The War Effort (World War Two)

As the world moved into a new era of peace following the collapse of Nazi Germany, and the surrender of Imperial Japan, Barrow's war effort makes a fascinating catalogue. To quote from 'A century of Shipbuilding' by Tom Clark - A cursory check has made it four aircraft carriers, three cruisers, ten destroyers, ten cargo ships, eleven landing craft and ninety-nine submarines! An amazing total of 137 vessels, built in under six years. The majority of the submarines were handed over in four years of 1941 to 1944, and the peak rate of production as reached in 1942 when an average of over two boats per month was achieved.