| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | T |
| Pennant | P 316 |
| Built by | Vickers Armstrong (Barrow-in-Furness, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Dec 1941 |
| Launched | 26 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Feb 1943 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sunk as a target in Loch Striven, Scotland in 1954. Salvaged on 4 December 1958. Arrived at Troon, Scotland on 19 July 1959 to be scrapped. Commanding Officers: Lt. Thomas Graeme Ridgeway, RN |
Commands listed for HMS Templar (P 316)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Denis John Beckley, DSO, RN | 1 Jan 1943 | 10 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | Lt. Thomas Graeme Ridgeway, RN | 10 Apr 1944 | Mar 1945 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Cyril James Hardy, RNVR | Mar 1945 | 11 Jul 1945 |
| 4 | Lt. Thomas Graeme Ridgeway, RN | 11 Jul 1945 | Oct 1945 ? |
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Noteable events involving Templar include:
27 Jan 1944
The Japanese light cruiser Kitakami (offsite link) was torpedoed and damaged by two torpedoes from HMS Templar. (Lt. D.J. Beckley, DSO, RN) in the Malacca Strait south west off Penang in position 04º54'N, 98º28'E. (see map)
29 May 1944
HMS Templar (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tyokai Maru (2658 GRT) in Strait of Malacca. (see map)
4 Jun 1944
HMS Templar (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) lays mines in the Strait of Malacca.
Between 1615 and 1845 hours (time zone -6.5) 12 mines were laid in minefield M.L.O. 8.
At 1850 hours Templar surfaced in position 04.16'N, 100.27'E. (see map)
16 Jul 1944
HMS Templar (Lt. T.G. Ridgeway, RN) misses the German submarine U-1062 with torpedoes north of Sumatra. U-1062 had departed Penang bound for Europe the previous day.
At 1345 hours (time zone -6.5), while Templar was in position 07º03'N, 96º00'E, the conning tower of a submarine was sighted about 8 nautical miles away, an attack was commenced.
At 1429 hours eight torpedoes were fired from 4000 yards that all missed. (see map)