or named). Fifteen ships were ordered under the 1941 Programme. HMS Stoic HMS Stonehenge HMS Storm HMS Stratagem HMS Strongbow HMS Spark HMS Stubborn HMS Surf HMS Syrtis HMS Shalimar HMS Scotsman HMS Sea Devil HMS Spirit HMS Statesman Thirteen ships were ordered under the 1942 Programme. HMS Sturdy HMS Subtle HMS Supreme HMS Sea Scout HMS Selene HMS Seneschal HMS Sentinel HMS Sidon HMS Sleuth HMS Solent HMS Spearhead HMS Springer – sold to Israel, recommissioned August 1959 as , participated in the Six-Day War Eight ships were ordered under the 1943 Programme, but only four were completed. The other four submarines was cancelled after the war ended in 1945, and they became surplus to peacetime requirements. HMS Saga HMS Scorcher HMS Spur HMS Sanguine – sold to Israel, recommissioned August 1959 as INS Rahav HMS Sea Robin (P267) – cancelled HMS Sprightly (P268) – cancelled HMS Surface (P269) – cancelled HMS Surge (P271) – cancelled Ships in foreign service Several S-class submarines were sold on or lent to other navies. From the First group: In 1943 HMS Sturgeon was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy as Zeehond. She was returned in 1945 From the Second group In 1944 HMS Sunfish was transferred to the Soviet Navy (and renamed V-1); she was sunk in a friendly fire incident while on transfer to Murmansk. From the Third group In 1948 three submarines were transferred to Portugal HMS Spearhead became Neptuno HMS Saga became Nautilo HMS Spur became Narval In 1952 four submarines were transferred to France and were known as the Saphir class HMS Satyr became Saphir HMS Spiteful became Sirene HMS Sportsman became Sibylle but was lost in a diving accident in September 1952 HMS Statesman became Sultane In 1959 two submarines were sold to Israel HMS Springer became INS Tanin and saw action during the Six Day War HMS Sanguine became INS Rahav In popular media A fictional third generation S-class submarine, HMS Saraband is the main setting of the sixth "Harry Gilmour" novel, Never Too Old For A Pierhead Jump by author David Black. See also List of submarines of France References Sources S class submarine, British, 1931 S class submarine