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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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HMSM on patrol 1971 - Colin Hamilton

Brian Wood – Going out on patrol

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) 1990's

Lesley Ure – Gosport a terrific place to bring up a family

CO HMS Sceptre - Jim Perks

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

Life on board composite #4

Don Cleavin – Rum paid for by Jamaican Government

Submarines at Gosport - Imperial War Museum - IWM HU 84836

Ron Gordon – Fondness for Gosport

HMS Lowestoft crew canteen Malta 1964 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Love of engineering came from making and fixing bikes

HMS Odin - Engine room crew (after a long patrol) 1981 - Brian Wood

Ron Gordon – Every person on a diesel submarine must know how everything works

Sonar composite #4

Colin Clarke – The distance sonar can hear things in the water

General submarine composite #7

Don Cleavin – Part Three Examination

Life on board composite #11

Ian Moore – Being able to react without thinking

Engineering department HMS Eskimo in West Indies 1968 - Colin Hamilton

Andy Dinsdale – Why I wanted to become a submariner

General submarine composite #40

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

Office scenes composite

Don Cleavin – Jobs after the Navy

Splendid - Officer on bridge with Jolly Roger flying

Colin Hamilton – White sweaters and wearing pyjamas on board

CO HMS Sceptre - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Being told by accident that I’d passed Perisher

Joining up composite #1

David White – Suggesting elasticated cap tallies – Genius idea rejected

General submarine composite #32

Colin Clarke – Make or break of Perisher course

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) 1990's - Colour -1

Colin Clarke – Early memories of Gosport

General submarine composite #24

Andy Dinsdale – Being onboard during Perisher

Life on board composite #6

Ian Moore – The pirate rig

Joining up composite #6

Ian Moore – Finding your specialism

Dolphin 1986 - Neg 12,129

Ron Wright – Building at Dolphin

HMS Warspite Atlantic on way to South Africa 1975 - Colin Hamilton - (comp) IMG_1937

David White – Dad’s PTSD

General submarine composite #34

Jim Perks – Joining the Submarine Service

Food & Drink composite #2

David White – Challenge of baking bread on board a submarine

Life on board composite #2

Ron Gordon – Difference between surface fleet and submarine service

Office scenes composite

David White – Becoming a rent officer

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

Lesley Ure – Changes that would be good for Gosport

Nuclear propulsion short course 1966 at HMS Sultan - Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton – Award for longest serving member of HMS Sultan

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