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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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Opossum Finished with both generators 1992 - Ian Moore's

Don Cleavin – How the diesel engine worked

Jim Perks - 20210715_122621_FRPUN-20210715-NE0015-090lowres_resized

Jim Perks – Introduction of the Black Caps

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

Don Cleavin – Explosion on board (3)

Socialising (Poss Gibraltar) c1960s - Brian Wood

Colin Clarke – Favourite Port

Life on board composite #6

Steve Thorpe – Travelling the World

Remembrance Day - Glasgow 2018 - Jim Perks

Chris Groves – Intermediate Warfare Course, then Northwood for CTF311

Office scenes composite

Don Cleavin – Transition to Civvy Street

Escape training & SETT composite #1

Ron Gordon – Training to work at SETT

HMS Torbay helicopter transfer - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Selection process for Submarine Service

The Wardroom HMS Torbay 2006 - Lisbon Nov 05 (10) - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Assets available to teacher during Perisher

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

Ian Moore – Doing SETT again

Engineering department HMS Eskimo in West Indies 1968 - Colin Hamilton

Andy Dinsdale – Why I wanted to become a submariner

HMS Ganges - Opening of Leading Junior's canteen 1962 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Turning up for first patrol with a full kit bag and case

1027 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Roundabout 1975 - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Wanted children to have stability in one location

Anchorite with gun - Neg 3272

Steve Thorpe – Paved the way with the Field Gun

Food & Drink composite #1

David White – Building a false deck of canned food

Joining up composite #1

David White – Suggesting elasticated cap tallies – Genius idea rejected

02 - Porpoise by Tower bridge 1958

Don Cleavin – Using just batteries and air

Food & Drink composite #2

David White – A typical day for chefs

Escape training & SETT composite #3

Steve Thorpe – Working at SETT

Food & Drink composite #5

Ami Burns – The importance of food at sea

Black dolphins

Jim Perks – The black training Dolphins

Submarines at Gosport - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Watch routine and structure of days for Officers

Faslane (Neptune)

Don Cleavin – Memories of Faslane

FOSM requalifying SETT top of the tank early 1990s - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – The diver’s reflex

General submarine composite #1

Ian Moore – Depth charged by Russians on sneaky patrol

General submarine composite #50

Colin Clarke – Going on a seven month mission

Life on board composite #10

Ian Moore – Becoming a Sea Dad

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Colin Clarke – Sadness of the state of disrepair

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

Colin Clarke – Early memories of Gosport

Ron Gordon and crew on side of submarine

Ron Gordon – Submariners’ brotherhood

Life on board composite #5

Ian Moore – Nicknames for submariners

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