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Dits & Bits Jan 31, 2025 The WW2 Allied Submarine Campaign in the Mediterranean

We are grateful to Dan Conley for this excellent summary of the WW2 submarine campaign...

Dits & Bits Jan 25, 2025 Captain Richard Farnfield – Remembered

Richard Farnfield passed away on 16 January 2025. From Will Corbett Capt. Farnfield was my...

Dits & Bits Jan 25, 2025 Rear Admiral Martin Wemyss – Remembered

We are grateful to Rob Forsyth for the addition of Rear Admiral Martin Wemyss’ memoir...

Dits & Bits Jan 18, 2025 Call for Assistance – Miss Sceptre

The Imperial War Museum has a number of photos from Sceptre’s second commission featuring Miss...

Dits & Bits Jan 18, 2025 Decommissioning

Cotter the vents, let there be no diving.Switch off hydraulics, no periscopes rising.Disobey telegraphs, no...

Dits & Bits Jan 10, 2025 Call for Assistance – T Class Propulsion

When the T’s were stretched (e.g. TABARD), they were extended by 20ft, enabling an additional...

News Jan 10, 2025 Museum – Latest Acquisitions

The Museum has made a couple of acquisitions recently. Apologies for the small size of...

News Jan 4, 2025 Submarine Book of Remembrance – Plaque update

Regular visitors will know that Friends are running a project to link submarine memorials around...

Dits & Bits Jan 4, 2025 Crabs

I was the SOO Gib from 12/66 till 12/68.  The problems with Spain had restarted...

Dits & Bits Dec 20, 2024 Patrol Over

The Mull o’Kintyre is our landfall,And we are homeward bound,Our tiring long weeks are now...

Dits & Bits Dec 14, 2024 Uniform at Sea

 Now listen here you Dabtoes[i]And listen very wellIn your roll neck sweaterYou looked pretty swellBut...

Dits & Bits Dec 6, 2024 Shiphandling

The third hand was once authorised,To move the boat unsupervised.Open legs, or cross the harbour,Trot...