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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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News Nov 14, 2025 Inside The Only Operational WW2 X-Craft Submarine with Al Murray & James HollandAn excellent video using HMS X24 to describe the X craft campaigns of WW2 with...
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Dits & Bits Nov 14, 2025 In Search of U-boatsThough less about the RN Submarine Service than most of our articles this interesting piece...
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Dits & Bits Nov 14, 2025 Valiant Part 2Following on from David Wixon’s excellent article, I thought you might like to hear some...
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Dits & Bits Nov 6, 2025 Dreadnought (S101) Liaison Engineers TeamDuring my PhD research for my thesis; The Development of Nuclear Propulsion in the Royal Navy,...
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Dits & Bits Nov 2, 2025 HMS VALIANT – 1966 –‘ 1969 Lt David Wixon EO2 (NB not AMEO)David Wixon retired from the Royal Navy, Commanding Officer HMS Drake, (RN Barracks, Devonport). A specialist engineer (a dagger E), he served in the...
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Dits & Bits Oct 30, 2025 Britain’s Last Fighting AdmiralAs we approach the time of year when, during the two minutes’ silence on 11th November,...
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Dits & Bits Oct 17, 2025 Serious SubmarinersMark Barton’s recent piece about escaping prisoners of war reminded me of a photograph I...
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Dits & Bits Oct 11, 2025 Constructive CriticismThe first Inspecting Captain of Submarines, Captain, later Admiral Sir Reginald, Bacon was clearly irritated...