| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | U |
| Pennant | P 36 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 11 Mar 1940 |
| Laid down | 26 Jul 1940 |
| Launched | 28 Apr 1941 |
| Commissioned | 24 Sep 1941 |
| Lost | 1 Apr 1942 |
| Loss position | |
| History | HMS P 36 (Lt. Harry Noel Edmonds, DSC, RN) was wrecked by bombing at Malta on 1 April 1942. She was raised on 7 August 1958. Scuttled off Malta on 22 August 1958. |
Commands listed for HMS P 36 (P 36)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Harry Noel Edmonds, RN | 11 Aug 1941 | 1 Apr 1942 |
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Noteable events involving P 36 include:
26 Nov 1941
While on patrol in the Bay of Biscay HMS P 36 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) attacks a German submarine with torpedoes south-west of Belle-Ile island in position 47º16'N, 03º20'W. All torpedoes missed their target. The following German submarines all returned to St.Nazaire this day, U-133, U-552, U-567 and U-577. One of these was most likely the target of this attack. (see map)
13 Feb 1942
HMS P 36 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) fires four torpedoes against the Italian heavy cruisers Gorizia and Trento in the Ionian Sea about 90 nautical miles east of Capo Spartivento, Calabria, Italy in position 37º42'N, 18º00'E. All torpedoes fired missed their targets. (see map)
15 Feb 1942
HMS P 36 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) torpedoes and damages the Italian destroyer Carabiniere off Taranto.