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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 - May 18

1909 C 21 (I 51) Completed
1915 E 11 (I 91) E11, commanded by Lt-Cmdr Martin Nasmith passed through the Dardanelles during the night. Surfacing off the town of Gallipoli, Nasmith captured a Turkish sailing vessel and lashed it to the conning tower to act as a disguise. This ruse failed to attract any targets, so after several days he abandoned it.
1916 E 39 Launched
1916 J 5 Completed
1916 L 1 Laid Down
1916 L 2 Laid Down
1938 Adamant (F64) 1940 - 1970 Laid down
1941 Tetrarch (N 77) HMS Tetrarch torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Giovinezza off Bengasi, Libya.
1942 Turbulent (N 98) HMS Turbulent torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Bolsena west of Bengasi, Libya.
1943 Storm (P 233) Launched
1945 Sea Dog (P 216) HMS Seadog torpedoes and sinks a Japanese coaster north of Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies.
Lastest Comments
08/05/2025 on page Tetrarch (N 77)
Sev wrote:
Hi, my grandmother\'s little brother was lost on HMS Tetrach. Wilfred Evans, gone but never forgotten.
19/03/2025 on page C 19 (I 49)
Colin Marsh wrote:
My Grandfather Samuel Marsh served on the c19 during WW1. I still have his dog tag.
12/03/2025 on page Disaster Beneath the Waves
RH Deacon wrote:
Several A class boats suffered battery explsions whilst on the surface including Alliance and Auriga which caased considerable devwestation and on Alliance killed a man and injured 17. It is my belief that Affray too suffered a similar explosion whilst snorting, the explosion in this case being cont ...
10/02/2025 on page Vivid (P 77)
Mr P J King Ex RNR (Vivid) wrote:
The Bell of HM S/M Vivid is currently in the possession of HMS Vivid the RNR unit in Plymouth. it was presented to the then Headquarters\' unit in 1957/8 by Lt J C Varley the boats first commanding officer.
29/01/2025 on page Alan West - HMS Explorer
Acting Cera, Paul Eade wrote:
This is bringing back some deep memories .Campbelltown is now written on my soul I remember the trip to Copenhagen with the side trip to Gothenburg in Sweden. The fuel pump drive on the diesel was giving trouble. I also remember a spell in Scott\'s yard to get the combustion chamber fixed. One o ...