Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Details

01 / Overview

Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering

Headquarters

Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

Founded

1871 (136 years)

Dissolved

2007

Structure

Private Company

Portfolio

17 platforms

🏭Go to Product Catalog17 platforms→

🏛 CORPORATE STRUCTURE

Successor BAE Systems Marine

02 / Company Profile

COMPANY IDENTITY Private Company

1871 Founded · 136 years

Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom · ⚠ Closed (2007)

PRODUCTION POWER archive data

Weapons & Equipment Produced

Systems Supplied

Operator Countries

Conflict Service

PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 4 categories

17 Produced

0 Supplied

Submarines %53 9

Surface Combatants %24 4

Artillery & Missile Systems %18 3

Mine Warfare & Patrol %6 1

CORPORATE TIES

SUCCESSOR COMPANY ▼ BAE Systems Marine

CLASS LEADER?performance position within category

64This company's product average
(12 products)

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53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)

BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREAAttack Submarines (SSN)

This company (3 products)75

Attack Submarines (SSN)avg (31 products)64

This company's products perform above the archive average.

03 / Products & Production · 17 platforms

FLAGSHIP PRODUCTthe highest-scoring system in the portfolio

Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBN)Vanguard-class submarine1993–19991country

PRODUCT CATALOG 17 platforms

ATTACK SUBMARINES (SSN)

Swiftsure-class submarinePrime contractor 1973– 1 countries 80

TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS

M777 2005– 79 155 mm FH-70 howitzerPrime contractor 1978– 12 countries 74

CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINES

Delfim-class submarinesPrime contractor 1934– 2 countries

BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINES (SSBN)

Vanguard-class submarinePrime contractor 1993–1999 91

ATTACK SUBMARINES (SSN)

Trafalgar-class attack submarine 1983–1991 77 Churchill-class submarinePrime contractor 1970–1971 68

SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY

AS-90Prime contractor 1992–1995 75

DESTROYERS

Type 42 guided missile destroyerPrime contractor 1975–1985 70 Hércules-class destroyerPrime contractor 1976–1984 59

PATROL BOATS & FAST ATTACK CRAFT

Banterer-class gunboatPrime contractor 1880–1882 38

MIDGET / COASTAL SUBMARINES

Ha-1-class submarinePrime contractor 1907–1908 31 Ha-3-class submarinePrime contractor 1910–1911 28

BATTLECRUISERS

Kongō-class battlecruiserPrime contractor 1912–1915

CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINES

Porpoise-class attack submarine 1959–1961 Upholder/Victoria-class submarinePrime contractor 1990–1994

BATTLESHIPS

Katori-class battleshipPrime contractor 1906–1906

COLLABORATING COMPANIES18 joint producers

VickersKongō-class battlecruiser Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesKongō-class battlecruiser Yokosuka Naval ArsenalKongō-class battlecruiser Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure CompanyKongō-class battlecruiser Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & MachineryKongō-class battlecruiser Swan HunterType 42 guided missile destroyer Cammell LairdType 42 guided missile destroyer VT GroupType 42 guided missile destroyer Río Santiago ShipyardHércules-class destroyer Howaldtswerke-Deutsche WerftDelfim-class submarines Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyPorpoise-class attack submarine Pembroke DockyardBanterer-class gunboat Samuda BrothersBanterer-class gunboat Armstrong WhitworthKatori-class battleship Vickers LimitedKatori-class battleship Japan Steel Works155 mm FH-70 howitzer OTO Melara155 mm FH-70 howitzer Rheinmetall155 mm FH-70 howitzer

JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with

VickersKongō-class battlecruiser Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesKongō-class battlecruiser Yokosuka Naval ArsenalKongō-class battlecruiser Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure CompanyKongō-class battlecruiser Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard & MachineryKongō-class battlecruiser VickersType 42 guided missile destroyer Swan HunterType 42 guided missile destroyer Cammell LairdType 42 guided missile destroyer VT GroupType 42 guided missile destroyer Río Santiago ShipyardHércules-class destroyer Howaldtswerke-Deutsche WerftDelfim-class submarines Cammell LairdPorpoise-class attack submarine Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering CompanyPorpoise-class attack submarine Pembroke DockyardBanterer-class gunboat Samuda BrothersBanterer-class gunboat VickersKatori-class battleship Armstrong WhitworthKatori-class battleship Vickers LimitedKatori-class battleship Japan Steel Works155 mm FH-70 howitzer OTO Melara155 mm FH-70 howitzer Rheinmetall155 mm FH-70 howitzer

04 / Global Reach · 16 countries · 6 conflicts

GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 16 country

United Kingdom 11 systems

Kingdom of the Netherlands 1 systems

Saudi Arabia 1 systems

CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 6 conflict

2011 Operation Unified Protector 2011 2011 military intervention in Libya 2003–2011 Iraq War 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq 1998–1999 Kosovo War 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War

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