About James Fisher Defence

James Fisher Defence was established in January 2005, bringing together the defence sector activities of James Fisher and Sons plc including those of James Fisher Rumic which was formed in 1984 and was acquired by James Fisher and Sons in 2002.

In recent years the company has increased the scope of its activities and is actively marketing submarine rescue hardware and services to overseas navies globally.

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Corporate Structure

James Fisher Marine Services Limited incorporates James Fisher Defence, responsible for the delivery of all defence services including, Submarine Rescue Services, expertise and rescue equipment into the international defence market.

James Fisher Marine Services, and subsequently James Fisher Defence, is a part of James Fisher & Sons Plc.

Submarine Rescue

In 2005, the rescue of the seven Russian submariners drew on the support from the RAF, the US Navy and local Russians to fly the team and equipment from its Renfrew base, transport it to a waiting ship, secure it to the vessel and reach the offshore location within 36 hours. It took about 5 hours to cut the discarded fishing nets which had trapped the submersible. This was achieved amid estimates that the Russian submariners had less than 10 hours of air left.

NatGeo: Russian Sub Rescue.

James Fisher & Sons plc

The James Fisher Group is a publicly listed British company and has operated a varied fleet of vessels, latterly focusing on coastal tankships, heavy lift Roll On-Roll Off vessels, nuclear fuel carriers, cable-ships, and a dive support vessel. The James Fisher Group has steadily increased its range of marine services which provides building on the experience and expertise gained through 160 years of operating in the marine environment successfully making the transition from ship owner to a provider of marine and specialist technical services of the highest quality. Key to this has been the growth in our Submarine Rescue Services.

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Locations & Services

The James Fisher Group retains its Head Offices in Barrow-in-Furness and also maintains an office in London.

The group consists of four divisions as follows:

• Marine Oil Services
• Offshore Oil Services
• Specialist Technical Services
• Marine Services (inc. Defence)

Contact James Fisher & Sons plc

Head Office
Fisher House PO Box 4
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 1HR

UK Phone: 01229 615400
UK Fax: 01229 836761

Int'l Phone: 0044 1229 615 400
Int'l Fax: 0044 1229 836 761