HMS Rorqual
“Christopher Napier has done a fine job in recounting his father’s wartime experience of submarine command in the Mediterranean, in shallow waters, heavily patrolled by Axis ships and aircraft.”
Rear Admiral Richard Irwin CB
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Dits & Bits Dec 13, 2025 HMS E1 and E9 in the BalticThe successful entries of HMS E1 (Laurence) and E9 (Horton) into the Baltic in October...
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Dits & Bits Nov 27, 2025 Pearson’s Magazine 1899While digging through the boxes of old books I found a couple of copies of...
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Dits & Bits Nov 20, 2025 Picture Poser – Dolphin DaysA recent comment contained a link to an article with the above picture of HMS...
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Dits & Bits Nov 20, 2025 Revenge First Commission – WEO/SEODid SM Training Class 1963. Joined Truncheon as LO Feb 1974. Took her into Chatham...
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News Nov 14, 2025 Inside The Only Operational WW2 X-Craft Submarine with Al Murray & James HollandAn excellent video using HMS X24 to describe the X craft campaigns of WW2 with...
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Dits & Bits Nov 14, 2025 In Search of U-boatsThough less about the RN Submarine Service than most of our articles this interesting piece...
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Dits & Bits Nov 14, 2025 Valiant Part 2Following on from David Wixon’s excellent article, I thought you might like to hear some...
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Dits & Bits Nov 6, 2025 Dreadnought (S101) Liaison Engineers TeamDuring my PhD research for my thesis; The Development of Nuclear Propulsion in the Royal Navy,...
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The Royal Navy Submarine Museum.Take a deep dive into the fascinating world of submarines.
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Submarine Book of RemembranceA place to remember all those who have given their lives in the Royal Navy Submarine Service.
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