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.
| 1903 | RN College, Osborn | HM King Edward VII opened the RN College, Osborne: 'a cross between a workhouse and a stable'. |
| 1914 | Britain declares war | Germany declares war on Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany. Canada, as a self-governing Dominion, is thus committed to the conflict that "will be over by Christmas". |
| 1940 | Sealion (N 72) | HMS Sealion torpedoes and sinks the Norwegian merchant Toran off Homborsund, Norway. Having sunk the leading ship in a convoy she was lucky to escape when the second ship passed right over her breaking her periscopes. |
| 1943 | O 23 (Dutch) | O23 carries out Special Operation Gustavus III. A rendezvous, south of the Sembilan Islands, was made with the same junk as on 25 June 1943 to transfer personnel. |
| 1943 | Unseen (P 51) | HMS Unseen attacked the Italian light cruiser Luigi Cadorna, but without scoring a hit. |
| 1944 | Universal (P 57) | HMS Universal torpedoes and sinks the German auxilary minesweeper Petrel of the coast southern France. |
| 1944 | Vox (P 73) | HMS Vox torpedoes and sinks a German guardboat and the German sailing vessels Thetis and SA 83 north of Iraklion, Crete. |
| 1945 | Thorough (P 324) | HMS Thorough sinks a Japanese coaster with gunfire off Bali. |
Courageous (S 50) |
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| Class: | 1970 - 1990: Churchill Class |
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| Build Group: | SSN 3 |
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Fate: Now in Plymouth Dockyard being fitted out for visitors as part of the naval heritage site |
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During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the South Atlantic. A deadly duel between the two ships ensues, and Captain Murrell must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison
Academy Awards, USA 1958 Winner
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Courageous (S 50) |
|
| Class: | 1970 - 1990: Churchill Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | SSN 3 |
|
Fate: Now in Plymouth Dockyard being fitted out for visitors as part of the naval heritage site |
|
During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the South Atlantic. A deadly duel between the two ships ensues, and Captain Murrell must draw upon all his experience to defeat the equally experienced German commander.
Stars: Robert Mitchum, Curd Jürgens, David Hedison
Academy Awards, USA 1958 Winner
20 pages added or updated in the last 4 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
If you find this site useful, please consider supporting my work with a small Donation.
Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
Thankyou for your support.