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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 - November 6

1902 A 2 Laid Down
1902 A 3 Laid Down
1902 A 4 Laid Down
1915 E 20 (I 69) On 30th October 1915 the French submarine Turquoise ran aground near Nagara Point, in the Dardanelles. With the submarine directly under the Turkish shore batteries the French crew hastily abandoned ship. Unfortunately for E20, who was due to rendezvous with the Turquoise, the French Captain had failed to destroy his confidential papers. The Germans now knew of the rendezvous and dispatched U14 to intercept the unsuspecting E20

U14 first sighted E20 at 1600 and at 1700 at a range of 550 yards she fired a single torpedo scoring a direct hit.
1915 J 1 Launched
1915 J 2 Launched
1939 Sealion (N 72) HMS Sealion fires 6 torpedoes against the German submarine U-21 off the Dogger Bank. All torpedoes fired missed their target. The enemy submarine surfaced and an attempt was made to engage her with the deck gun, but this proved impossible due to the heavy seas.
1939 Upright (N 89) Laid Down
1939 Usk (N 65) Laid Down
1941 Token (P 328) Laid Down
1942 O 24 (Dutch) Attacked a Japanese merchant vessel with two torpedoes about 45 nautical miles west-northwest of Penang. No hits were obtained.
1943 Seraph (P 219) HMS Seraph sinks the Greek sailing vessel Narkyssos with gunfire off Karpathos, Greece.
1944 XE 8 (Expunger) Completed
Lastest Comments
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.
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.