isation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁former ▁Fair field ▁yard ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁K v ær ner ▁group ▁and ▁renamed ▁K va erner ▁G ovan . ▁The ▁yard ▁passed ▁to ▁B AE ▁Systems ▁Marine ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁B AE ▁Systems ▁Sur face ▁Sh ips . ▁ ▁Sh ips ▁built ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁better - known ▁ships ▁built ▁by ▁Fair field ' s ▁include : ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁three ▁Sh ips ▁that ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁Action ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁were ▁built ▁at ▁Fair field ' s . ▁ ▁These ▁ships ▁alongside ▁HMS ▁Hog ue ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁vessels ▁ever ▁to ▁be ▁s unk ▁by ▁a ▁German ▁U ▁Bo at ▁SM ▁U 9 . ▁ ▁HMS ▁C ress y ▁▁ ▁HMS ▁Ab ou kir ▁ ▁Battle c ru is ers : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Batt les hips : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Cru is ers : ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Dest roy ers : ▁▁▁ ▁Tor ped o ▁boat ▁destroy ers : ▁▁▁ ▁A ircraft ▁carri ers : ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Pass enger ▁ships : ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁ ▁SS ▁Le ic esters hire ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁PS ▁Card iff ▁Queen ▁ ▁C ly de ▁p addle ▁steam ers : ▁▁ ▁PS ▁Jup iter ▁ ▁PS ▁Jun o ▁PS ▁March ion ess ▁of ▁Lor ne ▁Union ▁Castle ▁Line ▁– ▁R MS ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Castle ▁launched ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁requ is ition ed ▁as ▁H M HS ▁Gl ouc ester ▁Castle