"S" Class Submarine (1931)

Britain's "S" Class Submarines of the 1930s and World War II would be, with sixty-two built, the largest class of submarines ever to enter service with the Royal Navy. They were a compact design, intended for use in the North Sea and Mediterranean.

Overview of 62 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name	Builder	Laid Down	Launched	Completed	Fate
Swordfish	Chatham Royal Dockyard	1 Dec, 1930	10 Nov, 1931	28 Nov, 1932	Mined 7 Nov, 1940
Sturgeon	Chatham Royal Dockyard	1 Jan, 1931	8 Jan, 1932	15 Dec, 1932	Broken up Jan, 1946
Seahorse	Chatham Royal Dockyard		15 Jan, 1932		Sunk 7 Jan, 1940
Starfish	Chatham Royal Dockyard	26 Sep, 1931	13 Mar, 1933	3 Jul, 1933	Sunk 9 Jan, 1940
Sealion	Cammell Laird		16 Mar, 1934
Shark	Chatham Royal Dockyard		31 May, 1934	31 Dec, 1934	Sunk 6 Jul, 1940
Snapper	Chatham Royal Dockyard		25 Oct, 1934		Sunk Feb, 1941
Salmon	Cammell Laird	15 Jun, 1933	30 Apr, 1934	8 Mar, 1935	Sunk 9 Jul, 1940
Seawolf	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	25 May, 1934	28 Nov, 1935	12 Mar, 1936	Sold Nov, 1945
Spearfish	Cammell Laird	23 May, 1935	21 Apr, 1936	11 Dec, 1936	Sunk 1 Aug, 1940
Sunfish	Chatham Royal Dockyard	22 Jul, 1935	30 Sep, 1936	2 Jul, 1937	Sunk 27 Jul, 1944
Sterlet	Chatham Royal Dockyard	14 Jul, 1936	22 Sep, 1937	6 Apr, 1938	Sunk 18 Apr, 1940
Safari	Cammell Laird	5 Jun, 1940	18 Nov, 1941	14 Mar, 1942	Sold 1946
Sahib	Cammell Laird	5 Jul, 1940	19 Jan, 1942	13 May, 1942	Sunk 24 Apr, 1943
Saracen	Cammell Laird	16 Jul, 1940	16 Feb, 1942	27 Jun, 1942	Sunk 14 Aug, 1943
Satyr	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	8 Jun, 1940	28 Sep, 1942	8 Feb, 1943	Broken up Apr, 1962
Sceptre	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Jul, 1940	9 Jan, 1943	Apr, 1943	Sold Sep, 1949
Seadog	Cammell Laird	31 Dec, 1940	11 Jun, 1942	24 Sep, 1942	Sold 24 Dec, 1947
Sibyl	Cammell Laird	31 Dec, 1940	29 Apr, 1942	12 Aug, 1942	Broken up 1948
Sea Rover	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	14 Apr, 1941	8 Feb, 1943	7 Jul, 1943	Sold Oct, 1949
Seraph	Vickers-Armstrongs	16 Aug, 1940	25 Oct, 1941	27 Jun, 1942	Scrapped 1962
Shakespeare	Vickers-Armstrongs	13 Nov, 1940	8 Dec, 1941	10 Jul, 1942	Sold 14 Jul, 1946
P222	Vickers-Armstrongs	10 Aug, 1940	20 Sep, 1941	4 Mar, 1942	Sunk c. 12 Dec, 1942
Sea Nymph	Cammell Laird	6 May, 1941	29 Jul, 1942	3 Nov, 1942	Broken up 1948
Sickle	Cammell Laird	8 May, 1941	27 Aug, 1942	1 Dec, 1942	Sunk Jun, 1944
Simoom	Cammell Laird	14 Jul, 1941	12 Oct, 1942	30 Dec, 1942	Sunk Nov, 1943
Sirdar	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	24 Apr, 1941	26 Mar, 1943	20 Sep, 1943	Broken up 1965
Spiteful	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	19 Sep, 1941	5 Jun, 1943	6 Oct, 1943	Scrapped 1963
Splendid	Chatham Royal Dockyard	7 Mar, 1941	13 Jan, 1942	8 Aug, 1942	Scuttled 21 Apr, 1943
Sportsman	Chatham Royal Dockyard	1 Jul, 1941	17 Apr, 1942	21 Dec, 1942	Lost 24 Sep, 1952
Stoic	Cammell Laird	18 Jun, 1942	8 Apr, 1943	29 Jun, 1943	Sold Jul, 1950
Stonehenge	Cammell Laird	4 Apr, 1942	23 Mar, 1943	15 Jun, 1943	Sunk 15 Mar, 1944
Storm	Cammell Laird	23 Jun, 1942	18 May, 1943	9 Jul, 1943	Scrapped Sep, 1949
Stratagem	Cammell Laird	15 Apr, 1942	21 Jun, 1943	9 Oct, 1943	Sunk 22 Nov, 1944
Strongbow	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	17 Apr, 1942	30 Aug, 1943	23 Dec, 1943	Broken up Apr, 1946
Spark	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	10 Oct, 1942	28 Dec, 1943	28 Apr, 1944	Broken up Oct, 1950
Scythian	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	21 Feb, 1943	14 Apr, 1944	11 Aug, 1944	Broken up Aug, 1960
Stubborn	Cammell Laird	10 Sep, 1941	11 Nov, 1942	20 Feb, 1943	Expended 30 Apr, 1946
Surf	Cammell Laird		10 Dec, 1942		Sold 22 Oct, 1949
Syrtis	Cammell Laird	14 Oct, 1941	4 Feb, 1943	23 Apr, 1943	Sunk 28 Mar, 1944
Shalimar	Chatham Royal Dockyard	17 Apr, 1942	22 Apr, 1943	22 Apr, 1944	Sold Jul, 1950
Scotsman	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	15 Apr, 1943	18 Aug, 1944	9 Dec, 1944	Broken up Nov, 1964
Sea Devil	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	5 May, 1943	30 Jan, 1945	12 May, 1945	Broken up 1966
Spirit	Cammell Laird	27 Oct, 1942	20 Jul, 1943	25 Oct, 1943	Broken up 1950
Statesman	Cammell Laird	2 Nov, 1942	14 Sep, 1943	13 Dec, 1943	Sold 3 Jan, 1961
Sturdy	Cammell Laird	22 Dec, 1942	30 Sep, 1943	29 Dec, 1943	Sold Jul, 1957
Stygian	Cammell Laird	6 Jan, 1943	30 Nov, 1943	29 Feb, 1944	Sold 28 Oct, 1949
Subtle	Cammell Laird	1 Feb, 1943	27 Jan, 1944	16 Apr, 1944	Broken up Jul, 1959
Supreme	Cammell Laird	15 Feb, 1943	24 Feb, 1944	20 May, 1944	Broken up Jul, 1950
Sea Scout	Cammell Laird	1 Apr, 1943	24 Mar, 1944	19 Jun, 1944	Broken up 1965
Selene	Cammell Laird	16 Apr, 1943	24 Apr, 1944	14 Jul, 1944	Sold 1961
Seneschal	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	1 Sep, 1943	23 Apr, 1945	6 Sep, 1945	Sold 1960
Sentinel	Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	15 Nov, 1943	27 Jul, 1945	28 Dec, 1945	Sold 28 Feb, 1962
Sidon	Cammell Laird	7 Jul, 1943	4 Sep, 1944	23 Nov, 1944	Explosion 16 Jun, 1955
Sleuth	Cammell Laird	30 Jun, 1943	6 Jul, 1944	8 Oct, 1944	Broken up 1958
Solent	Cammell Laird	7 May, 1943	8 Jun, 1944	7 Sep, 1944	Broken up 1961
Spearhead	Cammell Laird	18 Aug, 1943	2 Oct, 1944	21 Dec, 1944	Scrapped 1967
Springer	Cammell Laird	8 May, 1944	14 May, 1945	2 Aug, 1945	Disposal 1972
Saga	Cammell Laird	5 Apr, 1944	14 Mar, 1945	14 Jun, 1945	Disposal 1969
Scorcher	Cammell Laird	14 Dec, 1943	18 Dec, 1944	16 Mar, 1945	Broken up 1962
Spur	Cammell Laird	1 Oct, 1943	17 Nov, 1944	18 Feb, 1945	Broken up Oct, 1969
Sanguine	Cammell Laird	10 Jan, 1944	15 Feb, 1945	13 May, 1945	Cannibalised 1969

Torpedoes

• six 21-in tubes forward
• one 21-in tube aft

Twelve torpedoes were carried, except in boats completed in World War II, which carried thirteen

Guns

Early boats:

• one 3-in gun
• one .303 machine gun

Later boats built during World War II:

• one 4-in gun
• one 20mm gun
• three .303 machine guns

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Chesneau, Roger (editor) (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).