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BAE Systems Submarines' 25,000m² Devonshire Dock Hall indoor shipbuilding complex, the largest of its kind in Europe.. BAE Systems Submarines, [note 1] is a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems, based in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and is responsible for the development and production of submarines.
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, Inman Line, Orient Line and P&O.
The steel frame DDH is the tallest building in Barrow at 51 metres (167 ft) and can be readily described as a 'Groundscraper' having an internal working length of 260 m (850 ft), width of 58 m (190 ft) and an area of 25,000 square metres (270,000 sq ft) - over 6 acres. DDH was extended in the late 2010s which added an additional 10,365 square ...
BAE is the main employer in Barrow, where it operates the largest shipyard in the UK. Debenhams closed its doors in 2021, with the site and several other empty shops purchased by the defence ...
Frank Cassidy, for Walney Island, said: "We're Barrow councillors, we support the shipyard and its workforce; this facility will advance the Dreadnought submarine construction programme in Barrow."
An investigation into a fire at a nuclear shipyard is under way. A "significant" blaze at the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, where the UK's nuclear submarines are built, was reported ...
Ambush was ordered from GEC's Marconi Marine (now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions) on 17 March 1997. She was laid down at Barrow-in-Furness on 22 October 2003, [11] officially named on 16 December 2010, [12] launched on 6 January 2011, [1] completed her initial dive test on 30 September 2011, [13] and departed Barrow for sea trials on 15 ...
Its subsidiary, BAE Systems Submarines, headquartered in Barrow-in-Furness, builds and assembles the UK’s nuclear submarines. “There is no nuclear risk,” Cumbria Police said in a statement on X.