Category: Cold war British Ships

Rapid (Type 15) class Frigates (1951)
Royal Navy – 23 ships converted, service 1951-1977 HMS Rapid, Relentless, Rocket, Roebuck, Troubridge, Grenville, Ulster, Ulysses, Undaunted, Undine, Urania,…

Invincible class Aircraft Carrier (1977)
Royal Navy 3 Light Aircraft Carriers built 1973-85: HMS Invincible, Illustrious, Ark Royal R05-07 (decommissioned 2011-2017). The Invincible class was…
Vanguard class SSBN (1992)
Nuclear Ballistic Submarines Built 1986-1999 S28 Vanguard, S29 Victorious, S30 Vigilant, S31 Vengeance The Vanguard class were four 2nd generation…
Trafalgar class SSN (1981)
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1979-1991 HMS Trafalgar, Turbulent, Tireless, Torbay, Trenchant, Talent, Triumph. Awaiting disposal. The Trafalgar class is the…
Swiftsure class SSN (1971)
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1968-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96…

Resolution class SSBN (1966)
Nuclear Ballistic Submarines 1964-1968 S22 Resolution, S23 Repulse, S26 Renown, S27 Revenge in service until 1996 The Resolution class were…

Upholder class submarines (1986)
Conventional Attack Submarines 1982-1994 Upholder, Unseen, Ursula, Unicorn The Upholder class submarines, also “Type 2400” due to their displacement, were…

Valiant class SSN (1963)
Nuclear Attack Submarines built 1962-1971 HMS Valiant (S102), Warspite (S103), Churchill (S46), Conqueror (S48), Courageous (S50) in service until 1990-96…

Oberon class submarines (1959)
United Kingdom (1958-68) – HMS Oberon Odin Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune, Onyx, Onyx (1960-1995)….

Porpoise class submarines (1957)
United Kingdom (1958) – HMS Porpoise, Rorqual, Narwhal, Grampus, Finwhale, Cachalot, Sealion, Walrus 1957-91. After exploring the A class (Amphion),…