HMS Splendid

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Splendid.

• The first Splendid was listed in 1597, with an unknown fate.
• The second Splendid was an S class destroyer, launched in 1918, and sold in 1931.
• The third Splendid was a submarine of the S class, launched in 1942 and sunk in 1943 by a German destroyer.
• The fourth Splendid was a Swiftsure-class nuclear-powered hunter killer submarine.