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Vickers, Vickers-Armstrong, BAE - Barrow-in Furness
- The Devonshire Dock in Barrow-in-Furness was developed by the Furness Railway for shipping iron ore, and was officially opened on the 19th of September, 1867.
- The Iron Shipbuilding Company was founded in 1870 by James Ramsden (Managing Director of the Furness Railway) and soon renamed as the Barrow Shipbuilding Company. This marked the beginning of large-scale shipbuilding here, which was an important factor in the growth and development of Barrow. The company's first ship was the steam yacht Aries, launched in May 1873. It's first steam-driven submarine was the Nordenfelt I, launched in 1886.
- In 1897, the company was renamed Vickers Son & Maxim, and it became known for building large warships, receiving international orders from countries including Japan and Russia.
- Vickerstown on Walney Island was established in c.1901 to house workers of the expanding company.
- The company was renamed Vickers Ltd in 1911 after Sir Hiram Maxim retired from the board. That same year, the company also expanded into aircraft manufacturing (initially building airships to compete with German zeppelins).
- In 1927 the company merged with Armstrong-Whitworth to create the conglomerate Vickers-Armstrong, with major shipyards in Barrow and on the Tyne.
- Along with other shipbuilders, the shipyard, was nationalized in 1977, to become part of British Shipbuilders.
- In 1986, the Barrow shipyard was privatised and sold to an employee-led consortium to become VSEL (Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd).
- Following a series of takeovers and mergers, including one with G.E.C. and its Marconi Electronic Systems business, in 1999, VSEL became part of BAE (British Aerospace Ltd). Today, the shipyard is known as BAE Systems Submarines.
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c1910 RP BARROW IN FURNESS aerial view Vickers Armstrong Works shipbuilding
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Vickers Maxim Works, Barrow In Furness. Projectile Dept. 1907.
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BARROW IN FURNESS Vickers Shipyard, RP Postcard Postally Used 1907 cumbria
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Vintage Postcard, Messers Vickers Ltd, Maxim Works, Barrow-in-Furness. 2
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Royal Navy Submarine D-1 (1908-1918) Location & Date unknown.
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Real Photograph Postcard Buccleuch Dock Vickers Factory Crane Barrow In Furness
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RMS STRATHNAVER probably berthed at Circular Quay in Sydney, 1931-1939
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Lancs postcard Barrow in Furness Fire at Vickers Maxim Works Disaster
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Vickers, Sons & Maxim in Barrow-in-Furness (ca. 1900)
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Vickerstown
- Overview About Vickerstown Map Street View Vickerstown is an area of the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, located on Walney Island. It was originally built in c.1901 as estate to …
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Vickers-Shipbuilding
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Vintage Postcard Barrow-in Furness Vickers A Hearty Welcome ship build
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SHIP MiS ATOMIC SUB - DREADNOUGHT - EAGLE CUTAWAY 1960-02-06 - DREADNOUGHT - BRITAINS FIRST ATOMIC SUB - ART BY L ASHWELL WOOD
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New Airship R-80 AKA Airship R.80 On Maiden Voyage (1920)
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Launching of the RN destroyers HMS Griffen and HMS Greyhound at Barrow (1935)
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Biggest Tanker Is The Last Aka Biggest Oil Tanker (1956)
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Royal Navy: HMS Pandora and HMS Arrow launched at Vickers Shipyard (1929)
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Barrow-In-Furness Royal Launch Aka Launching Of Oriana (1959)
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Launch of the "Eva Peron" in Barrow-in-Furness (1949)
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Royal Navy: Launch of 'Cygnet' and 'Crescent' destroyers (1931)
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Countess Mountbatten christens England's new tanker (1952)
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Launching of new RN aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious (1939)
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Launching Of The SS Scythia AKA Luxury Liner Launched (1920)
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Tank, Biggar Bank - c.1920
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Devonshire Dock, Barrow-in-Furness
- Devonshire Dock is the oldest of the four docks which make up the Royal Port of Barrow in Barrow-in-Furness. Construction of the dock started in 1863 , funded by the …
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To commemorate Trafalgar Day 200 year celebration And 45th anniversary of the launch at Barrow shipyard of H.M.S. Dreadnought The Royal Navy's first nuclear powered submiarine
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c1910 RP BARROW IN FURNESS aerial view Vickers Armstrong Works shipbuilding
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Vickers Maxim Works, Barrow In Furness. Projectile Dept. 1907.
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BARROW IN FURNESS Vickers Shipyard, RP Postcard Postally Used 1907 cumbria
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Vintage Postcard, Messers Vickers Ltd, Maxim Works, Barrow-in-Furness. 2
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Royal Navy Submarine D-1 (1908-1918) Location & Date unknown.
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Real Photograph Postcard Buccleuch Dock Vickers Factory Crane Barrow In Furness
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RMS STRATHNAVER probably berthed at Circular Quay in Sydney, 1931-1939
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Lancs postcard Barrow in Furness Fire at Vickers Maxim Works Disaster
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Vickers, Sons & Maxim in Barrow-in-Furness (ca. 1900)
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Vickerstown
- Overview About Vickerstown Map Street View Vickerstown is an area of the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, located on Walney Island. It was originally built in c.1901 as estate to …
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Vickers-Shipbuilding
- "When Edward Vickers combined forces with his father-in-law, George Naylor in 1828, he effectively joined a business which was later to bear his name for next 158 years. Naylor had …
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Vintage Postcard Barrow-in Furness Vickers A Hearty Welcome ship build
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SHIP MiS ATOMIC SUB - DREADNOUGHT - EAGLE CUTAWAY 1960-02-06 - DREADNOUGHT - BRITAINS FIRST ATOMIC SUB - ART BY L ASHWELL WOOD
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New Airship R-80 AKA Airship R.80 On Maiden Voyage (1920)
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Launching of the RN destroyers HMS Griffen and HMS Greyhound at Barrow (1935)
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Biggest Tanker Is The Last Aka Biggest Oil Tanker (1956)
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Royal Navy: HMS Pandora and HMS Arrow launched at Vickers Shipyard (1929)
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Barrow-In-Furness Royal Launch Aka Launching Of Oriana (1959)
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Launch of the "Eva Peron" in Barrow-in-Furness (1949)
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Royal Navy: Launch of 'Cygnet' and 'Crescent' destroyers (1931)
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Countess Mountbatten christens England's new tanker (1952)
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Launching of new RN aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious (1939)
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Launching Of The SS Scythia AKA Luxury Liner Launched (1920)
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Tank, Biggar Bank - c.1920
- Looking west out to sea at the north end of Biggar Bank. Tank mounted on stones facing out to sea.....Image from the Sankey Family Photograph Collection (c/o Cumbria Archives), available …
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Devonshire Dock, Barrow-in-Furness
- Devonshire Dock is the oldest of the four docks which make up the Royal Port of Barrow in Barrow-in-Furness. Construction of the dock started in 1863 , funded by the …
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To commemorate Trafalgar Day 200 year celebration And 45th anniversary of the launch at Barrow shipyard of H.M.S. Dreadnought The Royal Navy's first nuclear powered submiarine
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