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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 - December 5
| 1912 | E4 | Launched |
| 1921 | C14 | Sold for scrap. |
| 1939 | O23 (Dutch) | Launched |
| 1940 | Sunfish (N81) | HMS Sunfish torpedoes and sinks the Finnish merchant Oscar Midling in Sildegapet, Norway. |
| 1941 | Sealion (N72) | HMS Sealion torpedoes and sinks the Norwegian merchant Island north of Mehavn, Norway. |
| 1944 | Sturdy (P248) | HMS Sturdy sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in Makassar Strait. |
| 1944 | Shalimar (P242) | HMS Shalimar sinks three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Strait of Malacca. |
| 1956 | Rorqual (N74) | Launched |
| 1967 | Conqueror (S48) | Laid Down |
| 2018 | Valiant (S127) | During the opening of a new skills centre at Barrow shipyard, the Defence Secretary unveiled the name of the second Dreadnought class submarine, "Valiant". He said: "HMS Valiant is a great name, for our ships and submarines have been valiant for 200 years. We are dedicated to making sure our deterrent is the best and strongest in the world." The name 'Valiant' comes from the Valiant class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines in service with the Royal Navy from the mid-1960s until 1994. The original Valiant submarine was built and commissioned at the Barrow shipyard and launched in December 1963. |
