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Bell of HMS Talent
During her time in service HMS TALENT undertook patrols in the Far East and the Mediterranean. In 1948 whilst returning from the Far East, HMS Talent embarked a team of scientists from the Admiralty Compass Laboratory and conducted an innovative gravitational survey of the English channel. This laid the groundwork for the subsequent development of the Ships Inertial Navigation System so essential to the modern nuclear powered submarines of today.
During her service life Talent was fitted with a snort system and was streamlined and modernised. She decommissioned and was broken up in February 1970.
Post War Medals Leading Steward Gordon CF Scott MBE
This set of medals was purchased by the Museum in March 2010 at a cost of £2800. Whereas the Museum has many sets of medals from the First and Second World Wars, we did not have any post war medals. Therefore these were a real find.
The medals are: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Members MBE (2nd type, military), Campaign Service Medal 1962-2003 with Northern Ireland clasp, Nato Medal 1992 with bronze Kosovo clasp, Operational Service Medal with Afghanistan ribbon, Iraq Medal, Jubilee Medal 2002, Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 2nd Type post 1954.
Gordon Scott served on Resolution and Swiftsure class submarines in the 1980s and 1990s. He saw the practise use of Tomahawk (cruise) missiles in 1998 whilst serving onboard HMS Splendid and served on her for several conflicts including the Kosovo Conflict, Afghanistan and the second Gulf War.
HMS Splendid was the first submarine to fire the Tomahawk missiles in anger in 1999 in the Kosovo Conflict then was involved in Afghanistan in about 2001.
HRH Prince William.
The Prince, who is Commodore-in-Chief of Submarines, opened the Area of Remembrance on 10 Jun.
To coincide with Prince William’s visit, Clarence House announced today that he has taken on the role of Patron of an appeal to help preserve HMS Alliance.
The Area of Remembrance lists some 5300 names of submariners who gave their lives in the service of the country from 1904 to the present day.
New Submariners Association DVD.
To see details of the Submariners Association DVD "A Breed Apart – A Band of Brothers" click the link below:
HMS Titania - Hong Kong
This painting is an example of a China Trade painting from circa 1920, and unusual as it features submarines and a depot ship. The Museum has put it next to the model of depot ship Latona, and they feel it really completes the story in the gallery.
The caption for the painting is:
HMS Titania at Hong Kong
China Trade painting, circa 1920
In 1920 HMS Titania (the depot ship) and several L-class submarines formed the 4th Submarine Flotilla in the Far East. Each summer/autumn the flotilla usually cruised from Wei-Hai-Wei, China, to Japan before returning to Hong Kong for the winter. In the spring the flotilla would cruise the South China Sea visiting Singapore, Borneo, or the Philippines.