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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 #29

Ami Burns – Having to be humble as an upper yardy

General submarine composite #37

Jim Perks – Small Ship command

Ocelot - June 1970 - W&L

Don Cleavin – How long diesels could stay under (2)

General submarine composite #32

Steve Thorpe – Being a Warrant Officer

Perisher - 05-11 COM(R) - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – What is the Perisher course?

Orpheus - bow on

Ian Moore – Dolphin cap tally

Food & Drink composite #2

Don Cleavin – Rum tots and fresh water

HMS Tireless - Second Watch 1991 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Finding out I was going to be Teacher

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) 1990's

Lesley Ure – Gosport a terrific place to bring up a family

Life on board composite #2

Midge Ure – Life onboard so different from ships

Life on board composite #2

Ron Gordon – Difference between surface fleet and submarine service

Decommissioning HMS Trafalgar - Returning to Plymouth

Midge Ure – One of the first to do SMQ vs Part 3

Mk 8 Escape suit in SETT Late 1980s - Brian Wood

Ian Moore – Popped eardrums at SETT

Orpheus - bow on

Ian Moore – The Loch Long tragedy

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

Colin Hamilton – Students less enthusiastic for the service

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

Don Cleavin – Looking after the engines

Anchorite with gun - Neg 3272

Steve Thorpe – Paved the way with the Field Gun

Escape training & SETT composite #4

David White – BBC filmed David for ‘Diving Mammals’ TV programme

HMS Ursula

Midge Ure – Why I joined the Navy

Escape training & SETT composite #1

Ian Moore – Qualifying at SETT every four years

Joining up composite #1

Ian Moore – The different ranks in the Submarine Service

Office scenes composite

Ian Moore – Adjusting to civvy life after Naval career

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Ian Moore – First experience of SETT

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

Midge Ure – Volunteering to join the submarine service

Life on board composite #8

Ian Moore – Restricted space on a submarine

Repulse - 1976

Chris Groves – First dive in a submarine

Submariners Memorial Unveilling - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – International Engagements for the MoD

Life on board composite #13

Ron Gordon – Only one way communication into a submarine

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

Jim Perks – Instant camaraderie

Black dolphins

Jim Perks – The black training Dolphins

HMS Otus on return from Gulf

Ron Gordon – Sea running and sea riding

General submarine composite #41

Ron Gordon – What happens when you’re not on patrol

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