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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 - March 21

1917 Platypus (I 56) 1916 - 1957 Commissioned
1940 Ursula (N 59) HMS Ursula torpedoes and sinks the German merchant Heddernheim in the Skaggerak about 10 nautical miles east-north-east of Skagen, Denmark.
1940 Upright (N 89) Launched
1941 Talent (P 337) Laid Down
1941 Tasman (P 337) Laid Down
1943 Splendid (P 228) HMS Splendid torpedoes and sinks the Italian tanker Giorgio about 8 nautical miles east-north-east of Cefal, Sicily, Italy.
1943 X 6 (Piker II) Completed
1981 Splendid (S 106) Completed
Lastest Comments
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...
18/01/2025 on page Unruly (P 49)
Caroline Wetton wrote:
My husband\'s uncle, Geoff Coe, served on the Unruly after his ship HMS Calcutta was torpedoed and sunk in the Med....