• 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 world's largest ship for a short time. • The largest liner built at Barrow was . She was , and weighed 41,910
tons. She had a speed capable of reaching , and was also the first liner to be fitted with transverse propulsion. • The largest navy ship built in Barrow was
Battleship . Her Full load displacement was just over 36,000 tons. • The largest loss of life on a Barrow-built ship was on 28 November 1942, when 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 most recent Barrow-built vessel to be lost during a military campaign occurred in 1982 during the
Falkland War when was attacked and sunk by the
Argentine Navy. • The first ship to be built in Barrow was
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. completed 24 patrols, sinking around 120,000 tons of enemy shipping, including the after the
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy and the 18,000-ton Italian liner .
Notables to launch vessels 20th century •
Elizabeth II •
British Admiral • • • • •
Winston Churchill • •
Princess Diana • •
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother • RMS
Strathmore •
Princess Alexandra •
SS Oriana •
Princess Louise • •
Prince Arisugawa Takehito •
21st century •
Princess Anne • •
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall • •
Purnomo Yusgiantoro •
KRI Bung Tomo (recommissioned) •
KRI John Lie (recommissioned) ==See also==