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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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Chris Groves standing on submarine casing

Chris Groves – Brutal sudden departure for those who don’t pass Perisher

General submarine composite #1

Ian Moore – Depth charged by Russians on sneaky patrol

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) 1990's

Ron Wright – Joining the Navy

Splendid - Officer on bridge with Jolly Roger flying

Steve Thorpe – A really good job

Onboard - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Eyes only exercise on inshore weekend

FOSM requalifying SETT top of the tank early 1990s - Brian Wood

David White – SETT training process

HMS OPPORTUNE Ships Company 1998 - Chris Groves (comp)

Chris Groves – Officers Training course (OTC)

The Submarine Escape Training Tower

Chris Groves – After SETT closed – SMERAS is more realistic

Joining up composite #3

Jim Perks – Joining the Navy

General submarine composite #15

Ron Gordon – Doing my Part 3 in just four weeks

24 - Trenchant Post WWII - No gun - Neg 7842

Don Cleavin – Smell of diesel

General submarine composite #41

Ron Gordon – What happens when you’re not on patrol

boy by sea showing his muscles

Lesley Ure – Try not to set your expectations too high

Vigilant Surfacing 1

Colin Hamilton – Adding hydrogen to the reactor loop

Otus Crew on return from Gulf War. March 1991

Andy Dinsdale – Getting hit during the first Gulf War

Joining up composite #3

Ian Moore – Father unhappy I had joined the Navy

Life on board composite #4

Ian Moore – Being handed letters for crew’s family members

5077 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Ferry Gardens U - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Changes that would be good for Gosport

Remembrance Day - Glasgow 2018 - Jim Perks

Chris Groves – Intermediate Warfare Course, then Northwood for CTF311

01 - Trenchant in harbour - Neg 1158

Don Cleavin – How long diesels could stay under

Escape training & SETT composite #3

Colin Clarke – Memories of training at SETT

Food & Drink composite #1

David White – Building a false deck of canned food

Blockhouse - Aerial 1950s - Neg 5759

Ron Wright – Joining the Submarine Service

General submarine composite #22

Ami Burns – Changes made to accommodate females on board

Baby feet

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

General submarine composite #13

David White – Slept in, so late to swimming class, forced to jump off top board

General submarine composite #28

Ami Burns – Submariners only care whether you’re competent at your job

Snorting watch - Big Bad Bungy Williams, me and stokers - Opossum 1990 - Ian Moore's

Ian Moore – The Submarine Family

General submarine composite #32

Colin Clarke – Make or break of Perisher course

Auriga entering Halifax - Jan 1963

Colin Clarke – Part 3 Training

Escape training & SETT composite #1

Ian Moore – Qualifying at SETT every four years

Joining up composite #1

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

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