Last week, QinetiQ’s Graham Thorley, together with Lt Nick Groves RN helped raise awareness of the ‘Friends of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum’ by establishing a new promotional banner in the Supermess at HM Naval Base Clyde. Read more »
The Friends of the RN Submarine Museum are delighted to offer this year two exclusively designed Christmas Cards aimed at raising money support the Museum. Read more »
Members can now pre-order the exclusive submarine whisky – The Dolphins by Highland Park by completing the form here. THE LIST IS NOW CLOSED Read more »
For details of the Friends of the RM Museum’s Annual Dinner 2017, to which Friends of the RN Submarine Museum are also welcome, Read more »
This year the Mountbatten Festival of Music celebrated the Submarine Service and Perisher 100 by the inclusion of two new pieces in their programme. Read more »
Our first Decommissioning Brochure has been added to the collection of Commissioning and Re-Dedication brochures in the Reference Document Section – Read more »
The Perisher 100 dinner took place at BRNC on Thu 15 Jun with almost 300 serving and former submarine Commanding Officers present. Read more »
To mark Perisher 100 The Times recently published an excellent article with both history and a description of the current course. Read more »
Announcing Gift Membership! The perfect present for the son or daughter who has it all! The Easter Present for those who, Read more »
These 360° pictures from the Museum were taken by Peter Jeanneret and are of The Remembrance Garden and HMS Alliance Control Room. Read more »
The Mountbatten Festival of Music was streamed live for the very first time last Saturday (25 March 2017). The Submarine Service featured heavily this year with two new pieces in the first half specially composed for us: Deterrence, Read more »
We are considering selling Christmas Cards in aid of the Friends this year and are keen to gauge support for the idea. Read more »
The Friends have been instrumental in several areas of improvement at the Museum over the last two and a half years. Read more »
Read more »NavyBooks has co-operated with Lt Cdr Barry Downer (ex SM DWEO) to publish a revised and updated version of his limited edition book,
Members can read the full story (from the AMEO’s point of view!) of the visit by HRH Princess Anne to Courageous in 1972 in the Dits and Bits Section. Read more »
For those who got excited about the new Submarine Service tie I offer, with some trepidation, news of the new tartan! Read more »
Members will enjoy the recent article from the Portsmouth News about the rebirth of OTUS as a Museum in Germany. Read more »
At a Remembrance Day Service at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum organised by the Gosport Branch of the Submariners Association, Read more »
One of our Members, Trevor Andrew-Gernand, reports that his new book: Adventures of Sammy the Submarine has been published today and is available to buy as excellent present for Grandchildren here. Read more »
NavyBooks, previously ‘Maritime Books’, was founded in 1979. Now owned and operated by a Friend of the Museum and retired submariner Ian Whitehouse. Read more »
The photo below of HMS SPRAT from Mary Thompson just begs a caption competition. No prizes, I’m afraid, just add your suggestion as a comment below. Read more »
X51 arrived at the Scottish Submarine Centre on time and was swiftly removed from the trailers. The Verslifts set to work to slip her into the building, Read more »
Good story here with recollection of Perkins Diesels involvement in the X Craft. Click on the picture to go to the story. Read more »
The Museum has loaned HMS STICKLEBACK, X51 to the new Scottish Submarine Centre in Helensburgh. The boat left Portsmouth dockyard yesterday for surface (okay road) passage to Scotland. Read more »
Would you like to see a section on the website containing old course photos? This might be a powerful testament to those who have served in boats over the years and fun too! Read more »
HRH Prince Michael of Kent made an unofficial visit to the Museum on Friday afternoon, 1st July. He was escorted by the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire with Dominic Tweddle and John Rawlinson from the NMRN in attendance. Read more »
Capt John Edgell OBE, one-time C.O of HMS Tireless, Teacher etc and myself are currently engaged in the early stages of producing a film about Courageous. Read more »
Members can now read the first attempt at a comprehensive description of Submarine operations in the First World War. Submarine and Anti-submarine by Sir Henry Newbolt and published in 1919 is available in the reference documents section here. Read more »
See our new gallery showing some of the lighter moments of life in an O Boat in our Gallery Page Read more »
The Friends’ project to turn the Area of Remembrance into a Garden of Remembrance is coming to fruition. Although still a ‘work in progress’, Read more »
As part of our plan to build up the reference content of the Friends website we have now published an archive of the past 10 years of All Round Look available from our Reference Documents page here. Read more »
The wreck of HMS P311 has been found off the coast of Sardinia read here for more details and here for underwater pictures. Read more »
Few people know of the Submarine Memorial Fund but it exists, as part of the RNBT, to support serving and former submariner ratings and their families. Read more »
Friends who still wear ties might we be interested in the new official Submarine Service Tie. As it says on the website: “…bringing together the colours of the White Ensign and the gold of the Submarine Service’s prestigious Dolphins badge. Read more »
Click here to read the story of Artful’s exit from Barrow.
Check out our new Reference Section telling the story of Submarine Victoria Crosses here
We are delighted to announce that Friends now receive a 10% discount at the fantastic Harbour Stations Cafe at the Museum Read more »
Update – 21 Dec
Pictures showing the completed window now in the gallery below.
As reported in the Friends’ Read more »
If you have a favourite Submarine Christmas snap send it is for our Christmas Gallery Read more »
For those who missed this from the NMRN website from July it is well worth watching.
For those who want to donate an item to the Museum the form which needs to be submitted is now in our Documents section here. Read more »
Click here to see the biography of the new Rear Admiral Submarines, Rear Admiral John Weale OBE Read more »
“Are you a resourceful destroyer captain or a successful submarine commander?” Why not find out and have fun playing: “They Come Unseen”, Read more »
Friends may not be aware of a new charity called We Remember Submariners.
I think they are well worth checking out and supporting. Read more »
A new piece of submarine fiction, this is what the Amazon editor says:
Following Harry Gilmour’s journey from out-of-place naval reservist on the deck of a grand battleship to experienced officer on board a World War Two submarine, Read more »
Should you be considering a bequest to support the Museum details are now available here Read more »
The constitution updated at the 2014 AGM is here Read more »
From Trevor Andrew-Gernand
I was just wondering if there is any of the crew of the old Ambush when it was based in Halifax in 1955/6, Read more »
The Bishop of Dudley, the Rt Revd Graham Usher, paid a visit to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum (RNSM) in Gosport as part of a two-day tour of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Read more »
Our Vice President and two other committee members recently visited the Museum to see what changes are being made, with our help, Read more »
From the RN Submarine Museum
Former shipmates of submarine HMS Alliance got together for an emotional reunion on Friday, Read more »
From David Southwood
My Dad, Captain Gerry Southwood, CBE, DSC, RN, spent three years in HMS Regent operating from Malta in WW2. Read more »
From Trevor Andrew-Gernand Read more »
Although I am have been the Welfare Officer in International Submariners Association for quite a few years now and have met many fellow boatees I have never come across anyone who was a fellow crew member who was on my first boat (HMS/M Untiring),
What’s this piece of tapestry doing on a submarine website? Find out more in the Dits and Bits Section. Read more »
Reproduced at the attachment by kind permission of the Plymouth Naval Retired Officers Association is this article telling the story of the last departure of HMS TURPIN from Malta. Read more »
A short clip of Otus in Deigo Garcia and pictures of Opossum both in their camouflage during the First Gulf War are in the Dits and Bits Section. Read more »
Two good dits from Don Cleavin about Tally Ho! now in the Dits and Bits section. Well worth a read. Read more »
Congratulations to our first lottery winner – okay its not a life changing amount but the £5.00 he won will buy a bottle of plonk to toast the Submarine Service! Read more »
Members can read about HMS Truculent’s last war patrol in the Dits and Bits Section here. Read more »
Today the 60th member registered on the new website and 16 have taken out tickets with our lottery. Thanks to you all for your support. Read more »
Members can read a good dit from Don Cleavin about snorting and Tally Ho in the Dits and Bits section. Read more »
Win up to £25,000 with lots of other cash prizes and support the Submarine Museum at the same time all for just £1.00 per week. Read more »
And now we are on Facebook too – why not visit us here and like the page to keep up to date with news. Read more »
Did you know that your membership gives you a 20% discount at the Museum Shop? If you cannot visit the store in person then search for what you want online at shop.nmrn.org.uk, Read more »
Check out our exclusive photos of the newly refurbished interior of Alliance (many thanks to the Museum).
