HMS Rorqual

HMS Rorqual has been the name of two Royal Navy submarines. A rorqual is a type of whale:

HMS Rorqual (N74), a Grampus class submarine launched in 1936
HMS Rorqual (S02), a Porpoise class submarine launched in 1956

References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

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