| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 261 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 17 Nov 1942 |
| Laid down | 30 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 8 Oct 1944 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | On 13 June 1952 HMS Sleuth collided with the destroyer HMS Zephyr while leaving Portland harbour. She put her stern through the side of Zephyr as she reversed out of her berth. Scrapped at Charlestown on 15 September 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS Sleuth (P 261)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Kenneth Henry Martin, RN | Sep 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Sleuth include:
26 Apr 1945
The British submarines HMS Sleuth (Lt. K.H. Martin, RN) and HMS Solent (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Martin, DSC, RN) sink the Japanese auxilary minesweeper Wa 3 (215 tons) with gunfire in the Java Sea west of Kalambau Island in position 04º50'S, 115º40'E. (see map)
5 Aug 1945
From 5 August 1945 to 15 august 1945 the British submarines HMS Sleuth (Lt. K.H. Martin, RN) and HMS Solent (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Martin, DSC, RN) together sink 15 Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.