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Russian Submarine
impressive and dramatic footage captured one of the marvels of Soviet engineering – a grounded attack submarine from 1980. The footage was taken at the Tolyatti Avtovaz Technical Museum. Weighing in at an impressive 2,000 tons and measuring 91 meter-long … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, veterans
Tagged boats, Das Boot, elite service, Red October, Submarines, We Dive at Dawn
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Then God Created the Submariner
In The Beginning……… In the beginning there was the word. And the word was God and all else was darkness and void and without form. So God created the heavens and the earth. He created the sun and the moon … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, veterans
Tagged angels of death., boats, skimmers surface sailors, submariners, targets, torpedos, woolly jumper
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HM/SM Alliance
Prince William, who is Commodore-in-Chief for Submarines, visited HMS Alliance at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire. The Alliance has just completed a Seven million pounds sterling restoration and is the only surviving British World War Two submarine. … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines
Tagged Alcide, Alliance, Amphion, boats, comradeship, Dolphin, greatest in the world, nuclear, Prince William, Taciturn, Totem
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Remembering My Old Shipmates
Thinking of all my old shipmates at this special time of year. I will tip a glass of Irish to you this Christmas day. How many days did we spend away from families and loved ones at Christmas whilst in … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged Alcide, boats, Christmas, Cockade, dinner, Dolphin, Eastbourne, far from Home, Ganges, Otter, rum, Scratcher, shipmates, Taciturn, tot, Totem, ugh
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Beware of Retired Sailors-We Are Senior Gentlemen Now!!!!!!
Dorothy and Edna, two “senior” widows, talking about George an old retired Submariner Dorothy: “That nice George Johnson asked me out for a date. I know you went out with him last week, and I wanted to talk with you … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, veterans
Tagged boats, control room, crushed, hydraulics, or was that unclean?, periscopes, pins, royal navy, safety, silent service, Submarines, we come unseen
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To Go Where few men Have Gone Before
The photo is of the Royal Navy submarine HM/SM Trenchant a nuclear powered boat. The photograph was taken at or near the North Pole in the Arctic ice. I too have walked on the ice at the top of the … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, veterans
Tagged boats, control room, crushed, hydraulics, or was that unclean?, periscopes, pins, royal navy, safety, silent service, Submarines, we come unseen
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My Incurable Love
Yes of course first and for most that is my beloved wife Linda. However, long before I met Linda I had another incurable love, and that was the automobile. Not just any automobile, but especially old British models. If I … Continue reading
Posted in Rover Automobiles, vehicles
Tagged boats, control room, crushed, hydraulics, or was that unclean?, periscopes, pins, royal navy, safety, silent service, Submarines, we come unseen
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The Friday Night Teaser – Answer
Not many readers attempted a guess, but my old shipmate from HM S Ganges was spot on (well done Tony). Of course he should have known, Right. Us Ganges boys are a smart lot. Anyway to the question, what is … Continue reading
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Tagged boats, control room, crushed, hydraulics, or was that unclean?, periscopes, pins, royal navy, safety, silent service, Submarines, we come unseen
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The Periscope Well
The periscope well is located in the deck of the control on the old A class submarines and is approximately seven feet deep. When the periscope is lowered in goes into the well. In harbour doing maintenance in the well … Continue reading
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Tagged boats, control room, crushed, hydraulics, or was that unclean?, periscopes, pins, royal navy, safety, silent service, Submarines, we come unseen
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A Driving Force
The best job I ever had in the Navy was as the ships Jeep driver in Melbourne Australia during the 1956 Olympic Games. I was a mere seventeen years of age and a very junior sailor. So how did I … Continue reading
Posted in 1956 Olympic Games, HMS Cockade, vehicles, veterans
Tagged Australia, boats, bumper, colonies, double decker bus, far flung, Jeep, Melbourne, Memories, olympic games 1956, Rover, royal navy, test, wheel
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