Dits & Bits May 15, 2026 Early Learning

Back in the days of diesel boats, which many will remember but some of our...

Dits & Bits May 15, 2026 The Ill-Fated Barbecue

On another occasion, HMS……….was tasked to conduct a series of Tigerfish ‘discharge’ trials in Loch...

Dits & Bits May 7, 2026 Exploits of HMS Trump

News May 7, 2026 Deep Thoughts – A Review by Barrie Downer

It is good to see a new book – “Deep Thoughts -A Submariner’s Time in...

Dits & Bits Apr 29, 2026 A Russian Evaluation of British E Class Submarines, 1914

Dits & Bits Apr 24, 2026 Oops, We Seem to Have Been Derailed

Dits & Bits Apr 24, 2026 The Yellow Submarine of Dubrovnik

There are many submarine museums across the world, somewhere between 90-100 Google tells me. I...

Dits & Bits Apr 13, 2026 STORM AT SEA

Dark clouds clash with foaming white,Mountainous waves display their might,Spray and rain obscure the sight. Wind...

Dits & Bits Mar 28, 2026 A prowl in the Mediterranean in 1942

The article about the Unbroken memorial in Antibes reminded me that a while ago whilst...

Dits & Bits Mar 21, 2026 HMS L52

I recently found this article on Wales Online about L52 going on a final adventure whilst...

Dits & Bits Mar 19, 2026 Navigation

Grey skies and lack of sun,In the North Sea, it was not fun.Tidal streams led...

Dits & Bits Mar 12, 2026 Some Memories of a Private Navy

A couple of weeks ago you mentioned that I might follow up my remarks on...