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 Apr 10, 2025 Early Submariners – Commander Reynolds SharpEd: Little is known about the very first submariners so we are indebted to Ian...
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Dits & Bits Apr 10, 2025 ORACLE TALES – And a trip to nowhere…..From time to time I just write a few reminiscences – basically for my own...
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Dits & Bits Apr 4, 2025 H31 – a Letter HomeI thought you might be interested in this letter that came my way recently thanks...
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Dits & Bits Apr 4, 2025 A Musical Sunset in WARSPITEIt came to pass that in April 1940, I was born next to the Royal...
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Dits & Bits Apr 4, 2025 FamilygramsIt occurred to me that it might be interesting/amusing to start a thread on memorable...
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Dits & Bits Mar 28, 2025 Guarding a U-boatBelow is a transcription of my father’s May 1945 letter home telling the family about...
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Dits & Bits Mar 28, 2025 Courageous – virtuallyWe are grateful to Ian Whitehouse for sending this link to an excellent VR tour...
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Dits & Bits Mar 28, 2025 Ditty from Down-underMe father was a submariner and often told me when I was just a ladA...
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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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