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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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General submarine composite #36

Chris Groves -Tactical phase of Perisher

General submarine composite #28

Chris Groves – What happens if you fail Perisher

Life on board composite #9

Ian Moore – Ear protection

CMEA Dulux Wadding (L) and POMEM Pip Cherry - Exhaust Y piece - HMS Oppossum - Diego Garcia - 1991

Ian Moore – The smell of diesel

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) aerial - 1954 or 1955

Steve Thorpe – Decommissioning of Dolphin

General submarine composite #2

Chris Groves – Commanding small surface ships provides great lessons for later on

Submariners Memorial Unveilling - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – International Engagements for the MoD

1027 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Roundabout 1975 - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Wanted children to have stability in one location

General submarine composite #41

Ami Burns – An early fascination with engineering

Composite image of Gosport Pubs

Midge Ure – Joanna’s nightclub in Gosport

5092 Alverstoke Village Road Village Home & Thatchers - Gosport Society

Midge Ure – Changing face of Gosport

Jim Perks - 20210715_122621_FRPUN-20210715-NE0015-090lowres_resized

Jim Perks – Introduction of the Black Caps

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Midge Ure – SETT experience

HMS OPPORTUNE Ships Company 1998 - Chris Groves (comp)

Chris Groves – Officers Training course (OTC)

General submarine composite #46

David White – Reacting to sudden noises still now

Joining up composite #2

Steve Thorpe – The initial appeal

Tigerfish nearly home ready for tube mounted dispenser - Opossum 1990 - Ian Moore's

Ian Moore – The role of Sea Dads

Joining up composite #1

Ron Gordon – Offered Officer path, but turned down due to cost of uniform

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) 1990's - Colour -1

Colin Clarke – Early memories of Gosport

Ron Gordon and others from SPAG by airplane

Ron Gordon – How the SPAG team deployed

SPAG - something was in the way - Brian Wood

Steve Thorpe – Getting MBE for work with San Juan

LR5 UK rescue submarine - Brian Wood

Ron Gordon – Escape from a submarine in the real world

HMS Ganges - Opening of Leading Junior's canteen 1962 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Turning up for first patrol with a full kit bag and case

Food & Drink composite #1

David White – Building a false deck of canned food

Light coloured sofa with cushions on it

Lesley Ure – Lonely weekends

Socialising (Poss Gibraltar) c1960s - Brian Wood

Colin Clarke – Favourite Port

Weapons on HMS Alliance

Ron Gordon – Climbing into the missile tubes on patrol to check springs

Sonar composite #4

Ian Moore – Becoming a podiatrist

HMS Ursula

Don Cleavin – Navigating the Great Barrier Reef

CO HMS Sceptre - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Being told by accident that I’d passed Perisher

3046 Gosport Town Centre Harbour Tower Aerial view of Blockhouse & Portsmouth - Gosport Society

Ian Moore – Going to Le Havre overnight

Food & Drink composite #1

David White – Why I became a chef

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