HMS Sleuth was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II.

[2] For surface running, the boats were powered by two 950-brake-horsepower (708 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft.

[1] On the surface, the third batch boats had a range of 7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km; 8,600 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and 120 nmi (220 km; 140 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged.

The boat operated in the Pacific Far East for most of her wartime career, often in company with her sister, HMS Solent.

On 13 June 1952 she collided with the destroyer HMS Zephyr, while leaving Portland harbour.