| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | S |
| Pennant | P 262 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | 17 Nov 1942 |
| Laid down | 7 May 1943 |
| Launched | 8 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 7 Sep 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped on 28 August 1961. |
Commands listed for HMS Solent (P 262)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Dennis Martin, DSC, RN | Jul 1944 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Solent 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 auxiliary minesweeper Wa 3 (215 tons) with gunfire in the Java Sea west of Kalambau Island in position 04°50'S, 115°40'E. (see map)
28 Jun 1945
HMS Solent (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Martin, DSC, RN) sank a Japanese landing craft and damaged another with gunfire to the north of Banka Strait.
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.
15 Aug 1945
HMS Solent (Lt.Cdr. J.D. Martin, DSC, RN) sank a Japanese patrol vessel with gunfire in the Gulf of Siam.