Royal Navy Submarine Museum

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum 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.
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  • Opening hours:
    Wednesday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
    school holidays: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: Maritime museum in Gosport, England
  • Address: Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2AS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Holland 1 and HMS Alliance.

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Holland 1 is the first submarine owned 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.

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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. is situated 380 feet northeast of Royal Navy Submarine Museum.

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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 Royal Navy Submarine Museum.

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.

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Latitude
50.78793° or 50° 47′ 17″ north
Longitude
-1.12112° or 1° 7′ 16″ west
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C2WQVQH+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 154894510
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5390017
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Royal Navy Submarine Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف غواصات البحرية الملكية”
  • Chinese: “皇家海軍潛艇博物館”
  • Dutch: “Royal Navy Submarine Museum”
  • French: “Royal Navy Submarine Museum”
  • German: “Royal Navy Submarine Museum”
  • Japanese: “王立潜水艦博物館”
  • Polish: “Royal Navy Submarine Museum”

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