HMS Rorqual

HMS Rorqual

HMS "Rorqual" has been the name of two Royal Navy submarines. A rorqual is a type of whale:

*, a "Grampus" class submarine launched in 1936
*, a "Porpoise" class submarine launched in 1956

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