BAE Systems Submarines
{{Short description|Submarine manufacturing company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = BAE Systems Submarines
| logo = BAE Systems logo.svg
| logo_size = 180px
| type = Private
| foundation = March 2003
| location_city = Barrow-in-Furness
| location_country = England
| area_served =
| key_people = Steve Timms (Managing Director){{cite web |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/contract-awarded-to-design-new-british-nuclear-submarine/ |title = Contract awarded to design new British nuclear submarine}}
| industry = Defence
Shipbuilding
Marine engineering
| products = Submarines
| services = Submarine design
Submarine support
| revenue =
| net_income =
| assets =
| equity =
| num_employees = Approximately 9,000
| parent = BAE Systems
| divisions =
| subsid =
| homepage = [http://www.baesystems.com/Businesses/SubmarineSolutions/index.htm www.baesystems.com]
| footnotes =
| coor = {{Coord|54|06|36|N|3|14|11|W|display=title}}
}}
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BAE Systems Submarines,BAE Systems Submarine Solutions was split out from BAE Systems Marine and operated as such until January 2012. It was named BAE Systems Maritime - Submarines until 2017 before it became BAE Systems Submarines. 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.
BAE Systems Submarines operates one of the few shipyards in the world capable of designing and building nuclear submarines, which has constructed all but three of the Royal Navy's nuclear-powered submarines since the commissioning of {{HMS|Dreadnought|S101|6}} in 1963. The exceptions were {{HMS|Conqueror|S48|6}}, {{HMS|Renown|S26|6}} and {{HMS|Revenge|S27|6}}, which were built by Cammell Laird.
History
The Barrow-in-Furness shipyard has been building submarines since {{ship|Ottoman submarine|Abdül Hamid||2}} was launched for the Ottoman Navy in 1886 and the {{sclass2|Holland|submarine|2}}s for the Royal Navy were launched in 1901. The shipyard was formerly operated by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering (VSEL). Upon the creation of BAE Systems in 1999, the submarine division became part of BAE Systems Marine. As part of BAE Systems Marine, the yard constructed surface ships, such as the {{sclass|Albion|landing platform dock}}s. In 2003, the company was split into BAE Systems Submarines and BAE Systems Naval Ships, with Barrow ceasing surface ship construction. Following a 2012 restructuring, BAE Systems Submarines became part of BAE Systems Maritime & Land UK, alongside BAE Systems Maritime Services and BAE Systems Naval Ships.{{Cite web|title=Staff at BAE Systems Barrow will be celebrating all things maritime|url=https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/18796751.staff-bae-systems-barrow-will-celebrating-things-maritime/|access-date=2020-11-13|website=The Mail|language=en}}
Since its completion in 1986, submarines at Barrow are constructed inside the Devonshire Dock Hall (DDH). In addition to the main shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, BAE Systems Submarines also operates from sites at Farnborough, Ash Vale, Frimley and Weymouth.{{Cite web|title=Maritime - Submarines|url=https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/careers/careers-in-the-uk/your-career-with-us/search---apply/graduate-opportunities/business-groups/at-sea/maritime---submarines|access-date=2020-11-13|website=BAE Systems {{!}} United Kingdom|language=en}}
The company is currently constructing the {{sclass|Astute|submarine|2}}
A "significant fire" at the Barrow-in-Furness facility in October 2024 caused two people to be hospitalised for smoke inhalation; Cumbria Constabulary said there was no nuclear risk.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/bae-fire-cumbria-nuclear-barrow-b2638207.html{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Fire at Barrow's BAE Systems nuclear submarine site |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dqd2yy5do |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.naval-technology.com/features/feature1224/ BAE Systems: Murray Easton Interview]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100329230046/http://www.navalshipbuilding.co.uk/navalship_default.asp Naval Shipbuilding - North West England]
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