Class | Swordfish | Shark | S-class (III) | S-class (IV) |
Type | Submarine | Submarine | Submarine | Submarine |
Year | 1931 | 1934 | 1942 | 1944 |
Crew | 38 | 39 | 48 | 48 |
Dimensions | ||||
Length | 61.7 m | 63.6 m | 66.1 m | 66.1 m |
Beam | 7.3 m | 7.3 m | 7.2 m | 7.2 m |
Draught | 3.6 m | 3.6 m | 4.2 m | 4.2 m |
Displacement | ||||
Empty | 640 t | 670 t | 715 t | 715 t |
Surfaced | 730 t | 768 t | 842 t | 814 t |
Submerged | 927 t | 960 t | 990 t | 990 t |
Performance | ||||
Speed | 25 km/h / 19 km/h | 28 km/h / 19 km/h | 27 km/h / 17 km/h | 27 km/h / 17 km/h |
Range | 7,038 km @ 19 km/h | 7,038 km @ 19 km/h | 11,112 km @ 19 km/h | 7,408 km @ 19 km/h |
Depth | 60 m | 60 m | 95 m | 110 m |
Machinery | ||||
Shafts | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Turbines | 2 x Diesel engine 1,550 hp Admiralty 2x1440 x hp | 2 x Diesel engine 1,550 hp Admiralty 2x1440 x hp | 2 x Diesel engine 1,900 hp Admiralty 2x1300 x hp | 2 x Diesel engine 1,900 hp Admiralty 2x1300 x hp |
Fuel | Oil: 44 t | Oil: 39 t | Oil: 67 t | Oil: 85 t |
Armament | ||||
Anti-Aircraft | 1 x 76-mm (1 x 1) QF 3-in 20 cwt | 1 x 76-mm (1 x 1) QF 3-in 20 cwt | 1 x 76-mm (1 x 1) QF 3-in 20 cwt | 1 x 102-mm (1 x 1) QF 4"/40 Mk. XII |
Torpedo tubes | 6 x 533-mm | 6 x 533-mm | 7 x 533-mm | 6 x 533-mm |
AS Weapons | Torpedo (12) | Torpedo (12) | Mine M Mk II (12) Torpedo Mk VIII (13) | Mine M Mk II (12) Torpedo Mk VIII (12) |
Armor | ||||
Armor | None | None | None | None |
Sensors | ||||
Radar | - | - | Type 291W | Type 267W |
Sonar | Type 129 | Type 129 | Type 138 | Type 138 |
Production | ||||
Built | 4 | 8 | 33 | 17 |
Total | 62 |
Ship | Code | Builder | Laid | Launch | Comm | Decomm | Fate | ||
S-class (I): | |||||||||
Sturgeon | S73 | Chatham DYd | 03/01/1931 | 08/01/1932 | 27/02/1933 | 14/10/1943 | Transferred | ||
Swordfish † | S61 | Chatham DYd | 01/12/1930 | 10/11/1931 | 28/11/1932 | 07/11/1940 | † | Loss by mine | |
Seahorse † | S98 | Chatham DYd | 14/09/1931 | 15/11/1932 | 02/10/1933 | 07/01/1940 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
Starfish † | S19 | Chatham DYd | 29/09/1931 | 14/03/1933 | 27/10/1933 | 09/01/1940 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
S-class (II): | |||||||||
Sealion | N72 | Cammell Laird | 16/05/1933 | 16/03/1934 | 21/12/1934 | 03/03/1945 | Sunk as target | ||
Shark † | N54 | Chatham DYd | 12/06/1933 | 31/05/1934 | 31/12/1934 | 06/07/1940 | † | Loss by aircraft | |
Salmon † | S65 | Cammell Laird | 15/06/1933 | 30/04/1934 | 08/03/1935 | 09/07/1940 | † | Loss by mine | |
Snapper † | N39 | Chatham DYd | 18/09/1933 | 25/10/1934 | 14/06/1935 | 12/02/1941 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
Seawolf | N46 | Scotts | 25/05/1934 | 28/11/1935 | 12/03/1936 | 23/06/1945 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Spearfish † | S69 | Cammell Laird | 23/05/1935 | 21/04/1936 | 11/12/1936 | 01/08/1940 | † | Loss by submarine | |
Sunfish | N81 | Chatham DYd | 22/07/1935 | 30/09/1936 | 02/07/1937 | 30/05/1944 | Transferred | ||
Sterlet † | N22 | Chatham DYd | 14/07/1936 | 22/09/1937 | 06/04/1938 | 16/04/1940 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
S-class (III): | |||||||||
P211 / Safari | P211 | Cammell Laird | 05/06/1940 | 18/11/1941 | 14/03/1942 | 07/01/1946 | Sunk under tow | ||
P212 / Sahib † | P212 | Cammell Laird | 05/07/1940 | 19/01/1942 | 13/05/1942 | 24/04/1943 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
P213 / Saracen † | P213 | Cammell Laird | 16/07/1940 | 16/02/1942 | 27/06/1942 | 14/08/1943 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
Satyr | P214 | Scotts | 08/06/1940 | 28/09/1942 | 08/02/1943 | 02/1952 | Transferred | ||
Sceptre | P215 | Scotts | 25/07/1940 | 06/01/1943 | 15/04/1943 | 1945 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
P222 † | P222 | Vickers-Armstrong | 10/08/1940 | 20/09/1941 | 04/05/1942 | 12/12/1942 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
P216 / Sea Dog | P216 | Cammell Laird | 31/12/1940 | 11/06/1942 | 24/09/1942 | 24/12/1947 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
P217 / Sibyl | P217 | Cammell Laird | 31/12/1940 | 29/04/1942 | 16/08/1942 | 03/1948 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
P223 / Sea Nymph | P223 | Cammell Laird | 06/05/1941 | 29/07/1942 | 03/11/1942 | 06/1948 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Sea Rover | P218 | Scotts | 14/04/1941 | 25/02/1943 | 07/07/1943 | 10/1949 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
P219 / Seraph | P219 | Vickers-Armstrong | 16/08/1940 | 25/10/1941 | 10/06/1942 | 20/12/1965 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
P221 / Shakespeare † | P221 | Vickers-Armstrong | 13/11/1940 | 08/12/1941 | 10/07/1942 | 03/01/1945 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
P224 / Sickle † | P224 | Cammell Laird | 08/05/1941 | 27/08/1942 | 01/12/1942 | 14/06/1944 | † | Loss by mine | |
P225 / Simoom † | P225 | Cammell Laird | 14/07/1941 | 12/10/1942 | 30/12/1942 | 15/11/1943 | † | Loss by mine | |
Sirdar | P226 | Scotts | 24/04/1941 | 26/03/1943 | 20/09/1943 | 31/05/1965 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Spiteful | P227 | Scotts | 19/09/1941 | 05/06/1943 | 06/10/1943 | 25/01/1952 | Transferred | ||
P228 / Splendid † | P228 | Chatham DYd | 07/03/1941 | 19/01/1942 | 08/08/1942 | 21/04/1943 | † | Loss by surface ship | |
P229 / Sportsman | P229 | Chatham DYd | 01/07/1941 | 17/04/1942 | 21/12/1942 | 1951 | Transferred | ||
Scotsman | P243 | Scotts | 15/04/1943 | 18/08/1944 | 09/12/1944 | 19/11/1964 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Scythian | P237 | Scotts | 21/02/1943 | 14/04/1944 | 11/08/1944 | 08/08/1960 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Sea Devil | P244 | Scotts | 05/05/1943 | 30/01/1945 | 12/05/1945 | 04/06/1962 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Shalimar | P242 | Chatham DYd | 17/04/1942 | 22/04/1943 | 22/04/1944 | 07/1950 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Spark | P236 | Scotts | 10/10/1942 | 28/12/1943 | 28/04/1944 | 29/10/1949 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Spirit | P245 | Cammell Laird | 27/10/1942 | 20/07/1943 | 25/10/1943 | 04/07/1950 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Statesman | P246 | Cammell Laird | 02/11/1942 | 14/09/1943 | 13/12/1943 | 1952 | Transferred | ||
Stoic | P231 | Cammell Laird | 18/06/1942 | 09/04/1943 | 29/06/1943 | 07/1950 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Stonehenge † | P232 | Cammell Laird | 04/04/1942 | 23/03/1943 | 15/06/1943 | 20/03/1944 | † | Loss, unknown cause | |
Storm | P233 | Cammell Laird | 23/06/1942 | 18/05/1943 | 23/08/1943 | 09/1949 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Stratagem † | P234 | Cammell Laird | 15/04/1942 | 21/06/1943 | 09/10/1943 | 22/11/1944 | † | Loss by depth charges | |
Strongbow | P235 | Scotts | 17/04/1942 | 30/08/1943 | 23/12/1943 | 06/1945 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Stubborn | P238 | Cammell Laird | 10/09/1941 | 11/11/1942 | 20/02/1943 | 30/04/1946 | Sunk as target | ||
Surf | P239 | Cammell Laird | 01/02/1941 | 10/12/1942 | 18/03/1943 | 28/10/1949 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Syrtis † | P241 | Cammell Laird | 14/10/1941 | 04/02/1943 | 23/04/1943 | 08/03/1944 | † | Loss by mine | |
S-class (IV): | |||||||||
Sea Scout | P253 | Cammell Laird | 01/04/1943 | 24/03/1944 | 19/06/1944 | 09/1962 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Selene | P254 | Cammell Laird | 16/04/1943 | 24/04/1944 | 14/07/1944 | 06/06/1961 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Seneschal | P255 | Scotts | 01/09/1943 | 23/04/1945 | 06/09/1945 | 23/08/1960 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Sentinel | P256 | Scotts | 15/11/1943 | 27/07/1945 | 28/12/1945 | 28/02/1962 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Sidon † | P259 | Cammell Laird | 07/07/1943 | 04/09/1944 | 23/11/1944 | 16/06/1955 | † | Internal explosion/fire | |
Sleuth | P261 | Cammell Laird | 30/06/1943 | 06/07/1944 | 08/10/1944 | 15/09/1958 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Solent | P262 | Cammell Laird | 07/05/1943 | 08/06/1944 | 07/09/1944 | 28/08/1961 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Spearhead | P263 | Cammell Laird | 18/08/1943 | 02/10/1944 | 21/12/1944 | 08/1948 | Transferred | ||
Springer | P264 | Cammell Laird | 08/05/1944 | 14/05/1945 | 02/08/1945 | 10/1958 | Transferred | ||
Sturdy | P248 | Cammell Laird | 22/12/1942 | 30/09/1943 | 29/12/1943 | 09/07/1955 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Stygian | P249 | Cammell Laird | 06/01/1943 | 30/11/1943 | 29/02/1944 | 28/10/1949 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Subtle | P251 | Cammell Laird | 01/02/1943 | 27/01/1944 | 16/04/1944 | 07/1959 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Supreme | P252 | Cammell Laird | 15/02/1943 | 24/02/1944 | 20/05/1944 | 07/1950 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Saga | P257 | Cammell Laird | 05/04/1944 | 14/03/1945 | 14/06/1945 | 11/10/1948 | Transferred | ||
Sanguine | P266 | Cammell Laird | 10/01/1944 | 15/02/1945 | 13/05/1945 | 1958 | Transferred | ||
Scorcher | P258 | Cammell Laird | 14/12/1943 | 18/12/1944 | 16/03/1945 | 14/09/1962 | Sold/Scrapped | ||
Spur | P265 | Cammell Laird | 01/10/1943 | 17/11/1944 | 18/02/1945 | 11/1948 | Transferred | ||
Sea Robin | P267 | Cammell Laird | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | ||
Sprightly | P268 | Cammell Laird | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | ||
Surface | P269 | Cammell Laird | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | ||
Surge | F271 | Cammell Laird | - | - | - | - | Cancelled |
Ship | Code | Former | Code | Comm | Decomm | Fate | |||
Sybille † | S614 | P229 / Sportsman | P229 | 1951 | 23/09/1952 | † | Loss, unknown cause | ||
Sirène | S615 | Spiteful | P227 | 25/01/1952 | 11/1958 | Returned, scrapped | |||
Saphir | S616 | Satyr | P214 | 02/1952 | 08/1961 | Returned, scrapped | |||
Sultane | S614 | Statesman | P246 | 1952 | 05/11/1959 | Returned, scrapped | |||
Tanin | 71 | Springer | P264 | 10/1958 | 1972 | Sold/Scrapped | |||
Rahav | 72 | Sanguine | P266 | 1958 | 1969 | Sold/Scrapped | |||
Zeehond | N73 | Sturgeon | S73 | 14/10/1943 | 17/11/1945 | Returned, scrapped | |||
Narval | / S160 | Spur | P265 | 11/1948 | 1969 | Sold/Scrapped | |||
Náutilo | / S161 | Saga | P257 | 11/10/1948 | 1969 | Sold/Scrapped | |||
Neptuno | / S162 | Spearhead | P263 | 08/1948 | 1969 | Sold/Scrapped | |||
V-1 † | Sunfish | N81 | 30/05/1944 | 27/07/1944 | † | Loss by aircraft |