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.
| 1905 | A 8 (I 18) | At 10:30 in the morning an explosion ripped through HMS A8 whilst she was on exercise in Plymouth Sound. A nearby Trawler, the Chanticleer witnessed the explosion and lowered her boats as the submarine began to founder to offer assistance. Shortly after the submarine sank further explosions were witnessed and wreckage drifted to the surface. HMS A8 was salvaged on the 12th and inspections indicated that the explosions were more than likely caused by a chemical reaction within the battery. |
| 1905 | A 8 (I 18) | Completed |
| 1905 | A 9 (I 19) | Completed |
| 1940 | Taku (N 38) | HMS Taku attacks a German convoy with ten torpedoes and torpedoes and damages a German torpedo boat east of Denmark. After the attack Taku was depth charged for 10 hours. |
| 1941 | Sickle (P 224) | Laid Down |
| 1942 | Olympus (N 35) | Olympus had been adapted for carrying stores and personnel to and from Malta. She had, with her own crew and passengers, a total of 98 people onboard. On her way to Gibraltar, The submarine hit a mine. 89 crew and passengers were lost with the ship. There were twelve survivors who had to swim 7 miles back to Maltese shores |
| 1943 | Safari (P 211) | HMS Safari torpedoes and sinks the Italian merchant Peppino Palomba and torpedoes and damages the Italian merchant Liv off Porto Torres, Sardinia, Italy. |
| 1944 | Sickle (P 224) | HMS Sickle sinks three sailing vessels, with gunfire scuttling charges and ramming, in the Doro Channel (between Euboea Island and Andros Island). |
| 1944 | Springer (P 264) | Laid Down |
| 1944 | Vineyard (P 84) / Doris (French) | Launched |
| 1945 | Sibyl (P 217) | Between 8 May 1945 and 31 May 1945 HMS Sibyl sinks five Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire and scuttling charges in the Malacca Strait. |
| 1960 | Turbulent (S 87) | Laid Down |
| 1963 | Repulse (S 23) | Ordered from Vickers, Barrow |
| 1963 | Resolution (S 22) | Ordered from Vickers, barrow |
| 1963 | Tabard (P 342) | HMS Tabard was involved in a collision with HMAS Queenborough |
Robert Aitken was the diver aboard X7 during Operation Source against the German Battleship Tirptiz. This is his story.
Hell-bent on starving the British into surrender, Hitlers U-Boats prowled the Atlantic in packs like hungry wolves sending ships, supplies and thousands of men to a watery grave. Stealthy and undetected, the German submarines of WW2 were unparalleled in the ability of sneak attack.
Their goal was to destroy merchant shipping bound for the British Isles with essential supplies, and bring the country to the brink of starvation and total collapse allowing an easy Nazi invasion.
This new DVD release contains spectacular footage of operation U-Boats, detailed graphics and additional featurs including a gallery of U-Boat types, and in-depth Tech Specs.
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Robert Aitken was the diver aboard X7 during Operation Source against the German Battleship Tirptiz. This is his story.
Hell-bent on starving the British into surrender, Hitlers U-Boats prowled the Atlantic in packs like hungry wolves sending ships, supplies and thousands of men to a watery grave. Stealthy and undetected, the German submarines of WW2 were unparalleled in the ability of sneak attack.
Their goal was to destroy merchant shipping bound for the British Isles with essential supplies, and bring the country to the brink of starvation and total collapse allowing an easy Nazi invasion.
This new DVD release contains spectacular footage of operation U-Boats, detailed graphics and additional featurs including a gallery of U-Boat types, and in-depth Tech Specs.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
Please help to maintain this site by reporting any Errors, Broken Links, Information or Site Issues on this page using this button
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Please Note: Donations made using this option go directly to the site owner and not to the Submariners Association.
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