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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 #38

Chris Groves – Don’t know until Teacher’s handshake if you’ve passed Perisher

General submarine composite #34

Don Cleavin – Other explosions

Ambush - Interior - After Torpedo Tubes

Midge Ure – The smell of submarines

General submarine composite #33

Andy Dinsdale – What different engineers are responsible for

Escape training & SETT composite #6

Steve Thorpe – Using a submarine escape suit

Joining up composite #1

Chris Groves – Joining the Navy

Supply and catering staff of HMS Renown (Stbd crew) c.1983. I'm far left - David White

Midge Ure – The importance of food onboard

General submarine composite #24

Andy Dinsdale – Being onboard during Perisher

CMEA Arthur Mapstone - Armature change HMS Opossum 1990

Ron Gordon – Being vetted to go on a Bomber

General submarine composite #28

Chris Groves – What happens if you fail Perisher

General submarine composite #46

David White – Reacting to sudden noises still now

HMS Ganges (the annex) Bulwork Mess March 1962 - Brian Wood

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

HMS Porpoise alongside Faslane floating dock

Don Cleavin – Memories of Faslane

Fathers and Sons at sea 2005 HMS Torbay - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – First time out as the Captain of a submarine

Onboard - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – International Teachers get together to discuss course contents

SPAG 1986-7 Jersey airport - Brian Wood

Ron Gordon – SPAG – How you join and how they work

Life on board composite #5

Ian Moore – Nicknames for submariners

Skimmer coming - Chris Groves

Jim Perks – Once in a lifetime chance to see warships up close through the periscope

Onboard - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Eyes only exercise on inshore weekend

Life on board composite #13

Ron Gordon – Only one way communication into a submarine

Trenchant crew on commissioning

Colin Clarke – Joining the Navy

aprons hanging up

Lesley Ure – The concept of stay-at-home Naval wives is changing

General submarine composite #2

Jim Perks – Role of the Comms Officer

Man in escape suit popping out of top of SETT - Brian Wood

Ian Moore – Doing SETT again

General submarine composite #40

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

General submarine composite #49

Ami Burns – Doing a BSQ walk around

Remembrance Day - Glasgow 2018 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – The Submarine Family Initiative

General submarine composite #36

Chris Groves -Tactical phase of Perisher

General submarine composite #41

Ami Burns – An early fascination with engineering

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