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Another Great Revue of “The Royal Navy & Me
This is my most recent reading which I had posted on my Timeline on May 17, 2017 The Royal Navy & Me Follow the story of a young sailor who joined the Royal Navy 1n 1955 as a Boy Seaman … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, military, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged battle of atlantic, buried at sea, good book., good read, iron coffins, Submarines, war
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Proud to be Navy
“You can talk of your famous Army, And glorious Air Force too. But do you ever think of the Navy, And the job they have to do? No sane man ever sails those seas, And expects to live it through. … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, HMS Cockade, hms ganges, veterans
Tagged royal navy. rule britannia., Submarines
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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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Canada’s Submarines
There has been much talk over the last two decades about Canada’s submarine fleet. Most of it has been negative urging we get rid of the troublesome boats. It would be hard not to argue that these four submarines have … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, military, politics, veterans
Tagged attack boats, Canada's Navy, capitol ships, missiles, nuclear, Submarines
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Oh to be a Chef/Cook on a Submarine these days
I my time in the navy we use to say if a recruit couldn’t do anything else the Navy made him a Cook!!! Hell I cooked for a week aboard the Taciturn after the regular cook burned himself. I never … Continue reading
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Tagged admirals, big money, chef, Cook, pot mess., spuds, Submarines
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The SAS and a Submariner
The SAS for those who do not know, is a very elite British military service. Comparable to the US Navy Seals, and other elite special forces and commando units. Back in 1960 we took an SAS team aboard the submarine … Continue reading
Christmas 1960. For The Love of Eleanor
This Christmas requires some explanation, I lost my father early in 1960, the day after the funeral I met Eleanor. I have explained below how we meet and the relationship that followed and leading up to Christmas 1960. My father … Continue reading
Posted in family, HM Submarines, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged Belfast my fathers death, Eleanor, kissing, love, photo, Submarines, sweet music, the parlour, True love
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World Statesman of the year Award????????
I sometimes wonder if I’m living on the same planet as some people! Steven Harper!! statesman of the year, can you believe that?? I sure can’t We are asked to believe that Harper stands up for international democracy and human … Continue reading
Canada’s Submarines??? An Admirals View
The history and purchase of the four Upholder class British submarines acquired in the 1990’s is a story of mostly disaster and waste. The first major disaster was fire aboard Chicoutime en-route from the UK. One submariner (Lt Chris Saunders) … Continue reading
Irish Ingenuity
Who invented the worlds first successful submarine. Some would argue it was the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. They did indeed operate the submarine Hunley and sank a US blockade ship, unfortunately the submarine sank in the same attack. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aircraft Carriers, capitol ships dreadnoughts, holland boats, hunley, nuclear missile boats, Submarines, U Boats, war
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