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.
| 1915 | E 16 (I 96) | Sank U-6 in the North Sea |
| 1917 | L 21 | Laid Down |
| 1941 | HMS Forth | Submarine depot ship HMS Forth commences refit in the USA. |
| 1941 | Tigris (N 63) | HMS Tigris fires four torpedoes against the German merchant Bessheim in Lopphavet, Norway. All torpedoes missed. |
| 1944 | Voracious (P 78) | HMS Voracious fires three torpedoes against the German auxiliary submarine chaser UJ 2110 5 nautical miles north of Skopelos Island, Greece. All torpedoes miss. |
| 1956 | Finwhale (S 05) | Laid Down |
| 1958 | Sleuth (P 261) | Scrapped at Charlestown |
| 1966 | Resolution (S 22) | Launched |
| 2012 | Ambush (S 120) | Ambush set sail for the first time as she left Barrow for sea trails. The 7,400-tonne, nuclear powered attack submarine left Ramsden Dock about 11am and made her way out through Walney Channel with about 98 crew members on board. Onlookers, many of whom arrived hours earlier to secure prime viewing positions waved and cheered as the ?1.2bn feat of British and Barrow engineering went past. |
In 1964 Submarine commander Lt Cmdr William Lloyd Owen of Goodwin's Cottage, Hartley, near Cranbrook, became the new Captain of HMS Opossum one of the Navy's latest conventional submarines.
During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the South Atlantic. A deadly duel between the two ships ensues, and Captain Murrell must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison
Academy Awards, USA 1958 Winner
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In 1964 Submarine commander Lt Cmdr William Lloyd Owen of Goodwin's Cottage, Hartley, near Cranbrook, became the new Captain of HMS Opossum one of the Navy's latest conventional submarines.
During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the South Atlantic. A deadly duel between the two ships ensues, and Captain Murrell must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison
Academy Awards, USA 1958 Winner
13 pages added or updated in the last 2 month
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