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 Jan 11, 2026 Totem and DakarThe article below appeared in the January edition of Ships Monthly. I have the editor’s...
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Dits & Bits Dec 31, 2025 A chicken called FangI left the submarine service in 1975 and had no experience in the Polaris fleet....
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Dits & Bits Dec 31, 2025 White poserI was walking through the Gosport War Memorial Hospital the other day looking at all...
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Dits & Bits Dec 19, 2025 Alliance in UkraineIn March 2022 a young man from Deddington, Oxfordshire, my home village, decided to borrow...
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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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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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