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Chris Groves – After SETT closed – SMERAS is more realistic

Colin Hamilton – White sweaters and wearing pyjamas on board

Ian Moore – Ear protection

Chris Groves – Watch routine and structure of days for Officers

Midge Ure – Gosport was hit by the Navy leaving

Midge Ure – Volunteering to join the submarine service

David White – Building a false deck of canned food

Ron Gordon – What Gosport means to me

Jim Perks – Finding out I was going to be Teacher

Chris Groves – Silver Jubilee in Gosport as a child

Midge Ure – Being briefed for shore leave

Ron Gordon – Difference between surface fleet and submarine service

David White – Captain Jim Taylor – a real gentleman. Let David’s Dad use the periscope

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

Don Cleavin – The instructors were good

Colin Clarke – First UK warship in Portsmouth, USA for a long time

Ron Gordon – Why I joined the Submarine Service

Ian Moore – Adjusting to civvy life after Naval career

Colin Hamilton – Switching to Polaris

Jim Perks – Wanted to experience ‘O’ boats

Midge Ure – Family Grams – getting good and bad news

Ian Moore – Father’s pride after I outranked him

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

Brian Wood – Joining SETT

Ian Moore – The Royal Arms Pub in Gosport

Colin Hamilton – Acclimatising to the constricted life on board

Chris Groves – Used to be different officer training for diesel and nuclear

Colin Clarke – Memories of training at SETT

Colin Clarke – Catching Dolphins in your teeth from tumbler of rum

Colin Clarke – The distance sonar can hear things in the water

Midge Ure – Wine and Dine at Emma’s

Andy Dinsdale – Becoming an officer

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