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BAE Systems Marine

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Erstwhile British defence company

BAE Systems Marine Limited was the shipbuilding subsidiary of BAE Systems, formed in 1999, which manufactured the full range of naval ships; nuclear submarines, frigates, destroyers, amphibious ships. While the company remains active, it now operates as separate entities as in 2003 BAE Systems Marine was split into separate submarine and surface ship units; BAE Systems Submarines and BAE Systems Naval Ships.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1
  • Industryshipbuilding1
  • HeadquartersScotstoun1
  • Legal formPrivate Limited Company3
  • LEI9845007E0EE69E1GAB493
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressVictory Point, GU16 7EX Camberley, United Kingdom3
  • Registered withCompanies House, 002297703

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BAE Systems Marine Limited was the shipbuilding subsidiary of BAE Systems, formed in 1999, which manufactured the full range of naval ships; nuclear submarines, frigates, destroyers, amphibious ships. While the company remains active, it now operates as separate entities as in 2003 BAE Systems Marine was split into separate submarine and surface ship units; BAE Systems Submarines and BAE Systems Naval Ships. The latter was merged into a BAE Systems/VT Group joint venture, BVT Surface Fleet in 2008, which subsequently became BAE Systems Surface Ships in 2009.2

The story

BAE Systems Marine was created following the merger of Marconi Electronic Systems (MES) and British Aerospace (BAe) to form BAE Systems in 1999. Like other parts of the business (e.g. Marconi Avionics) the former Marconi Marine was required to be "firewalled" within the new company.

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

BAE Systems Marine (YSL)

BAE Systems Marine (VSEL)

BAE Systems Marine (Kvaerner 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 Submarine Solutions. This reorganisation was, to quote the company, "to provide a focus on the UK and export surface warship building market."

From Wikipedia’s article on BAE Systems Marine, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 2003Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1999Founded Founded1

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