SHIPS built at Barrow were in the thick of the action at Jutland 100 years ago. 

HMS Revenge was launched at Vickers on May 29 in 1915 and was finished at a cost of £2.4m.

It was 31,130 tons fully loaded and 620ft long with a top speed of 26mph.

The main armour was eight guns of 15in (381mm) arranged in four twin gun turrets. 

At Jutland the ship was commanded by Edward Buxton Kiddle. 

It scored five hits on the German warship Derfflinger and also hit the Von der Tann. 

The ship was scrapped in 1948. 

HMS Princess Royal, was a Lion-class battle cruiser which served in the Royal Navy from 1912 to 1922. 

Construction started on the Princess Royal at Vickers on May 2 in 1910 and it was launched by Princess Louise, the Princess Royal, on April 24 in 1911.

The ship was commissioned into Royal Navy service on November 14 in 1912. 

It fought at Jutland and remained operational despite being hit by nine shells. 

Princess Royal survived the war and was scrapped to comply with the Washington Naval Treaty. 

HMS Vanguard was launched at Barrow on April 2 in 1908 and commissioned into Royal Navy service on March 1 in 1910. 

At Jutland it was under the command of Captain James Dick. 

It badly damaged the German light cruiser Wiesbaden and fired a total of 84 shells during the battle. 

Vanguard exploded and sank at anchor in Scapa Flow in Orkney on July 9 in 1917. 

There were claims, possibly encouraged by the government, that the explosion was the result of German saboteurs but far more likely was the spontaneous ignition of explosives stored on the ship to fire its big naval shells. 

More than 700 sailors died. Among them was Petty officer Alfred Thomson, of Hindpool Road, Barrow. 

The ship's brass bell, recovered from the sea bed, is on display in the Dock Maritime Museum.