Below is a detailed list of the ships and submarines built in Barrow-in-Furness, England by the Barrow Shipbuilding Company, Vickers-Armstrongs, Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, BAE Systems Marine, BAE Systems Submarine Solutions or any other descendant companies. Whilst it is extensive it is incomplete as there are some commercial vessels missing from the list.
373 merchant ships, 312 submarines and 148 naval surface ships have been built in Barrow (for navies and companies based in the likes of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom, United States).
All but three nuclear submarines of the Royal Navy were built in Barrow, including the latest class of fleet submarines currently under construction by BAE Systems Submarine Solutions, utilising the massive Devonshire Dock Hall.
Some of the most notable vessels to be built in Barrow include the current Royal Navy flagship HMS Bulwark and the former flagships, HMS Albion and HMS Invincible. Abdül Hamid (the first submarine in the world to fire a live torpedo underwater), HMS Upholder (the most successful Royal Navy submarine of World War II) and the 103,000-ton oil tanker British Admiral (once the world's largest ship) were also built in Barrow, as were a number of ocean liners for Cunard Line, Orient Line and P&O.
As of 2017, the following ships and submarines built in Barrow are active in service around the world.
Alborz - Frigate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Commissioned in 1971)
ARA Hércules - Type 42 destroyer of the Argentine Navy (Commissioned in 1976)
HMS Albion - Amphibious transport dock of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2003)
HMS Ambush - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2013)
HMS Artful - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2016)
HMS Astute - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2010)
HMS Bulwark - Amphibious transport dock of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2004)
HMCS Chicoutimi - Submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy (Commissioned in 1990 as HMS Upholder of the Royal Navy)
HMS Ocean - Amphibious assault ship of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1998)
Sabalan - Frigate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Commissioned in 1971)
HMS Talent - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1990)
HMS Tireless - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1985)
HMS Torbay - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1987)
HMS Trenchant - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1989)
HMS Triumph - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1991)
HMS Turbulent - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1984)
HMS Vanguard - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1993)
HMS Vengeance - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1999)
HMS Victorious - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1995)
HMS Vigilant - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1996)
RFA Wave Knight - Fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Commissioned in 2003)
HMS Alliance - Preserved at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, United Kingdom
HMS Churchill - Laid up in Rosyth Dockyard, United Kingdom
HMS Dreadnought - Laid up in Rosyth Dockyard, United Kingdom
INS Gal - Preserved at the Clandestine Immigration and Naval Museum in Haifa, Israel
HMS Holland 1 - Preserved at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, United Kingdom
Japanese battleship Mikasa - Museum ship in Yokosuka, Japan
EML Lembit - Preserved at the Estonian Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia
HMS Resolution - Laid up in Rosyth Dockyard, United Kingdom
HMS Repulse - Laid up in Rosyth Dockyard, United Kingdom
Brazilian submarine Riachuelo - Preserved at the Navy Cultural Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
HMS Swiftsure - Laid up in Rosyth Dockyard, United Kingdom
See here for every U-class submarine built in Barrow-in-Furness for the British, French, Netherlands, Polish and Soviet Navies.
The largest ship ever to be built in Barrow was the 103,000-ton oil tanker British Admiral. She was the first of her size to ever be built in Britain and even held the title of being the worlds largest ship for a short time.
The largest liner built at Barrow was the Oriana. She was 804 ft long (245 m), 97 ft wide (30 m) and weighed 41,910 tons. She had a speed capable of reaching 30.64 knots, and was also the first liner to be fitted with transverse propulsion.
The largest navy ship built in Barrow was aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. Her length was 744.3 ft (226.9 m) and a beam of 90 ft (27 m), she also had a standard displacement of 23,900 tons (28,700 tons full load).
The largest loss of life on a Barrow-built ship was on 28 November 1942, when RMS Nova Scotia acting as a troop ship during World War II was torpedoed off the coast of South Africa by a German submarine, killing 858. This is closely followed by the events of 9 July 1917, when 843 men were killed in the UK's worst ever explosion on board the HMS Vanguard.
The most recent Barrow-built vessel to be lost during a military campaign occurred in 1982 during the Falkland War when HMS Sheffield was attacked and sunk by the Argentine Navy.
The first ship to be built in Barrow was the Jane Roper, which was launched in 1852, and Barrow's first steamship, a 3,000-ton liner named Duke of Devonshire, was launched in 1873.
The most successful British submarine of World War II was built in Barrow. HMS Upholder completed 24 patrols, sinking around 120,000 tons of enemy shipping, including destroyer Libeccio after the Battle of the Duisburg Convoy and the 18,000-ton Italian liner SS Conte Rosso.
The ships have now begun to be immortalised by the Biggar Brewing Co-operative in Biggar Village with the creation of real ales all named after Builds from Barrow Docks.
Elizabeth II
British Admiral
HMS Dreadnought
HMS Invincible
HMS Sheffield
HMS Ocean
Winston Churchill
HMS Indomitable
Princess Diana
HMS Vanguard
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
RMS Strathmore
Princess Alexandra
SS Oriana
Princess Louise
HMS Dominion
Prince Arisugawa Takehito
Japanese battleship Katori
Princess Anne
HMS Albion
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
HMS Astute
Purnomo Yusgiantoro
KRI Bung Tomo (recommissioned)
KRI John Lie (recommissioned)
