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Dits & Bits Feb 19, 2026 Valiant Art

Your readers might be amused at this painting I’ve rediscovered.  A pretty historic picture of the...

Dits & Bits Feb 19, 2026 Dip Dit

When the new captain joined Onslaught, based in Singapore in the late 1960’s, he came...

News Feb 17, 2026 Submarine Advisory Group – update

The 2026 Submarine advisory group update is now available in the Admin Area.

Dits & Bits Feb 13, 2026 Wingfield at War . . . His Story Continues

Your notes about ‘Wingfield at War’ sparked a question I have had for some time...

Dits & Bits Feb 13, 2026 Men Like These

This is a link to a short clip of newsreel from the early 1930s about...

News Feb 10, 2026 Remembrance Service at the Submariner Memorial – 2026

This year’s service at the Submariner Memorial in the National Memorial Arboretum will take place...

News Feb 4, 2026 Call for Assistance – Venice

Can anyone help a member identify this lucky boat visiting Venice in the 1950s?

Dits & Bits Feb 4, 2026 Depot Ships

A post about boats rafted up at Dolphin back in the days when we both...

News Feb 4, 2026 Wingfield at War – a review

We are grateful for this review by Robin Knight which was written back in 2016....

Dits & Bits Jan 29, 2026 There’s a U-boat in the bay

[Ed: Sometimes stories come to us unexpectedly. A query from a travel writer via our...

Dits & Bits Jan 22, 2026 Polaris – the Mission

[Ed: We already have the formal brochure introducing Polaris to submariners and their families joining...

Dits & Bits Jan 17, 2026 A Sailor of Austria

[Ed: I wrote of how much enjoyed this novel which contains a few mentions of...