| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 236 |
| Built by | Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. (Greenock, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 12 Jul 1941 |
| Laid down | 10 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 28 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 28 Apr 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to broken up for scrap on 29 October 1949. Scrapped at Faslane, Scotland. |
Commands listed for HMS Spark (P 236)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Derrick George Kent, RN | 28 Feb 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Spark include:
21 Oct 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) arrives at Trincomalee to join the Eastern Fleet.
20 Nov 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.
28 Nov 1944
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Mergui Archipelago, Burma.
1 Feb 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster and a barge that this coaster is towing and a Japanese tug with gunfire in the western part of the Java Sea. Also another coaster is forced ashore on Panjang Island.
8 Feb 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) was attacked by an enemy escort which dropped 16 depth charges. Spark was not damaged.
29 Mar 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Flores Sea.
31 Mar 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Flores Sea.
Oct 1945
HMS Spark (Lt. D.G. Kent, RN) returns to the UK.