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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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Joining up composite #4

Ian Moore – Friends joined Army and Navy

1082 Gosport Town Centre Aerial view of town Shows newly completed south relief road 1970 photo - Gosport Society

Ami Burns – Can’t see myself not living in Gosport

Sonar composite #1

Ian Moore – Part Three

Weapons on HMS Alliance

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

Joining up composite #1

Ian Moore – The different ranks in the Submarine Service

General submarine composite #26

Ami Burns – Being promoted to Lieutenant Commander

Sonar composite #4

Ian Moore – Accepting redundancy

1016 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens View from tower blocks 1966 - Gosport Society

Chris Groves – Silver Jubilee in Gosport as a child

Capt SM, Irvine Lindsey OBE, retires - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – VIPs on board during inshore weekend exercise

aprons hanging up

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

Commencement of trials to assessed the survivability of the latest submarine escape suit - Early 80s - David White

David White – Testing new survival suits

Food & Drink composite #6

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

bunch of wooden pegs

Lesley Ure – You want everything to go wonderfully

Joining up composite #5

Don Cleavin – Applying to join the Navy

HMS Oracle - David White

Colin Hamilton – Drafted to Barrow

Vigilant Surfacing 1

Colin Hamilton – Adding hydrogen to the reactor loop

Submariners Memorial National Arboretum - Designed by Chris Groves and family

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

HMS Oracle - David White

Steve Thorpe – Compact sleeping

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

1090 Lee-on-the-Solent East beach Sailing and beechactivities 1950 postcard - Gosport Society

Chris Groves – Growing up in Gosport

01 - Trenchant in harbour - Neg 1158

Don Cleavin – How long diesels could stay under

Covid masks

Jim Perks – The impact of Covid on Submariners

Splendid - Officer on bridge with Jolly Roger flying

Steve Thorpe – A really good job

5017 Alverstoke Park Road The Park Hotel - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Favourite haunts in Gosport

SETT Staff - 1984 - includes D Hubbard and Roy Taylor

Brian Wood – Joining SETT

Food & Drink composite #2

David White – A typical day for chefs

Dolphin 1986 - Neg 12,129

Jim Perks – Wanted to experience ‘O’ boats

Trenchant crew on commissioning

Colin Clarke – Joining the Navy

Joining up composite #1

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

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