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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 - November 11

1914 Pandora 1902 - 1939 SS Seti purchased from Russia
1915 E 26 Launched
1915 E 43 Launched
1916 K 13 (K 22) Launched
1921 Rosario 1898 - 1921 Sold in Hong Kong for breaking up
1930 Regent (N 41) Completed
1939 Seal (N 37) HMS Seal departed Portsmouth for her 4th war patrol. She was to provide ocean escort for convoy O.A. 33 together with HMS Cachalot
1942 Unbeaten (N 93) HMS Unbeaten attacked and sunk in error by RAF Wellington of No.172 Squadron, Coastal Command. All hands lost. On patrol in Bay of Biscay for German raiders, supply ships and U-boats on passage
1942 Turbulent (N 98) HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the German auxiliary submarine tender Bengasi about 10 nautical miles north-east of Capo Carbonara, Sardinia, Italy.
1942 Ursula (N 59) HMS Ursula attacks but misses the German submarine U-73 off Cabo de Gata, Spain.
1942 Stubborn (P 238) Launched
1943 Voracious (P 78) Launched
1944 Venturer (P 68) Torpedoed and sank the German submarine U-771 in the Andfjord near Harstad, Norway.
1944 Tantalus (P 318) HMS Tantalus sinks the Japanese coaster Palang Maru with gunfire of the east coast of Malaya.
1951 Sidon (P 259) Paid off into Reserve Group "F" attached to 5th Submarine Flotilla Devonport pending refit.
1967 Repulse (S 23) Launched
2009 Trafalgar (S 107) HMS Trafalgar sailed into its Devon base for the final time prior to decommissioning. Its return was marked with a flypast by a navy Merlin helicopter.
Lastest Comments
10/11/2025 on page Thorn (N 11)
Stuart Newland wrote:
My uncle, John Leonard Newland went down on the Thorn. My dad was only about 6 when it happened but he still lays a poppy for him every year at the Royal Navy Memorial at Chatham where he is commemorated.
21/10/2025 on page Medway (F25) 1928 - 1942
L Bradley wrote:
My father Frederick Percival Collins was a leading torpedo man He served on HMS Medway and was in China 1931 I have family photos which are badly water /oil stained due I was told because they were in his wallet when his ship was torpedoed. No mention of this on his service records.
09/10/2025 on page E 54
Ian Wallace wrote:
I can confirm that Leading Seaman Crust died by suicide. He used a signal gun that was available in the conning tower where he was on duty. The effect was to blow a large part of his head off. My wife\'s grandfather was responsible for cleaning parts of his brain up which were scattered over the con ...
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.