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.
| 1914 | D 5 (I 75) | Attacked and fired two torpedoes at the German Cruiser Rostock, no damage was caused. |
| 1916 | E 16 (I 96) | E16 was last sighted thirty-five miles east of Yarmouth by HMS E38. E38 later observed a group of warships moving north, in the vicinity of Terschelling, Splashes were seen near to one of the warships which may have been depth charges exploding. Reports of enemy vessels attacking a periscope on the 22nd August may have been against E16. |
| 1916 | G 9 (I 1C) | Completed |
| 1929 | Pandora (N 42) | Launched |
| 1935 | V 1 (USSR) | Laid Down |
| 1941 | Trident (N 52) | HMS Trident torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Ostpreuaen in the Kvaenangenfjord, Norway. |
| 1941 | Upholder (N 99) | HMS Upholder torpedoes and sinks the German transport Lussin about 2 nautical miles north-west of Cape San Vito, Sicily, Italy. |
| 1941 | P 48 | Laid Down |
| 1944 | Satyr (P 214) | HMS Satyr fires six torpedoes against a German convoy off Egersund, Norway. All torpedoes fired missed their targets. |
| 1944 | Statesman (P 246) | HMS Statesman torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Sugi Maru No.5 off Port Blair, Andaman Islands. |
| 1944 | Tally-Ho (P 317) | HMS Tally-Ho sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 1944 | Tudor (P 326) | HMS Tudor sinks a sailing vessel with gunfire north of Sumatra. |
| 2003 | Splendid (S 106) | HMS Splendid paid off at Devonport |
| 2025 | Agamemnon (S 124) | King Charles visited the BAE Systems shipyard to read the Commissioning Warrant at a formal ceremony to mark HMS Agamemnon entering operational service |
| 2025 | King George VI (S 129) | Mr Healey, the Defence Secretary, conducted a steel-cutting ceremony |
| Class: | 1927 - 1946: Parthian Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | P |
| Fate: | |
| Lost after a collision with SS Yuta off Wei-Hai-Wei in the Gulf of Korea 9th June 1931. | |
The Full Story of the 'Battle' of the Isle of May Island. As they approached navigational confusion broke out, caused by the misinterpretation of ship's steaming lights and mayhem followed.
During the next couple of hours five collisions occurred involving eight ships and resulting in the death of 105 officers and ratings. This fiasco and the resulting naval investigation and court marshal were shielded from the general public and kept in secret files until the full details were released in 1994.
From this official report, the author now tells the full story of that dreadful night and the proceedings that followed. Background information on the evolution of the ill-fated and much hated K Class submarines is also included together with the investigation and court marshal proceedings of the events surrounding that tragic night.
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| Class: | 1927 - 1946: Parthian Class |
| Built By: | Vickers (Barrow) |
| Build Group: | P |
| Fate: | |
| Lost after a collision with SS Yuta off Wei-Hai-Wei in the Gulf of Korea 9th June 1931. | |
The Full Story of the 'Battle' of the Isle of May Island. As they approached navigational confusion broke out, caused by the misinterpretation of ship's steaming lights and mayhem followed.
During the next couple of hours five collisions occurred involving eight ships and resulting in the death of 105 officers and ratings. This fiasco and the resulting naval investigation and court marshal were shielded from the general public and kept in secret files until the full details were released in 1994.
From this official report, the author now tells the full story of that dreadful night and the proceedings that followed. Background information on the evolution of the ill-fated and much hated K Class submarines is also included together with the investigation and court marshal proceedings of the events surrounding that tragic night.
11 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
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