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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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General submarine composite #48

Jim Perks – What is the future of the Submarine Service?

Escape training & SETT composite #4

David White – Testing new survival suit leads to mortgage

'Channel night' HMS Odin (after a long patrol) 1982

Ron Gordon – Sod’s opera

1027 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens Roundabout 1975 - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Wanted children to have stability in one location

Submarine Escape Tank Staff Volleyball team winning the inter part competition - David White

David White – Exercise enabled longer time spent in SETT, so they played volleyball at lunch

Vigilant under way

Ami Burns – From a Mini to a Ferarri

View of Gibraltar c.1965 - Colin Hamilton

Ron Gordon – Top of the Rock race in Gibraltar

Joining up composite #5

Ian Moore – Father’s pride after I outranked him

General submarine composite #1

Colin Hamilton – Depth Charge trials

Watch Leader Spartan - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Periscope training using toilet rolls

Submariners Memorial National Arboretum - May 2022 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Seeing service records of 91 years of Perisher

General submarine composite #37

Midge Ure – First time at sea in a submarine

Remembrance Day - Glasgow 2018 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – The Submarine Family Initiative

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

Ron Gordon – SETT training – Using a wine bag and let it pop

Sonar composite #5

Colin Clarke – The role of an acoustic analyst

HMS Chichester on the way to Kuwait - Colin Hamilton

Don Cleavin – Submarine pay

Skimmer coming - Chris Groves

Jim Perks – Once in a lifetime chance to see warships up close through the periscope

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) aerial - 1954 or 1955

Steve Thorpe – Decommissioning of Dolphin

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Steve Thorpe – Finding your buoyancy point

General submarine composite #46

David White – Reacting to sudden noises still now

Joining up composite #4

Ian Moore – Friends joined Army and Navy

2031 Gosport Town Centre South Street George & Dragon - Gosport Society

Colin Hamilton – Socialising in Gosport

HMS Torbay Ships Company - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – The Navy is the full package

General submarine composite #14

Don Cleavin – Explosion on board (Part 2)

General submarine composite #32

Colin Clarke – Make or break of Perisher course

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

Colin Hamilton – Training other nations

Chris Groves standing on submarine casing

Chris Groves – Brutal sudden departure for those who don’t pass Perisher

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

Chris Groves – Assets available to teacher during Perisher

General submarine composite #38

Chris Groves – Don’t know until Teacher’s handshake if you’ve passed Perisher

Life on board composite #6

Ian Moore – The impact of perfume after 6 months at sea

children in wellies

Lesley Ure – Routine is key for many families

Congratulations Captain! Successful Perishers boat transfer to Faslane with Teacher and Capt Training(North), Ian Breckenridge OBE - Jun 2021 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Learning to look after your crew

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