British S class submarine

British S class submarine

Two classes of submarine of the Royal Navy are known as the S class:

* The S class of three submarines launched in 1914–1915 and transferred to the Regia Marina in 1915.
* The S class of sixty-two submarines launched in the 1930s and 1940s.


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