| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 245 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Oct 1942 |
| Launched | 20 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Scrapped at Grays, Essex, England on 4 July 1950. Commanding Officers: Lt. Richard Thomas Sallis, DSC, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Spirit (P 245)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Anthony Walter Langridge, RN | Aug 1943 | 8 Aug 1945 |
| 2 | Lt. Richard Thomas Sallis, DSC, RN | 8 Aug 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Spirit include:
9 Jul 1944
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) claims to have damaged a small Japanese oiler with gunfire to the north of Sumatra.
14 Sep 1944
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks three Siamese sailing vessels with gunfire off the west coast of Siam.
19 Sep 1944
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks a Siamese sailing vessel with gunfire north of Sumatra.
22 Jan 1945
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks the Japanese Ryushin Maru with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 06º02'S, 110º41'E. She also sinks an other enemy vessel. (see map)
14 Mar 1945
HMS Spirit (Lt. A.W. Langridge, RN) sinks the Japanese coaster Ryuho Maru (approx. 300 GRT) with gunfire off Massalambo Island in the Java Sea in position 05º34'S, 114º26'E. (see map)