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.
| 1911 | Fearless 1912 - 1921 | Laid down |
| 1917 | H 26 | Launched |
| 1918 | H 51 | Launched |
| 1932 | Seahorse (S 98) | Launched |
| 1939 | Olympus (N 35) | Carried out an unsuccessful pursuit of the Graf Spee which had sunk the Africa Shell in the Mozambique Channel |
| 1943 | Sibyl (P 217) | HMS Sibyl sinks the Greek sailing vessel Trias with gunfire off Mitylene, Greece. |
| 1943 | Sportsman (P 229) | HMS Sportsman sinks a Greek sailing vessel with gunfire between Naxos and Mykonos, Greece. |
| 1943 | Sentinel (P 256) | Laid Down |
| 1944 | XE 9 (Unexpected) | Completed |
| 1959 | Submarine Memorial | The Submarine War Memorial on the Thames Embankment, which includes losses from both World Wars, was unveiled by Rear Admiral B. W. Taylor. |
| 1968 | Renown (S 26) | Completed |
| 2009 | Astute (S 119) | Departed Barrow for Sea Trials The nuclear powered first of class submarine set off from the Barrow docks at around 9.30am. She past Piel Island at around 10.10am heading to Faslane, Scotland. |
| Class: | 1973 - 2010: Swiftsure Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSN 4 |
When American submarine Swordfish is torpedoed the survivors are picked up by a passing German U-boat but an outbreak of meningitis threatens all aboard.
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| Class: | 1973 - 2010: Swiftsure Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | SSN 4 |
When American submarine Swordfish is torpedoed the survivors are picked up by a passing German U-boat but an outbreak of meningitis threatens all aboard.
11 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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