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Lesley Ure – Lonely weekends

Ami Burns – ‘Bin bags’ and ‘dabbers’

Colin Clarke – Going on a seven month mission

Jim Perks – The importance of Gosport to the Submarine Service

David White – Becoming a rent officer

Ian Moore – HMS Neptune

Jim Perks – You’ve got a Teacher for a reason

Andy Dinsdale – What it’s like the first time sailing in a submarine

Ian Moore – First experience of SETT

Don Cleavin – Smell of diesel

Steve Thorpe – First time in SETT

Colin Hamilton – It was good fun, I always volunteered

Brian Wood – Joining the Royal Navy

Colin Hamilton – Jamaica for eight weeks with SAS and Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Colin Clarke – Enjoyed time out in the Falklands

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

Steve Thorpe – Jumping out of a plane

Ron Gordon – Only one way communication into a submarine

Andy Dinsdale – Why I wanted to become a submariner

Chris Groves -Tactical phase of Perisher

Ian Moore – Qualifying at SETT every four years

Ami Burns – The importance of food at sea

Colin Clarke – Nickname

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

Ian Moore – Dolphin cap tally

Chris Groves – Diving all the way to the Suez Canal

Ron Gordon – Importance of food

Chris Groves – Time on first nuclear submarine

Midge Ure – Getting your Dolphins

Ron Gordon – SPAG – How you join and how they work

Colin Hamilton – Training other nations

Chris Groves – What happens during an escape – pressure equalisation

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