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.
| 1916 | Swordfish / S1 (ICA 30) | Completed |
| 1919 | Pactolus 1886 - 1912 | Paid off |
| 1936 | Rorqual (N 74) | Launched |
| 1940 | Rorqual (N 74) | HMS Rorqual hit the Italian merchant Securitas with a dud torpedo off Tulmaythah, Libya. Rorqual also lays a minefield on this day. |
| 1943 | Sickle (P 224) | HMS Sickle torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Oriani 8 miles west-north-west of Elba. |
| 1944 | Sirdar (P 226) | HMS Sirdar sinks two Japanese coasters with gunfire off the west coast of Siam. |
| 1944 | Ultor (P 53) | HMS Ultor torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2211/Hardy 6 nautical miles west of Genua, Italy. |
| 1944 | Vivid (P 77) | HMS Vivid sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire off Monemvassia, Greece. |
| 1959 | Finwhale (S 05) | Launched |
Sturgeon (N 73) / Zeehond (Dutch) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
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| Build Group: | S1 |
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Fate: After being returned to Britain she was broken up in 1947 at Granton. |
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A World War 2 drama that highlights the characters (all aged only between 19 and 23 years) as much as the actual events.
The British submarine Sea Tiger's crew is looking forward to a long shore-leave after months at sea. This is cut short when they are ordered to pursue and sink the German battleship Brandenburg. The crew's sub-Commander (John Mills) struggles to fulfil the mission despite discovering that the battleship is heavily defended.
Along the way Sea Tiger encounters many obstacles and once the crew has attempted to sink the battleship they have to escape knowing that they are about to run out of fuel.
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Sturgeon (N 73) / Zeehond (Dutch) |
|
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S1 |
|
Fate: After being returned to Britain she was broken up in 1947 at Granton. |
|
A World War 2 drama that highlights the characters (all aged only between 19 and 23 years) as much as the actual events.
The British submarine Sea Tiger's crew is looking forward to a long shore-leave after months at sea. This is cut short when they are ordered to pursue and sink the German battleship Brandenburg. The crew's sub-Commander (John Mills) struggles to fulfil the mission despite discovering that the battleship is heavily defended.
Along the way Sea Tiger encounters many obstacles and once the crew has attempted to sink the battleship they have to escape knowing that they are about to run out of fuel.
20 pages added or updated in the last 3 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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