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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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Onboard - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Human Factors Training

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

Brian Wood – Forgot that I’d volunteered for the Submarine Service

Woman standing by a smiley face graffiti on pavement

Lesley Ure – Being a Naval wife has been a positive experience

HMS Lowestoft crew canteen Malta 1964 - Brian Wood

Don Cleavin – The brotherhood

General submarine composite #15

Andy Dinsdale – What it’s like the first time sailing in a submarine

Sovereign under way - Neg 11,698

Colin Hamilton – Engine change in Hamburg and held up by Greenpeace

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

Climbing Fujiyama 1962 - Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton – The Brotherhood

Sonar composite #4

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

Perisher - 05-19 XO & COM (R) - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – What the crew expects during Perisher

Food & Drink composite #2

Don Cleavin – Rum tots and fresh water

Repulse - View from dead ahead

Midge Ure – Submarine got an ASBO

General submarine composite #45

Colin Hamilton – Acclimatising to the constricted life on board

Life on board composite #5

Ian Moore – Nicknames for submariners

General submarine composite #5

Colin Hamilton – Four Submarines that have been lost

Opossum Finished with both generators 1992 - Ian Moore's

Don Cleavin – How the diesel engine worked

Food & Drink composite #6

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

Food & Drink composite #2

David White – Challenge of baking bread on board a submarine

Perisher - 05-11 COM(R) - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Example of someone not making it through Perisher

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

Don Cleavin – Looking after the engines

Life on board composite #6

Ian Moore – The pirate rig

Joining up composite #1

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

General submarine composite #29

Ami Burns – Having to be humble as an upper yardy

Baby feet

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

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

Ian Moore – The Submarine Family

General submarine composite #29

Ian Moore – Homesickness whilst training at Tor Point

Passing out HMS Raleigh 1984 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Looking after our people better

Vigilant under way

Ian Moore – Nuclear subs the ‘real deal’

3rd job in Spartan - now Watch Leader - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – The responsibility of being Teacher

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