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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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Brian Wood received the first set of Dolphins at HMS Dolphin 1971

Brian Wood – Joining the Royal Navy

1027 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Roundabout 1975 - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Wanted children to have stability in one location

Joining up composite #6

Ian Moore – Finding your specialism

Submariners Memorial National Arboretum - May 2022 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Seeing service records of 91 years of Perisher

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

Midge Ure – Lasting Camaraderie

1027 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Roundabout 1975 - Gosport Society

Colin Hamilton – Memories of Gosport

Food & Drink composite #6

Don Cleavin – Navy Chefs

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

Ian Moore – Doing SETT again

Ron Gordon and the football team

Ron Gordon – Australians urged him to jump ship, to play football for them

2016 - Taking over as COMSUBFLOT from Cdre Mike Walliker CBE - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – In the right place at the right time

Auriga - May 1958 - W&L

Don Cleavin – Explosion on board

DSVR-2 Avalon unloading at Glasgow Prestwick airport from Galaxy aircraft May 1979 - Brian Wood

David White – If a submarine gets in trouble anywhere in the world, they’ll send a DSVR

Suez - Watch Leader, HMS Spartan 1996 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Crew running sweepstakes on Perisher students

Escape training & SETT composite #2

Ian Moore – Visiting a mouldy Dolphin

General submarine composite #22

Ami Burns – Changes made to accommodate females on board

Submarines at Gosport - Imperial War Museum - IWM HU 84836

Ron Gordon – Fondness for Gosport

Weapons on HMS Alliance

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

General submarine composite #35

Don Cleavin – On board HMS Forth

HMS Otus 1965 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Social time on board

HMS Oracle alongside the quay in Londonderry 1968 (I'm in No 1 uniform, kneeling on the jetty) - David White

Don Cleavin – First time on board

Life on board composite #13

Ron Gordon – Only one way communication into a submarine

children in wellies

Lesley Ure – Routine is key for many families

HMSM on patrol 1971 - Colin Hamilton

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

Opossum Finished with both generators 1992 - Ian Moore's

Don Cleavin – Noise in the engine room

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

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

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Midge Ure – SETT experience

SPAG 1986-7 Jersey airport - Brian Wood

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

DSRV-2 Avalon attached to UK submarine HMS Repulse May 1979 - Brian Wood

Midge Ure – Volunteering to join the submarine service

General submarine composite #39

Ron Gordon – Being checked by US Navy for missile competence (DASO)

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