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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 #34

Ami Burns – ‘Bin bags’ and ‘dabbers’

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

Jim Perks – In the right place at the right time

HMS Chichester on the way to Kuwait - Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton – Joining the Navy

Escape training & SETT composite #1

Ron Gordon – Training to work at SETT

General submarine composite #42

Chris Groves – What can go wrong onboard a submarine

Suez - Watch Leader, HMS Spartan 1996 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – Crew running sweepstakes on Perisher students

Triumph - 8 June 1994

Steve Thorpe – Diesel versus Nuclear

Joining up composite #6

Ian Moore – Finding your specialism

Snorting watch - Big Bad Bungy Williams, me and stokers - Opossum 1990 - Ian Moore's

Ian Moore – The Submarine Family

HMS Porpoise alongside Faslane floating dock

Don Cleavin – Memories of Faslane

Fort Blockhouse (Dolphin) aerial - 1954 or 1955

Steve Thorpe – Decommissioning of Dolphin

Life on board composite #6

Steve Thorpe – Travelling the World

HMS Otus 1965 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Social time on board

2002 Spearfish Live Sinkex - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – First live firing of Spearfish torpedo

Escape training & SETT composite #4

Steve Thorpe – Understanding Surface Abandonment

Perisher 1999 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – You are always being assessed by Teacher

Sonar composite #4

Ian Moore – Accepting redundancy

General submarine composite #30

Ami Burns – Passing BSQ Board

Escape training & SETT composite #5

Colin Clarke – Sadness of the state of disrepair

Food & Drink composite #2

David White – Challenge of baking bread on board a submarine

Life on board composite #13

Midge Ure – Family Grams – getting good and bad news

HMS Lowestoft crew canteen Malta 1964 - Brian Wood

Brian Wood – Love of engineering came from making and fixing bikes

17 - Churchill coming alongside at Faslane - No Neg

Ian Moore – Whistling at sea superstition

Life on board composite #12

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

children in wellies

Lesley Ure – Routine is key for many families

3062 Gosport New houses - Gosport Society

Lesley Ure – Changes in Gosport

Ocelot - June 1970 - W&L

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

Skimmer coming - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – Not making it through Perisher Driving Test

Sonar composite #1

Colin Clarke – Sonar is nothing like in the movies

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

Don Cleavin – Looking after the engines

Faslane (Neptune)

Ian Moore – HMS Neptune

Joining up composite #1

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

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