| BAE Systems Submarines | |
| Type: | Private |
| Foundation: | March 2003 |
| Location City: | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Location Country: | England |
| Key People: | Steve Timms (Managing Director)[1] |
| Industry: | Defence Shipbuilding Marine engineering |
| Products: | Submarines |
| Services: | Submarine design Submarine support |
| Num Employees: | Approximately 9,000 |
| Parent: | BAE Systems |
| Homepage: | www.baesystems.com |
BAE Systems Submarines,[2] 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 in 1963. The exceptions were, and, which were built by Cammell Laird.
The Barrow-in-Furness shipyard has been building submarines since was launched for the Ottoman Navy in 1886 and the 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 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.[3]
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.[4]
The company is currently constructing the