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Dive straight in and have a listen to more than 400 interesting snippets from the fascinating lives of our interviewees to learn about how life in the Submarine Service was. They are generally a couple of minutes long and we have hundreds of them for you to enjoy. Just tap/click to read/listen.

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Tim Shone - Horse - Snort smoke clearance during fire exercise- Opossum 1990 - Ian Moore's

Colin Clarke – Impact of Perisher on rest of the crew

Joining up composite #1

Ian Moore – The different ranks in the Submarine Service

DSRV-2 Avalon attached to UK submarine HMS Repulse May 1979 - Brian Wood

Midge Ure – Volunteering to join the submarine service

Joining up composite #2

Ron Gordon – Why I joined the Submarine Service

On patrol - HMS Sceptre 2007 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Black humour helps you cope with the brutality of Perisher

General submarine composite #41

Ami Burns – An early fascination with engineering

Perisher 1999 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – You are always being assessed by Teacher

Ron Gordon and crew on side of submarine

Ron Gordon – Submariners’ brotherhood

HMS Otus (Welsh contingent) on a visit to Barry 1967 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – I started to enjoy it after Part 3

5017 Alverstoke Park Road The Park Hotel - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Favourite haunts in Gosport

Congratulations Captain! Successful Perishers boat transfer to Faslane with Teacher and Capt Training(North), Ian Breckenridge OBE - Jun 2021 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – The pride of the Perisher breakfast

Auriga entering Halifax - Jan 1963

Colin Clarke – Part 3 Training

Colin Hamilton Testing for carbon dioxide on board HMSM Renoun port crew 1970

Colin Hamilton – Shutting down a nuclear reactor

Submariners Memorial National Arboretum - Designed by Chris Groves and family

Chris Groves – Money is helpful but the greater good is far more motivating

Escape training & SETT composite #2

Andy Dinsdale – SETT – The best Fairground Ride I’ve ever been on

General submarine composite #1

Colin Hamilton – Depth Charge trials

Joining up composite #2

Andy Dinsdale – What attracted me to join the Navy

Mk 8 Escape suit in SETT Late 1980s - Brian Wood

Ian Moore – Popped eardrums at SETT

General submarine composite #37

Jim Perks – Small Ship command

Engineering department HMS Eskimo in West Indies 1968 - Colin Hamilton

Andy Dinsdale – Why I wanted to become a submariner

General submarine composite #34

Don Cleavin – Other explosions

Onboard - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Eyes only exercise on inshore weekend

Food & Drink composite #3

David White – Process of loading food into a submarine’s freezer

Sonar composite #1

Ian Moore – Part Three

HMS Oracle - David White

Don Cleavin – Freshwater and washing

Life on board composite #2

Ian Moore – Dealing with claustrophobia

HMS Otus 1965 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Social time on board

The entrance to HMS Dolphin

Chris Groves – Privilege of giving out Dolphins (Having a bucket nearby)

Escape training & SETT composite #3

Colin Clarke – Memories of training at SETT

Life on board composite #2

Ian Moore – Providing a friendly ear

Escape training & SETT composite #4

Don Cleavin – Escape Training Tank

Baby feet

Lesley Ure – Life as a submariner’s partner with a young baby

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