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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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HMS Splendid in harbour - close up

Chris Groves – Time on first nuclear submarine

General submarine composite #24

Ami Burns – The role of an artificer

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

Jim Perks – The responsibility of being Teacher

Life on board composite #12

Andy Dinsdale – Why being a submariner is such a good career

2016 - Taking over as COMSUBFLOT from Cdre Mike Walliker CBE - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – In the right place at the right time

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

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

General submarine composite #31

Andy Dinsdale – Role and responsibility of being Periscope Watchkeeper

HMS Trafalgar passing Fort Blockhouse

Colin Hamilton – Polaris and the Cold War

Food & Drink composite #1

David White – Why I became a chef

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

Chris Groves – What happens during an escape – pressure equalisation

General submarine composite #46

David White – Reacting to sudden noises still now

General submarine composite #34

Ami Burns – ‘Bin bags’ and ‘dabbers’

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Colin Clarke – Sadness of the state of disrepair

Joining up composite #2

Andy Dinsdale – What attracted me to join the Navy

HMS Chichester on the way to Kuwait - Colin Hamilton

Don Cleavin – Submarine pay

Joining up composite #1

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

Joining up composite #6

Ian Moore – Finding your specialism

Food & Drink composite #5

Ami Burns – The importance of food at sea

General submarine composite #36

Jim Perks – What DACOS Ops do

Escape training & SETT composite #4

Steve Thorpe – Understanding Surface Abandonment

General submarine composite #7

Don Cleavin – Part Three Examination

General submarine composite #24

Andy Dinsdale – Being onboard during Perisher

Conqueror on return from Falklands with Jolly Roger flying

Colin Clarke – Enjoyed time out in the Falklands

General submarine composite #49

Ami Burns – Doing a BSQ walk around

Food & Drink composite #3

Colin Clarke – Catching Dolphins in your teeth from tumbler of rum

Taking in the sun HMS Torbay 2006 - - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – No room for shouters

Climbing Fujiyama 1962 - Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton – The Brotherhood

Escape training & SETT composite #4

Don Cleavin – Escape Training Tank

Covid masks

Jim Perks – The impact of Covid on Submariners

Escape training & SETT composite #2

Ian Moore – Visiting a mouldy Dolphin

Escape training & SETT composite #2

Colin Clarke – Returning to Dolphin as an instructor

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

Brian Wood – Much more relaxed than a surface ship

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