Saturday, 12 March 2022

Portsmouth 2022 - HMS Alliance Submarine

HMS Alliance IJ
Royal Navy Submarine Museum

HMS Alliance

HMS Alliance is a Royal Navy A-class submarine which was commissioned in May 1947 and was in service in various roles until 1979.

The vessel was designed to conduct long range patrols in the Far East. It was originally equipped with a gun deck and external torpedo tubes.  In 1947 it conducted a trial with a snort mast which allowed her to remain submerged for 30 days.

HMS Alliance 1947

HMS Alliance external gun deck

HMS Alliance Gosport 1958

HMS Alliance was extensively modernised between 1958 to remove the  gun deck, external torpedo tubes and streamline the hull. These modifications enabled the submarine to run quieter and faster underwater. It carried a shops compliment of 5 officers and 63 ratings.

HMS Alliance 1960

HMS Alliance 1963 SAS President Kruger

HMS Alliance 1967 Gibraltar

HMS Alliance 1967 Gibraltar


was one of three submarines that transited the Manchester Ship Canal in 1967.

Manchester Ship Canal

HMS Alliance 1973 Portsmouth final sail past
HMS Alliance 1973 Portsmouth
The submarine was taken off active service in 1973 and used as a training ship at HMS Doplhin, the submarine training school at Fort Blockouse, Gosport. In 1979 she was preserved as a submarine museum. 


HMS Alliance
Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Forward Torpedo

Forward Torpedo Room looking forward

Crew Quarters

Mess 

PO Mess and quarters

Control Room
Submarine Controls

Coning Tower

Periscope

Radio Room

Galley

Engine Controls

Diesel Engine

Rear Torpedo Tubes