
117 Tireless VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 13-Jul-1984 5-Oct-1985  
118 Torbay VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 8-Mar-1985 7-Feb-1987  
91 Trenchant VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 4-Nov-1986 14-Jan-1989  
92 Talent VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 15-Apr-1988 28-May-1990  
93 Triumph VSEL (Vickers), Barrow 16-Feb-1991 12-Oct-1991  

Turbulent
Photo: Nick Newns 


Turbulent
Photo: Frans Sanderse 


Torbay
Photo: Nick Newns 
LENGTH 85.38m
BEAM 9.83m
DISPLACEMENT 4700 tons (surface) 5208 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 5/533mm Torpedo tubes
MACHINERY 1 pressurised-water reactor; 1 pump-jet prop; 15000shp
SPEED 30 knots (submerged)
ENDURANCE 85 days
COMPLEMENT 109
COMMENTS  

 

VANGUARD CLASS SUBMARINES

 

S Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
28 Vanguard BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		 4 Mar 1992 14 Sep 1993    
29 Victorious BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		 29 Sep 1993 7 Jan 1995    
30 Vigilant BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		 14 Oct 1995 2 Nov 1996    
31 Vengeance BAE Systems,
Barrow-in-Furness		 20 Sep 1998 27 Nov 1999    
 

 

 

 

  
LENGTH 149.30m
BEAM 12.80m
DISPLACEMENT 15850 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 16 / Trident D5 ballistic missiles
4 / 533mm torpedo tubes 
MACHINERY 1 Vickers/Rolls-Royce PWR 2 pressurised water reactor; 27500shp
SPEED 25 knots
RANGE  
COMPLEMENT 135
AIRCRAFT  
COMMENTS  

 

UPHOLDER CLASS SUBMARINES

Hull No. Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
40 Upholder VSEL, Barrow-in-Furness 2-Dec-1986 7-Dec-1990  *** Transferred to Canada
41 Unseen Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 14-Nov-1989 20-Jul-1991 *** Transferred to Canada
42 Ursula Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 28-Feb-1991 8-May-1992 *** Transferred to Canada
43 Unicorn Cammell Laird, Birkenhead 16-Apr-1992 *** *** Transferred to Canada
 

 

 

 

  
LENGTH 70.26m
BEAM 7.60m
DISPLACEMENT 1870 tons (surface) / 2400 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 6/533mm Torpedo tubes
MACHINERY 2 diesel generators; 1 prop; 5400 shp
SPEED 12 knots (surface) / 20 knots (submerged)
RANGE 8000 / 8
ENDURANCE 50 days
COMPLEMENT 44
COMMENTS  

 

SWIFTSURE CLASS SUBMARINES

S Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
104 Sceptre Vickers (VSEL), Barrow-in-Furness 20-Nov-1976 14-Feb-1978    
108 Sovereign Vickers (VSEL), Barrow-in-Furness 22-Feb-1973 22-Jul-1974 12 Sep 2006   
109 Superb Vickers (VSEL), Barrow-in-Furness 30-Nov-1974 13-Nov-1976    
111 Spartan Vickers (VSEL), Barrow-in-Furness 7-Apr-1978 22-Sep-1979  20 Jan 2006  
112 Splendid Vickers (VSEL), Barrow-in-Furness 5-Oct-1979 21-Mar-1981 2004  
126 Swiftsure Vickers (VSEL), Barrow-in-Furness 7-Sep-1971 17-Apr-1973 May 1992  
 

 

 

 

  
LENGTH 82.90m
BEAM 9.83m
DISPLACEMENT 4000 tons (light) / 4200 tons (surface) / 4500 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 5/533mm torpedo tubes
MACHINERY 1 reactor; 2 turbines; 1 prop; 15000 shp
SPEED 20 knots (surface) 28 knots (submerged)
RANGE  
COMPLEMENT 97
COMMENTS  

 

RESOLUTION CLASS SUBMARINES

S Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
22 Resolution Vickers-Armstrong 15-Sep-1966 2-Oct-1967  ***  
23 Repulse Vickers-Armstrong 4-Nov-1967 28-Sep-1968 ***
26 Renown Cammell Laird 25-Feb-1967 15-Nov-1968 ***
27 Revenge *** *** *** 25-Jun-1992
 

 

 

 

  
LENGTH 129.54m
BEAM 10.06m
DISPLACEMENT 7600 tons (surface) 8500 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 16/Polaris A3TK ballistic missiles
6/533mm Torpedo tubes (bow)
MACHINERY 1 Rolls-Royce PWR.1 pressurised water reactor; 1 set turbines; 1 prop; 15000shp
SPEED 20 knots (surface) 25 knots (submerged)
RANGE  
COMPLEMENT 143
COMMENTS  

 

OBERON CLASS SUBMARINES

SS Name Builder Launched Commissioned De-Commissioned Comments
9 Oberon   18-Jul-1959 24-Feb-1961 10-Dec-1986  
10 Odin Cammell Laird 4-Nov-1960 3-May-1962 ***  
11 Orpheus   17-Nov-1959 25-Nov-1960 Jun-1987  
12 Olympus Vickers-Armstrong 14-Jun-1961 7-Jul-1962 1989  
13 Osiris Vickers-Armstrong 29-Nov-1962 11-Jan-1964 May-1992  
14 Onslaught HM Dockyard, Chatham 24-Sep-1960 14-Aug-1962 Oct-1991  
15 Otter Scotts SB, Greenock 15-May-1961 20-Aug-1962 1990  
16 Oracle Cammell Laird 26-Sep-1961 14-Feb-1963 Jul-1993  
17 Ocelot HM Dockyard, Chatham 5-May-1962 31-Jan-1964 Sep-1991  
18 Otus Scotts SB, Greenock 17-Oct-1962 5-Oct-1963 1990  
19 Opossum Cammell Laird 23-May-1963 5-Jun-1964 Sep-1993  
20 Opportune Scotts SB, Greenock 14-Feb-1964 29-Dec-1964 Jun-1993  
21 Onyx Cammell Laird 18-Aug-1966 20-Nov-1967 Nov-1991  
 

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Oberon Class

 

 
 Onslaught
Slide: Matterson Marine Collection

  
LENGTH 89.92m
BEAM 8.07m
DISPLACEMENT 1650 tons (surface) 2450 tons (submerged)
ARMAMENT 6/533mm Torpedo tubes
MACHINERY 2 diesels, electric drive, 2 props; 6000shp
SPEED 17.5 knots (surface) 15 knots (submerged)
RANGE 9000/12 (surface) 11000/8 (snorkel)
ENDURANCE 56 days
COMPLEMENT 68
COMMENTS  

This page was last updated on: 26th November 2006