Themes

Conflict and Change

• Introduction

• In Focus: 1900

• In Focus: World War One

• In Focus: Interwar

  • Surface Fleet

  • Submarines

  • Royal Marines

  • Fleet Air Arm

• In Focus: World War Two

• In Focus: Post War Conflict

• In Focus: Cold War Climate

• In Focus: Falklands and Beyond

• Special Exhibition: Falklands 25

Learning

• How To: Understand Propaganda

• Propaganda Image Galleries

• Education Project: Sea With Your Own Eyes

Submarine disasters

Submarines lost in accidents

Even during peacetime, submarines were dangerous vessels on which to serve and several submarines were lost in accidents between 1918-39.

The salvage operation for HMS M2 at Portland (RNSM)

Article Highlights

• Introduction

• HMS M1

• HMS M2

• HMS Thetis

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Attempts to ban submarines

Improvements in submarine design

Preparations for war

HMS Oberon

Submarine disasters

Developments in submarine escape

Related External Links

• Royal Navy Submarine Museum