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Ron Gordon – Training for SPAG

Steve Thorpe – The initial appeal

Ron Gordon – Test firing nuclear missiles with the Americans

David White – Testing new survival suits

Midge Ure – Swimming off the submarine – Hands to Bathe and BBQ

Ami Burns – An early fascination with engineering

Chris Groves – Why it was decided to close SETT

Jim Perks – Seven clicks to freedom didn’t quite work out that way

Colin Clarke – Part 3 Training

Ron Gordon – 50 years undetected

Don Cleavin – Smell of diesel

Jim Perks – What DACOS Ops do

Colin Hamilton – Switching to Polaris

Ian Moore – Popped eardrums at SETT

Brian Wood – HMS Ganges was an eye opener for a young lad

Ian Moore – Qualifying at SETT every four years

Colin Clarke – What is sonar and how it works

Chris Groves – How submarines work out where they are when dived

Brian Wood – The diver’s reflex

Jim Perks – You’ve got a Teacher for a reason

Jim Perks – Role of the Comms Officer

Midge Ure – Volunteering to join the submarine service

Andy Dinsdale – Periscope not working. No, it’s night time Sir

Ian Moore – Finding your specialism

Steve Thorpe – Becoming a Swim Boy

Ian Moore – Tommy Gould released unexploded bomb under casing

Steve Thorpe – Finding your buoyancy point

Midge Ure – Wine and Dine at Emma’s

Ian Moore – How not to leave the Royal Navy

Lesley Ure – Wishing away my twenties

Midge Ure – First time at sea in a submarine

Ami Burns – Can’t see myself not living in Gosport

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