| 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 |
| 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) attacked a German U-boat with torpedoes south-west of Belle-Ile island in position 47°16'N, 03°20'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 37°42'N, 18°00'E. All torpedoes fired missed their targets. (see map)
15 Feb 1942
HMS P 36 (Lt. H.N. Edmonds, DSC, RN) torpedoed and damaged the Italian destroyer Carabiniere off Taranto.