List of ships and submarines built in Barrow-in-Furness

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.

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 (L15) and the former flagships, HMS Albion (L14) and HMS Invincible (R05). OTTOMAN SUBMARINE Abdül Hamid (the first submarine in the world to fire a live torpedo underwater), HMS Upholder (P37) (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.

Active vessels
As of 2013, the following ships and submarines built in Barrow are active in service around the world.
 * IRANIAN FRIGATE 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 (L14) - Amphibious transport dock of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2003)
 * HMS Ambush (S120) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2013)
 * HMS Astute (S119) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2010)
 * HMS Bulwark (L15) - Amphibious transport dock of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 2004)
 * HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879) - Submarine of the Royal Canadian Navy (Commissioned in 1990 as HMS Upholder (S40) of the Royal Navy)
 * HMS Ocean (L12) - Amphibious assault ship of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1998)
 * IRANIAN FRIGATE Sabalan - Frigate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy (Commissioned in 1971)
 * HMS Talent (S92) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1990)
 * HMS Tireless (S88) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1985)
 * HMS Torbay (S90) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1987)
 * HMS Trenchant (S91) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1989)
 * HMS Triumph (S93) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1991)
 * HMS Turbulent (S87) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1984)
 * HMS Vanguard (S28) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1993)
 * HMS Vengeance (S31) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1999)
 * HMS Victorious (S29) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1995)
 * HMS Vigilant (S30) - Submarine of the Royal Navy (Commissioned in 1996)
 * INS Viraat - Aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy (Commissioned in 1959 as HMS Hermes (R12) of the Royal Navy)
 * RFA Wave Knight - Fleet tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Commissioned in 2003)

Inactive preserved vessels

 * EML Lembit - Preserved at the Estonian Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia
 * HMS Alliance (P417) - Preserved at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, United Kingdom
 * HMS Dreadnought (S101) - Laid up in Rosyth Dockyard, United Kingdom
 * HMS Holland 1 - Preserved at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, United Kingdom
 * JAPANESE BATTLESHIP Mikasa - Museum ship in Yokosuka, Japan

Submarines
See here for every U-class submarine built in Barrow-in-Furness for the British, French, Netherlands, Polish and Soviet Navies.

Fact file

 * The largest liner built at Barrow was the Oriana. She was 804 ft, 97 ft (RMS Titanic was 882.9 by) and weighed 41,910 tons (Titanic weighed 52,310 tons). She had a speed capable of reaching 30.64 knots (Titanic's maximum speed was 23 knots), and was also the first liner to be fitted with transverse propulsion, she cost of £14,000,000.
 * The largest navy ship built in Barrow was aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R12). Her length was 744.3 ft and a beam of 90 ft, she also had a standard displacement of 23,900 tons (28,700 tons full load).
 * 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 loss of life on a Barrow-built ship was on 9 July 1917, when 843 men were killed in the UK's worst ever explosion on board the HMS Vanguard (1909).
 * 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 (P37) 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.

Notables to launch vessels

 * Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
 * HMS Astute (S119)
 * Elizabeth II
 * British Admiral
 * HMS Dreadnought (S101)
 * HMS Invincible (R05)
 * HMS Ocean (L12)
 * Prince Arisugawa Takehito
 * JAPANESE BATTLESHIP Katori
 * Princess Anne
 * HMS Albion (L14)
 * Princess Diana
 * HMS Vanguard (S28)
 * Princess Louise
 * HMS Dominion (1903)
 * Winston Churchill
 * HMS Indomitable (92)