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Dits & Bits Jun 20, 2026 Your Favourite Child?I was lucky, or unlucky enough, to serve in 3 classes of boat. I fell...
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Dits & Bits Jun 19, 2026 Dits From HMS Valiant, 1966 – 1969 (Part 1)David Wixon, former engineer officer in Valiant, and a number of other boats, has kindly...
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Dits & Bits Jun 12, 2026 The Sinking of U81 – 29 April 1917My grandfather, David Parry, was in command of the SS Jose de Larranaga when she...
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Dits & Bits Jun 12, 2026 The Four WsDuring the immediate post-war period, there were two groups of COs, the majority of whom...
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Dits & Bits Jun 4, 2026 The Great BetrayalThe Selborne Scheme of training Royal Navy officers was introduced in 1903. It was a...
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Dits & Bits Jun 3, 2026 Picture PoserWe have been given a collection of photos and cuttings originally belonging to Commander Chris...
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Dits & Bits May 29, 2026 A bit of a dragLong patrols can be a bit of a drag so they need enlivening! Perhaps a...
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Dits & Bits May 29, 2026 HMS Thetis and HolyheadI expect most of us know the story of the Thetis and why she sank in Liverpool...
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News May 22, 2026 Pomp and Circumstance by Dame Penny Mordaunt & Chris Lewis.A Book Review by Chris Penney – courtesy of our friends at the Friends of...
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Dits & Bits May 22, 2026 Totally Unexpected Submarine MemorialsMaria Peers and I are part of the Urge family and we are currently on...
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Dits & Bits May 22, 2026 Oxygen CandlesAI Generated Image taken from a very dodgy description of actual events!