HMS Alliance

HMS Alliance is a Royal Navy A-class, Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine, laid down towards the end of the Second World War and completed in 1947.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: 1945 Amphion-class submarine
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Holland 1 and Royal Navy Submarine Museum.

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Holland 1 is the first submarine commissioned by the Royal Navy. The first in a five-boat batch of the Holland-class submarine, launched in 1901, she was lost twelve years later in 1913 while under tow to be scrapped following her decommissioning.

Museum
The at is a maritime museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from the navy's first submarine, Holland 1, to the nuclear-powered Vanguard-class submarines. is situated 380 feet southwest of HMS Alliance.

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is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. is situated 1 mile northeast of HMS Alliance.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gosport and Alverstoke.

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is a town in , a short water ride away from . Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.

Suburb
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is a village in the borough of , on the south coast of , England. It stretches east–west from , Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Harbour.

Suburb
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is a seaside resort and a geographic area of , in the ceremonial county of , England. is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.

HMS Alliance

Latitude
50.78846° or 50° 47′ 19″ north
Longitude
-1.11971° or 1° 7′ 11″ west
Inception
1945
Open location code
9C2WQVQJ+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124198340
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ship
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q2321810
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Satellite Map

Discover HMS Alliance from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“HMS Alliance” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “HMS Alliance”
  • Finnish: “HMS Alliance”
  • French: “HMS Alliance”
  • German: “Alliance”
  • German: “HMS Alliance (P417)”
  • Irish: “HMS Alliance”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس الینس (پی۴۱۷)”
  • Persian: “اچ‌ام‌اس الینس”
  • “HMS Alliance”

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Highlights include Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre (JSASTC) and Support Unit Fort Blockhouse.

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