HMS ''Sanguine'' was an S-class submarine of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

, and part of the Third Group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 15 February 1945. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name ''Sanguine''. Built as the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

was drawing to a close, she did not see much action. In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden

Israeli Navy as ''Rahav''

''Sanguine'' was sold to the Israeli Navy in 1958 and renamed ''Rahav'' in March 1959, after the mythical sea-monster '' Rahab''. Not operational during the

Six-Day War The Six-Day War (, ; ar, النكسة, , or ) or June War, also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab world, Arab states (primarily United Arab Republic, Egypt, S ...

, she was retired in 1968 and cannibalised for spare parts for ''Tanin'', formerly , ''Rahav''s sister ship which did see combat in 1967.

Legacy

A named ''Rahav'' served with the Israeli Navy from 1977 to 1997. The was delivered to the Israeli Navy on 29 April 2013.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanguine (P266) British S-class submarines (1931) Ships built on the River Mersey 1945 ships Royal Navy ship names British S-class submarines (1931) of the Israeli Navy