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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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Repulse - 1976

Chris Groves – First dive in a submarine

Composite image of Gosport Pubs

Lesley Ure – Going out in Gosport

General submarine composite #42

Chris Groves – What can go wrong onboard a submarine

OSP - Box 9 - 23 - SPAG team loading into Royal Navy Plane

Ron Gordon – Training for SPAG

Joining up composite #2

Andy Dinsdale – What attracted me to join the Navy

2066 Gosport Fort Blockhouse HMS Dolphin - Gosport Society

Don Cleavin – Life in Gosport

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

Perisher 1999 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – You are always being assessed by Teacher

Food & Drink composite #5

Ami Burns – The importance of food at sea

Sonar composite #6

Colin Clarke – The three key tenets of a submarine

Food & Drink composite #6

David White – Cheese Ush and getting drafted to HMS Orpheus because the Captain loved his

Perisher 100 Dinner. BRNC Dartmouth 2017 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – You’ve got a Teacher for a reason

Office scenes composite

Ian Moore – Adjusting to civvy life after Naval career

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

Ian Moore – The Submarine Family

Food & Drink composite #6

Don Cleavin – Navy Chefs

5096 Torpedos on display HMS Dolphin - Gosport Society

Steve Thorpe – Life in Gosport

Joining up composite #2

Don Cleavin – Joining the Submarine Service

Climbing Fujiyama 1962 - Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton – The Brotherhood

Fathers and Sons at sea 2005 HMS Torbay - Chris Groves

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

HMS Lowestoft crew canteen Malta 1964

Brian Wood – 11 months away at sea immediately after getting married

General submarine composite #1

Colin Hamilton – Depth Charge trials

Life on board composite #13

Ron Gordon – Only one way communication into a submarine

General submarine composite #35

Don Cleavin – On board HMS Forth

Life on board composite #13

Midge Ure – Family Grams – getting good and bad news

Submariners Memorial National Arboretum - Designed by Chris Groves and family

Chris Groves – Money is helpful but the greater good is far more motivating

CO HMS Sceptre - Jim Perks

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

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

David White – Dad’s PTSD

Having drinks in Kuwait 1962 - Colin Hamilton

Ron Gordon – Experiencing fear onboard – Beer kegs and Ballast tanks

SPAG - something was in the way - Brian Wood

Steve Thorpe – Getting MBE for work with San Juan

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