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Dits & Bits Aug 29, 2024 Outer Spit Buoy

Sailing into Pompey, there is a trusty mark,Probably known by Noah and the crew of...

Dits & Bits Aug 15, 2024 Lament of the Submarine CO

Once I was the alpha male, the leader of the pack,Head held high, stride in...

News Aug 15, 2024 The Submarine Centre, Helensburgh – Update

Several Friends committee members have recently enjoyed visiting the excellent Submarine Centre in Helensburgh, Scotland....

News Aug 9, 2024 HMS AE2 Model – Update

From Thor Lund and Dr Roger Neill, Friends of the Holbrook Submarine Museum During the...

Dits & Bits Aug 9, 2024 Hong Kong Slip

I am always on the lookout for anything related to the Fourth Submarine Flotilla in...

Dits & Bits Jul 26, 2024 THE SIMPLY SUBLIME

(With a nod to Charles Edward Carryl) A capital boat, for a life afloat,Was the...

News Jul 26, 2024 The Kylesku Memorial – update

From Tim Honnor, Project Manager I have pleasure in giving you a short update on...

News Jul 13, 2024 New CEO for the Museum

Sir Philip Jones, NMRN Chairman, writes:

Dits & Bits Jul 13, 2024 Families Day

There is a certain amount of nostalgia for “the good old days”. I attach a...

Dits & Bits Jul 13, 2024 Thetis Telegram

Receiving this telegram must have been a horrendous experience especially as it was peacetime.

Dits & Bits Jul 7, 2024 Four inch fun

During the confrontation with Indonesia in 1964 it was decided to put the guns back...

Dits & Bits Jul 4, 2024 Perisher Poetry

A ship is attacking, there’s a helo overheadNavigation threatens peril, is the mission dead?Sleep’s another...