BAE Systems Marine Ltd. was the shipbuilding subsidiary of BAE Systems which manufactured the full range of naval ships; nuclear submarines, frigates, destroyers, amphibious ships. BAE Systems is the worlds fourth largest defence contractor and a commercial aerospace products manufacturer. ...

In 2003 BAE Systems Marine was split into separate surface ship and submarine units:

• BAE Systems Naval Ships
• BAE Systems Submarines

History

BAE Systems Marine was created following the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) and British Aerospace to form BAE Systems. Like other parts of the business (e.g. Marconi Avionics) the former Marconi Marine was required to be "firewalled" within the new company. Marconi Electronic Systems (MES), or GEC-Marconi as it was until 1998, was the defence arm of The General Electric Company (GEC). ... BAe evolution since 1955 until 1999 merger to form BAE Systems British Aerospace (BAe) was a British aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE SYSTEMS. The company was formed on April 29, 1977 by the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. ...

Marconi Marine owned the major assets which made up BAE Systems Marine:

• BAE Systems Marine (YSL)
• BAE Systems Marine (VSEL)
• BAE Systems Marine Govan

In 2003 the YSL and Govan shipyards were placed under the control of a new unit of BAE, BAE Systems Naval Ships. The shipyard at Barrow became part of BAE Systems Submarines. This reorganisation was, to quote the company, "to provide a focus on the UK and export surface warship building market." Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited (YSL) was a major British shipyard, now part of BAE Systems Marine which also includes the nearby Govan shipyard and the former VSEL yard in Barrow. ... Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL), based at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. ... Govan is a suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow. ...