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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 62 vessels
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|-
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
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! align=center | Builder
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! align=center | Laid Down
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! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Completed
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! align=center | Fate
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Swordfish}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|1 Dec, 1930
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|10 Nov, 1931
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|28 Nov, 1932
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|Mined 7 Nov, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sturgeon}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|1 Jan, 1931
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|8 Jan, 1932
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|15 Dec, 1932
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|Broken up Jan, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Seahorse}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|15 Jan, 1932
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|
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|Sunk 7 Jan, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Starfish}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|26 Sep, 1931
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|13 Mar, 1933
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|3 Jul, 1933
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|Sunk 9 Jan, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sealion}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|
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|16 Mar, 1934
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|
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|
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Shark}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|31 May, 1934
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|31 Dec, 1934
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|Sunk 6 Jul, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Snapper}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|
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|25 Oct, 1934
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|
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|Sunk Feb, 1941
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Salmon}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|15 Jun, 1933
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|30 Apr, 1934
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|8 Mar, 1935
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|Sunk 9 Jul, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Seawolf}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|25 May, 1934
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|28 Nov, 1935
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|12 Mar, 1936
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|Sold Nov, 1945
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Spearfish}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|23 May, 1935
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|21 Apr, 1936
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|11 Dec, 1936
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|Sunk 1 Aug, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sunfish}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|22 Jul, 1935
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|30 Sep, 1936
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|2 Jul, 1937
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|Sunk 27 Jul, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sterlet}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|14 Jul, 1936
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|22 Sep, 1937
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|6 Apr, 1938
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|Sunk 18 Apr, 1940
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Safari}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|5 Jun, 1940
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|18 Nov, 1941
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|14 Mar, 1942
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|Sold 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sahib}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|5 Jul, 1940
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|19 Jan, 1942
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|13 May, 1942
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|Sunk 24 Apr, 1943
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Saracen}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|16 Jul, 1940
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|16 Feb, 1942
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|27 Jun, 1942
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|Sunk 14 Aug, 1943
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Satyr}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|8 Jun, 1940
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|28 Sep, 1942
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|8 Feb, 1943
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|Broken up Apr, 1962
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sceptre}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|Jul, 1940
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|9 Jan, 1943
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|Apr, 1943
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|Sold Sep, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Seadog}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|31 Dec, 1940
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|11 Jun, 1942
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|24 Sep, 1942
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|Sold 24 Dec, 1947
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sibyl}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|31 Dec, 1940
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|29 Apr, 1942
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|12 Aug, 1942
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|Broken up 1948
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-SeaRover}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|14 Apr, 1941
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|8 Feb, 1943
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|7 Jul, 1943
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|Sold Oct, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Seraph}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|16 Aug, 1940
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|25 Oct, 1941
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|27 Jun, 1942
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|Scrapped 1962
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Shakespeare}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|13 Nov, 1940
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|8 Dec, 1941
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|10 Jul, 1942
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|Sold 14 Jul, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-P222}}
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|[[Vickers-Armstrongs]]
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|10 Aug, 1940
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|20 Sep, 1941
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|4 Mar, 1942
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|Sunk ''c''. 12 Dec, 1942
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-SeaNymph}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|6 May, 1941
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|29 Jul, 1942
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|3 Nov, 1942
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|Broken up 1948
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sickle}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|8 May, 1941
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|27 Aug, 1942
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|1 Dec, 1942
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|Sunk Jun, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Simoom}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|14 Jul, 1941
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|12 Oct, 1942
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|30 Dec, 1942
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|Sunk Nov, 1943
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sirdar}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|24 Apr, 1941
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|26 Mar, 1943
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|20 Sep, 1943
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|Broken up 1965
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Spiteful}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|19 Sep, 1941
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|5 Jun, 1943
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|6 Oct, 1943
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|Scrapped 1963
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Splendid}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|7 Mar, 1941
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|13 Jan, 1942
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|8 Aug, 1942
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|Scuttled 21 Apr, 1943
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sportsman}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|1 Jul, 1941
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|17 Apr, 1942
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|21 Dec, 1942
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|Lost 24 Sep, 1952
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Stoic}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|18 Jun, 1942
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|8 Apr, 1943
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|29 Jun, 1943
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|Sold Jul, 1950
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Stonehenge}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|4 Apr, 1942
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|23 Mar, 1943
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|15 Jun, 1943
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|Sunk 15 Mar, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Storm}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|23 Jun, 1942
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|18 May, 1943
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|9 Jul, 1943
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|Scrapped Sep, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Stratagem}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|15 Apr, 1942
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|21 Jun, 1943
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|9 Oct, 1943
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|Sunk 22 Nov, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Strongbow}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|17 Apr, 1942
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|30 Aug, 1943
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|23 Dec, 1943
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|Broken up Apr, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Spark}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|10 Oct, 1942
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|28 Dec, 1943
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|28 Apr, 1944
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|Broken up Oct, 1950
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Scythian}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|21 Feb, 1943
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|14 Apr, 1944
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|11 Aug, 1944
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|Broken up Aug, 1960
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Stubborn}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|10 Sep, 1941
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|11 Nov, 1942
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|20 Feb, 1943
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|Expended 30 Apr, 1946
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Surf}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|
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|10 Dec, 1942
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|
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|Sold 22 Oct, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Syrtis}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|14 Oct, 1941
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|4 Feb, 1943
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|23 Apr, 1943
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|Sunk 28 Mar, 1944
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Shalimar}}
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|[[Chatham Royal Dockyard]]
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|17 Apr, 1942
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|22 Apr, 1943
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|22 Apr, 1944
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|Sold Jul, 1950
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Scotsman}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|15 Apr, 1943
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|18 Aug, 1944
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|9 Dec, 1944
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|Broken up Nov, 1964
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-SeaDevil}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|5 May, 1943
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|30 Jan, 1945
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|12 May, 1945
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|Broken up 1966
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Spirit}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|27 Oct, 1942
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|20 Jul, 1943
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|25 Oct, 1943
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|Broken up 1950
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Statesman}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|2 Nov, 1942
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|14 Sep, 1943
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|13 Dec, 1943
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|Sold 3 Jan, 1961
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sturdy}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|22 Dec, 1942
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|30 Sep, 1943
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|29 Dec, 1943
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|Sold Jul, 1957
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Stygian}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|6 Jan, 1943
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|30 Nov, 1943
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|29 Feb, 1944
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|Sold 28 Oct, 1949
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Subtle}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|1 Feb, 1943
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|27 Jan, 1944
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|16 Apr, 1944
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|Broken up Jul, 1959
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Supreme}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|15 Feb, 1943
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|24 Feb, 1944
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|20 May, 1944
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|Broken up Jul, 1950
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-SeaScout}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|1 Apr, 1943
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|24 Mar, 1944
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|19 Jun, 1944
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|Broken up 1965
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Selene}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|16 Apr, 1943
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|24 Apr, 1944
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|14 Jul, 1944
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|Sold 1961
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Seneschal}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|1 Sep, 1943
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|23 Apr, 1945
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|6 Sep, 1945
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|Sold 1960
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sentinel}}
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|[[Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company]]
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|15 Nov, 1943
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|27 Jul, 1945
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|28 Dec, 1945
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|Sold 28 Feb, 1962
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sidon}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|7 Jul, 1943
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|4 Sep, 1944
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|23 Nov, 1944
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|Explosion 16 Jun, 1955
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sleuth}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|30 Jun, 1943
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|6 Jul, 1944
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|8 Oct, 1944
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|Broken up 1958
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Solent}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|7 May, 1943
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|8 Jun, 1944
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|7 Sep, 1944
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|Broken up 1961
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Spearhead}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|18 Aug, 1943
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|2 Oct, 1944
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|21 Dec, 1944
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|Scrapped 1967
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Springer}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|8 May, 1944
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|14 May, 1945
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|2 Aug, 1945
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|Disposal 1972
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Saga}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|5 Apr, 1944
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|14 Mar, 1945
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|14 Jun, 1945
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|Disposal 1969
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Scorcher}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|14 Dec, 1943
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|18 Dec, 1944
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|16 Mar, 1945
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|Broken up 1962
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Spur}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|1 Oct, 1943
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|17 Nov, 1944
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|18 Feb, 1945
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|Broken up Oct, 1969
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|- align=left
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| {{UK-Sanguine}}
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|[[Cammell Laird]]
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|10 Jan, 1944
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|15 Feb, 1945
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|13 May, 1945
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|Cannibalised 1969
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 19 April 2018

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.

Service

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

Footnotes

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).


"S" Class Submarine
1929 and 1930 Programmes
  Swordfish Sturgeon Seahorse Starfish  
1931 – 1935 Programmes
  Sealion Shark Snapper Salmon  
  Seawolf Spearfish Sunfish Sterlet  
1939 – 1944 Programmes
Safari Sahib Saracen Satyr Sceptre
Seadog Sibyl Sea Rover Seraph Shakespeare
P222 Sea Nymph Sickle Simoom Sirdar
Spiteful Splendid Sportsman Stoic Stonehenge
Storm Stratagem Strongbow Spark Scythian
Stubborn Surf Syrtis Shalimar Scotsman
Sea Devil Spirit Statesman Sturdy Stygian
Subtle Supreme Sea Scout Selene Seneschal
Sentinel Sidon Sleuth Solent Spearhead
Springer Saga Scorcher Spur Sanguine
<– Rainbow Class Submarines (UK) River Class –>
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