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.
| 1909 | C 35 (I 65) | Launched |
| 1921 | X 1 | Laid Down |
| 1939 | Utmost (N 19) | Laid Down |
| 1940 | Taku (N 38) | HMS Taku hit the the German tanker Gedania in the Bay of Biscay about 35 nautical miles south-west of Belle-Isle island with a dud torpedo. |
| 1940 | Tigris (N 63) | HMS Tigris fires two torpedoes against the Italian submarine Veniero in the Bay of Biscay of the Gironde estuary. Both torpedoes missed. |
| 1941 | Utmost (N 19) | ORP Sokol and HMS Utmost together sink the Italian merchant Balilla about 20 nautical miles north-west of Capo San Vito, Sicily, Italy. |
| 1941 | Proteus (N 29) | HMS Proteus made the first successful radar attack by a submarine as she damaged the Italian tanker Tampico off Andros, 50 miles southeast of Athens, Greece. Italian torpedo boats Monzambano and Castelfidardo counterattacked and chased off the British submarine. |
| 1942 | Statesman (P 246) | Laid Down |
| 1942 | Veldt (P 71) | Laid Down |
| 1943 | Upstart (P 65) | While on patrol off Toulon, southern France, HMS Upstart attacks the French merchant Medjerda. All torpedoes miss. |
| 1944 | Shalimar (P 242) | HMS Shalimar damages 5 Japanese landing craft with gunfire in the harbour at Car Nicobar Island. |
| 1944 | Storm (P 233) | HMS Storm sinks seven Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Gulf of Boni, Celebes, Netherlands East Indies. |
| 1944 | Tantalus (P 318) | HMS Tantalus torpedoes and sinks the Japanese cargo ship Hachijin Maruand damages the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 1 about 225 nautical miles east of Singapore. |
| 1944 | Terrapin (P 323) | HMS Terrapin sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Kumano Maru in Strait of Malacca. |
| 1971 | Courageous (S 50) | Left Barrow for the last time |
| 1996 | Vigilant (S 30) | Completed |
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | |
| Sold 28th February 1962. Scrapped Gillingham | |
Set during the Second World War, Above Us The Waves [1955] tells the dramatic tale of British attempts to sink a German warship, the "Tirpitz", using midget submarines. This 1950s film stars John Mills, John Gregson and Donald Sinden.
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | Scotts (Clyde) |
| Build Group: | S3 |
| Fate: | |
| Sold 28th February 1962. Scrapped Gillingham | |
Set during the Second World War, Above Us The Waves [1955] tells the dramatic tale of British attempts to sink a German warship, the "Tirpitz", using midget submarines. This 1950s film stars John Mills, John Gregson and Donald Sinden.
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