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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 - October 7
| 1938 | Tarpon (N 17) | Launched |
| 1941 | Talisman (N 78) | HMS Talisman attacks the German merchant Salzburg with torpedoes west-north-west of Kasos Island, Greece. All torpedoes missed. |
| 1941 | H 43 | AB Arthur Hall D/JX 208267 died. The circumstances of his death are not yet known but the Submarine Museum records indicate that he was a ‘buoy jumper’. He may have been drowned after falling in whilst either the Submarine was mooring to a buoy or slipping a mooring. He is noted as being buried in Londonderry, thus the Submarine may have been operating from that Port. |
| 2014 | Astute (S 119) | HMS Astute, returned to HMNB Clyde after spending eight months at sea on her first operational deployment. The submarine's Lady Sponsor, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay (The Duchess of Cornwall), joined senior naval officers and over 150 friends and family to welcome her return at a special ceremony at Faslane. |
Lastest Comments
| 16/09/2025 on page Medway (F25) 1928 - 1942 | |
| Michael Barker wrote: | |
| My Uncle was Charles Oliver Mansfield Vine 2nd Lieutenant who I believe served on the submarine Thrasher. I believe he died on the attack on the depot ship but have no detailed information. I would like to know more | |
| 14/09/2025 on page H 28 | |
| david edwards wrote: | |
| the Navy List Oct 1931 has the \"Lieut. in Command\" as Lt. Richard Sheridan-Patterson. His service record shows command 17.12.30 - 23.11.31. | |
| 24/08/2025 on page Spartan (S 105) | |
| Martin Gallagher wrote: | |
| My friend Dave New served on this boat, it is with great sadness I inform you of his passing. 2024. | |
| 05/07/2025 on page Undine (N 48) | |
| Michele Gee wrote: | |
| My grandfather Edward Gee served on this vessel and he was captured by the Germans, his PoW number was 99. | |
| 23/06/2025 on page Graph (P 715) | |
| William Askew wrote: | |
| My Father was part of the crew of HMS Graph. He is in the picture available on line. | |
