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The ex-Vickers yard at Barrow was the first shipyard of the British Shipbuilders group to return to the private sector. It was sold in March 1986 to an employee-led company, VSEL Consortium, which also included its
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In 1955 the name of the shipbuilding division changed to Vickers Armstrongs Shipbuilders, Ltd and changed again in 1968 to Vickers Limited Shipbuilding Group.
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and has a heritage of building large naval warships and armaments. Through a complicated history the company's shipbuilding division is now
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after BAE systems split its ship and submarine building operations. This was renamed BAE Systems Submarine Solutions in January 2007.
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In 1988, a mistake by senior management and changing shipbuilding methods meant that the Vickers shipyard in
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In 1897, Vickers & Sons bought the Barrow Shipbuilding Company and its subsidiary the
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Cash-in ahead at VSEL: Cambridge don stands to gain nearly £1m from bid for shipyard
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Following GEC's purchase VSEL became Marconi Marine (VSEL), part of the company's
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division. With the merger of British Aerospace and GEC's defence business –
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did not accept the MMC's recommendation and allowed the bid to proceed.
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Modern timeline of British shipbuilding companies, 1960–present
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In 1994 VSEL was subject to two takeover proposals, one from
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List of ships and submarines built in Barrow-in-Furness
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Vickers Shipbuilding & Engineering Limited (VSEL)
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Both bids were referred to the 255:. The company was floated on the 2251: 2240: 2239: 2151:South African Class 9E, Series 2 2146:South African Class 9E, Series 1 1941:Associated Electrical Industries 1507:British Shipbuilders Corporation 271: 264: 172:BAE Systems Land & Armaments 101:BAE Systems Land & Armaments 38: 2004:Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns 1021:A&P Appledore International 612:BAe Systems Submarine Solutions 168:BAE Systems Submarine Solutions 97:BAE Systems Submarine Solutions 1908:GEC Plessey Telecommunications 1295:British Hovercraft Corporation 1173:Fairfield Sh'b. & Eng. Co. 495:West, Michael (8 April 1988). 310:) in an upside-down position. 1: 2290:Companies established in 1871 2031:Radio & Allied Industries 1196:Charles Connell & Company 845:Hawthorn Leslie & Company 2310:History of Barrow-in-Furness 1759:Borough of Barrow-in-Furness 1554:Borough of Barrow-in-Furness 1227:Alexander Stephen & Sons 854:Caledon Sh'b. & Eng. 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Barrow Iron Shipbuilding

Limited company
Shipbuilding
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions
BAE Systems Land & Armaments
Barrow-in-Furness
Parent
British Shipbuilders
GEC
BAE Systems
shipbuilding
Barrow-in-Furness
Vickers Armstrongs
BAE Systems Submarine Solutions
BAE Systems Land & Armaments

James Ramsden
Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company
Vickers Armstrongs Limited
Armstrong Whitworth
High Walker
River Tyne
nationalised
Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act
British Shipbuilders
Birkenhead
Cammell Laird
London Stock Exchange
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering is located in Cumbria

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