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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 - September 13
| 1914 | E 9 (I 89) | The first offensive success by a British submarine was scored by E9, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Max Horton, who had 'stood by' his boat during her construction at Barrow On 13th September, 1914, Horton sighted the German cruiser Hela near Heligoland, closed to 600 yards and fired two torpedoes, one of which struck amidships. Hela sank and E9 was hunted for the remainder of the day but successfully escaped During her next patrol in the Bight, E9 sank the destroyer S116. |
| 1939 | Undine (N 48) | HMS Undine ended her 1st war patrol at Blyth. U-class boats commonly suffered from engine defects upon returning from patrol. Undine was out of action for about four weeks. |
| 1940 | Porpoise (N 14) | HMS Porpoise lays minefield FD 26 (48 mines) in the Bay of Biscay north-west of La Rochelle, France. |
| 1941 | Tigris (N 63) | HMS Tigris torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Richard off the Rolvsoy Fjord about 11 nautical miles north-east of Hammerfest, Norway. |
| 1944 | Venturer (P 68) | HMS Venturer fires 3 torpedoes against the Norwegian merchant Force north-west of Egersund, Norway. All three torpedoes miss. Venturer then engaged the target with gunfire but the submarine was forced to break off this attack as she was fired upon by German shore batteries. |
| 1944 | Virtue (P 75) | HMS Virtue fires three torpedoes against the German auxiliary netlayer Pir'us in the Skiathos Channel, Greece. All torpedoes miss. |
| 1965 | Ausonia (F53) 1921 - 1965 | Left Portsmouth for Castellon shipbreakers |
Lastest Comments
| 24/08/2025 on page Spartan (S 105) | |
| Martin Gallagher wrote: | |
| My friend Dave New served on this boat, it is with great sadness I inform you of his passing. 2024. | |
| 05/07/2025 on page Undine (N 48) | |
| Michele Gee wrote: | |
| My grandfather Edward Gee served on this vessel and he was captured by the Germans, his PoW number was 99. | |
| 23/06/2025 on page Graph (P 715) | |
| William Askew wrote: | |
| My Father was part of the crew of HMS Graph. He is in the picture available on line. | |
| 22/06/2025 on page Able Seaman Torpedoman Fred Bottrell C/JX 544353 | |
| Gavin Bottrell wrote: | |
| Fred Bottrell was my \"long lost\" great uncle... he made contact with me in about 2005 and swapped emails for many years. | |
| 29/05/2025 on page Lieutenant Donald Cameron. Royal Naval Reserve | |
| Mary Burnside wrote: | |
| Donald Cameron\'s VC can be viewed in IWM where I viewed it on 22nd May 2025. | |
