Welcome

This website is brought to you in association with the Barrow-in-Furness Branch of the Submariners Association and is the premier UK internet resource for Submariners and anyone interested in Royal Navy Submarines.

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.

On This Day - May 31

1906	B 10 (I 20)	Completed
1916	K 6	Launched
1916	K 7	Launched
1918	L 16	Completed
1927	Otus (N 92)	Laid Down
1934	Shark (N 54)	Launched
1940	Dunkirk	68,014 men were evacuated from Dunkirk today. This will be the most successful day of Operation Dynamo.
1940	Seal (N 37)	The small Swedish fishing vessel GG 5/Mode hits a mine and sinks. The mine was laid by the British submarine HMS Seal in the Kattegat on 4 May 1940.
1944	Sickle (P 224)	HMS Sickle left for a patrol in the northern Aegean
1944	Ultor (P 53)	HMS Ultor sinks the German guardvessel FCi 01 with gunfire off Cassis, southern France.
1944	Alaric (P 441)	Laid Down
2004	HMS Bulwark	The landing ship HMS Bulwark commences sea trials at Barrow

Lastest Comments

13/05/2026 on page H 49
kevin walker wrote:
	believe was also attacked on 1-10-1940 near Texel by Sperrbrecher 3/H3 (ex M/S Belgrad) with pattern of 4 depth charges

16/04/2026 on page Thorough (P 324)
navy42 wrote:
	Lord Kitchener was lost in the sinking of HMS Hampshire, denoted by the black field. As Secretary of State, he initiated the recruiting scheme which raised the new army. The first complete New Army formation (as opposed to divisions) as a result of this scheme was the 4th Army under the command of G ...

12/04/2026 on page Cecil Broad 1905 - 1978
navy42 wrote:
	I believe that he also designed the Badge for HMS Thorough. It\'s a great pity that his notes do not appear to have survived

10/04/2026 on page One Submarine, Two Captains - The Early Years of HMS Repulse
Mike Watson wrote:
	I served on Repulse port crew 1st commission. Everything said about Phil Wadman is correct. I would like to also like to mention Toby Elliott who was communications officer, another top man. Soapy Watson

09/04/2026 on page Onslaught (S 14)
Stephen Alexander wrote:
	Stern torpedo tubes removed in final refit in 1982/83 in Devonport Dockyard

RN Subs

Featured Boat

H 32
Class:	1917 - 1945: H Class
Built By:
Build Group:	H21
Fate: Sold on 18th October 1944 to be scrapped at Troon.

David Suchet narrates the BBC series featuring the Royal Navy's Hunter-Killer submarine, HMS Splendid, on a top secret three-month mission.

After travelling from its Farlane base to San Diego, the sub is charged with testing the first Tomahawk cruise missile, and the crew is followed every step of the way.

Also included is a feature on the sub's new Lieutenant Commander as he undergoes the 'Perisher' selection course.

Buy from Amazon