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This is the website of the Barrow-in-Furness Branch of the Submariners Association. The Premier UK resource on the internet for Submariners and anyone interested in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.

Vickers and Barrow are names synonymous with the development of the submarine. Hundreds of submarines covering virtually every class have been built for the Royal Navy and foreign Navies. This site is dedicated to not only to those who have served on Her Majesty's Submarines but also to those employees past and present whose skills and efforts have given pride to the phrase 'Barrow built' and made the name Vickers known and respected throughout the world.

Latest News February 25, 2015 Skye submarine base gets £22million boost  February 23, 2015 Minor Collision Between INS Sindhughosh Submarine and Fishing Trawler Off Mumbais Coast  February 17, 2015 India’s Submarine Program Continues to Struggle  January 30, 2015 The End of the Submarine as We Know it?  January 28, 2015 Trident 'could quit Scotland for Wales': Secret plan for nuclear subs triggered by rise of SNP  January 23, 2015 The hunt for Red October gets easier. How submarine warfare is changing.  January 20, 2015 HHI signs submarine deal in India  January 14, 2015 Submarine HMCS Windsor back in water, with restrictions  January 2, 2015 The day an Irish fishing boat was sunk by a British submarine  January 2, 2015 Poland to Search for Its Famous WWII Submarine  December 30, 2014 HMS Saracen P247 - new book available  December 26, 2014 HMS Olympus: Submarine visits wreck at 120 metres  December 18, 2014 India to Lease a Second Nuclear Submarine From Russia  December 18, 2014 Brazil plans to expand submarine fleet  December 16, 2014 Robots, drones to boost Russian 5th gen nuclear subs’ arsenal	Have You Read Affray - Subsmash Commentary An extensive AFFRAY thread on the Submariners Forum led me to get hold of a copy of Alan Gallop's book SUBSMASH concerning the loss of the submarine AFFRAY in 1951. Now I have a copy and after a first read I decided to read it again with notes about things that caught my attention and post them on the forum. This seemed like a good idea at the time but the notes got longer and longer requiring some serious checking. Read It Recent Forum Topics Captain's Cabin  modern submarine comments 27-Feb-2015  by Lofty Captain's Cabin  black boxes? 13-Feb-2015  by Lofty Resurgam  Crossed the Bar - Tony Sainty 12-Feb-2015  by frozennorth Resurgam  Colin Lee 12-Feb-2015  by frozennorth Captain's Cabin  HMS Venturer verses U864 09-Feb-2015  by SnakeDoc Captain's Cabin  War losses 09-Feb-2015  by Lofty Captain's Cabin  HMS SPLENDID & Icelandic freighter 21-Jan-2015  by Fingers Resurgam  Brian Wilkie 05-Jan-2015  by davec Captain's Cabin  HMS Saracen P247 - new book available 30-Dec-2014  by tinamini Captain's Cabin  Japanese Sub at HMAS Sydney II total loss 18-Dec-2014  by David	Latest Updates 02 Feb 2015     Newsletter   02 Feb 2015     Newsletter   02 Feb 2015     Branch Rollcall   25 Jan 2015     Branch Rollcall   18 Jan 2015     Branch Rollcall   21 Dec 2014     Branch Rollcall   Full Change Log
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