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Following the Vickers trail to Barrow-in-Furness

A former shipyard worker points to Barrow-in-Furness archives and the Walney Island gun range as places where the mystery turret may have left records.

Question

Could Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and range records help identify the possible Vickers triple turret?

Short answer

Yes. Barrow and its associated archives are a promising route, potentially through the museum or BAE Systems.

Notes

The suggestion points to records connected with the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and the nearby range where 14-inch guns may have been tested. It also raises the local museum and BAE Systems as possible custodians or guides to surviving material. Barrow is confirmed as the archive and range connection already under consideration. The exchange turns a general Vickers research question into a concrete geographical and institutional trail.