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

Life on board composite #6

Ian Moore – The pirate rig

General submarine composite #1

Colin Hamilton – Depth Charge trials

Life on board composite #4

Don Cleavin – Rum paid for by Jamaican Government

1109 Gosport Bury Cross Annes Hill road The Wiltshire Lamb Pub 1970 - Gosport Society

Andy Dinsdale – Gosport pubs: G & D and Emma’s

Life on board composite #13

Ian Moore – Military comes first, family second

Life on board composite #2

Ron Gordon – Difference between surface fleet and submarine service

Skimmer coming - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Not making it through Perisher Driving Test

Chris Groves standing on submarine casing

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

1027 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Roundabout 1975 - Gosport Society

Colin Hamilton – Memories of Gosport

Capt SM, Irvine Lindsey OBE, retires - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – VIPs on board during inshore weekend exercise

Life on board composite #4

Midge Ure – Free socks

General submarine composite #34

Don Cleavin – Other explosions

5097 Gosport Postcard Views of Gosport - Gosport Society

David White – Memories of Gosport – Brickwood’s pubs

Office scenes composite

Don Cleavin – Transition to Civvy Street

In senior rates’ mess onboard HMSM Renoun on patrol 1971 - Colin Hamilton

Midge Ure – Lasting Camaraderie

Watch Leader Spartan - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Periscope training using toilet rolls

Life on board composite #11

Ian Moore – Being able to react without thinking

1093 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens & Bus Station Showing new ferry terminal but no Marina 1985 - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Growing up in Gosport

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

Ian Moore – The role of Sea Dads

General submarine composite #30

Ami Burns – Passing BSQ Board

Sonar composite #1

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

Escape training & SETT composite #1

Ian Moore – Qualifying at SETT every four years

Weapons on HMS Alliance

Ron Gordon – Test firing nuclear missiles with the Americans

General submarine composite #49

Ami Burns – Doing a BSQ walk around

Food & Drink composite #6

Andy Dinsdale – Lost of all power, so loss of fresh food, just cheese sandwiches

The Wardroom HMS Torbay 2006 - Lisbon Nov 05 (10) - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Travelled the World with surface fleet

Socialising (Poss Gibraltar) c1960s - Brian Wood

Colin Clarke – Favourite Port

Ron Gordon and the 'swim boys' at SETT in Gosport

Steve Thorpe – Becoming a Swim Boy

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

Ian Moore – Popped eardrums at SETT

General submarine composite #1

Ian Moore – Depth charged by Russians on sneaky patrol

LR5 UK rescue submarine - Brian Wood

Ron Gordon – Escape from a submarine in the real world

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