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Taking in the sun HMS Torbay 2006 - - Chris Groves

Chris Groves – No room for shouters

General submarine composite #32

Steve Thorpe – Being a Warrant Officer

Selling Ice cream in New Brighton while waiting to join the Royal Navy 1959 - Colin Hamilton

Colin Hamilton – First became interested in Submarines

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

Colin Hamilton – Students less enthusiastic for the service

1016 Gosport Town Centre Ferry Gardens View from tower blocks 1966 - Gosport Society

Chris Groves – Silver Jubilee in Gosport as a child

Triumph - 8 June 1994

Colin Clarke – Time spent on Perisher

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

Don Cleavin – Looking after the engines

General submarine composite #26

Ami Burns – Being promoted to Lieutenant Commander

General submarine composite #2

Jim Perks – Role of the Comms Officer

Repulse - 1976

Chris Groves – First dive in a submarine

Ron Gordon in uniform abroad

Ron Gordon – Leaving the service and joining Civvy Street

Tim Shone - Horse - Snort smoke clearance during fire exercise- Opossum 1990 - Ian Moore's

Colin Clarke – Impact of Perisher on rest of the crew

Black dolphins

Jim Perks – The black training Dolphins

Joining up composite #5

Ian Moore – Father’s pride after I outranked him

The Submarine Escape Training Tower

Chris Groves – After SETT closed – SMERAS is more realistic

Food & Drink composite #1

David White – Why I became a chef

General submarine composite #46

David White – Reacting to sudden noises still now

Weapons on HMS Alliance

Ron Gordon – Climbing into the missile tubes on patrol to check springs

Life on board composite #2

Steve Thorpe – Water treated like gold

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

Life on board composite #4

Don Cleavin – Rum paid for by Jamaican Government

General submarine composite #28

Chris Groves – What happens if you fail Perisher

Supply and catering staff of HMS Renown (Stbd crew) c.1983. I'm far left - David White

Midge Ure – The importance of food onboard

children in wellies

Lesley Ure – Routine is key for many families

Escape training & SETT composite #6

Brian Wood – How to increase your lung capacity

Perisher 1999 - Jim Perks

Jim Perks – You are always being assessed by Teacher

HMS Otus on return from Gulf

Lesley Ure – Adjusting to the return of your submariner partner

In senior rates’ mess onboard HMSM Renoun on patrol 1971 - Colin Hamilton

Midge Ure – Lasting Camaraderie

Weapons on HMS Alliance

Ron Gordon – Test firing nuclear missiles with the Americans

Vigilant under way

Ian Moore – Nuclear subs the ‘real deal’

Triumph - 8 June 1994

Chris Groves – Diving all the way to the Suez Canal

Escape training & SETT composite #4

Steve Thorpe – First time in SETT

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