I am actually in this video. I was the signalman on the bridge when she came alongside. I know because I was the only rating on the bridge and I'm the one with the white wooly-pully on. It was a happy time and my fourth patrol with Repulse (port)
Much respect to you Brit's. Any time I see a serviceman in uniform or a veteran wearing unit patches or campaign ribbons on his jacket I always stop and thank them for their service. I offer my sincerest thanks to all you military personnel from the United Kingdom. I have huge respect for anyone who is willing to risk his/her life for their country. I enlisted in the US Navy back in the 80's. Made it halfway through boot camp and was told I have asthma and was sent home. I tried. Thanks again to all of you that keep all of us safe.
My late father took command of S19 (HMS Opossum) in 1965, one of the last Oberon's built during the Cold War. Nuclear submarines were just coming in at the end of his time in the service. In 1975, I was invited to spend the day on exercise with HMS Onslaught another O-boat, an unforgettable and exciting experience, standing on the bridge platform of the conning tower or (fin) as we made our way out of Portsmouth Harbour into the Solent. After reaching the deeper water just off the Isle of White near to St Catherine's Point, orders were given to dive to periscope depth and then conduct a series of practice torpedo runs. After spending a wonderful day on board with the crew of Onslaught, it gave me a real insight and profound respect for all submariners regardless of rank. Highly professional skilled men and now (women) who put their lives in danger every time they go to sea.
My first boat and crew, Mike Hawk presented me with my Dolphins on passing my part three qualification. As a Medical Assistant my boss was Richard Garth, lots of good memories of Repulse (Port) and even remember some of the lads names !
Worked on all four of the R class subs when they were in refit ( Rosyth) back in the 80's. The crews undertook fire sentry duty for us during hot work activities. Great bunch of lads.
Glad someone enjoyed a day out on my first boat S14 Onslaught. The time served on diesel boats has been the greatest experience of my life. Nuclear boats different atmosphere, different structure.
Being Scottish i've heard many a Piper, that one at the beginning of the vid must be the worst i've heard ! sounds like he's just been kicked out the pub.
My dad was in the Royal Navy for 21 years, he was an LSBA, but also ships photographer and a drummer in the bands onboard or at shore installations and before he died he watched this with me and nearly threw his coffee at the TV lol, told me if he had played that in front of any of the ships company he would have been chucked overboard, always got a laugh out of dads critiques when he saw or heard shite military music or shite playing of that music.
Bloke I once knew at work who was ex-navy and who was a bit of a comedian, it seems, told me he was once fined £100 (or something like that - it was a very long time ago), for being late reporting and said to the captain, "Will you take a cheque sir?" Dim views taken all round.
I served with the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service in Chatham Dockyard for a few years .......... but after the Dockyard closed down I worked 98 hrs a week 364 and Only had Christmas day off you little girls have it easy realy I am a hard working man please interview me
my video copy of this program was sadly destroyed,so very glad to find it on you tube.i had a small part where i appeared on screen.was great to see some old mates from way back then .
Never seen this video before. My brother was on HMS Renown. He's buried at Faslane Cemetery, died 31/12/1985. My own personal opinion but a submariner's life is a shit one. You sacrifice so much, as Raymond did, and you get little in return. My best to all submariners....you'll never be properly recognised.
I was twice drafted to Faslane in the early mid 70,s,the first time I was in the Education Dept.which was interesting,we made up courses for the crew on the Bombers,music etc.The second time I was Maint.Group in the Coppersmith Dept.again,was very interesting as I managed to get to do a couple of jobs on the Resolution.Long time ago now,but great times.
David, I have only just seen this. I served with your brother and attended his funeral. He was a lovely young man with a great sense of humour. He was also a talented artist and drew a slightly irreverent cartoon of me which I have hung in my office to this day. I hope it gives you some comfort after all this time to know he is fondly remembered.
@@Lionheart-ht9xu Wow, thanks for replying. Yes, it's been 35 years since Raymond's passing, and we still miss him dearly. The fact that you remember him will be comforting both to myself and my siblings. I joined MOD as a research scientist for a while after leaving university. And whilst most of my work was on a Type-23 frigate I did have the opportunity of spending some time on a SSN. Never thumped my head so much in my life. I'm about the same size as Raymond's pal Billy Goodall (I think I got his name right). Anyway, I certainly take pride in the job he did, and all the rest of the boat's crew. My best to you.
My brother is also buried at Faslane Cemetery, he died 27 January 1970 after a tragic road accident whilst serving on HMS Repulse. I'm told submariners who were lost on HMS K13 back in 1917 are also buried there.
@@lynnreed5298 hi Lynn, that's true about K13. My condolences to you about your brother. I was up at the cemetery just a few weeks ago to visit my brother's grave. They may be both gone... but hopefully never forgotten 😞
Excellent documentary. There are two others on YT about the Perisher course- one filmed in the 80s and the other in 2011..both good in their own ways and highlighting the rigours and training
Thank you for sharing. I love watching all these videos from the 80s. I grew up next to a torpedo testing range in Scotland and didn't think twice about seeing submarines steaming along on the surface. HMS Astute grounded herself next to my village a few years ago....felt sorry for the commander and am sure a swift bollocking was dispensed when he was debriefed!
I hadn't long left ASTUTE when that happened and I was in Afghanistan when I got a shake to be told that ASTUTE had sank the next 6 hours or so were awful until I got the proper dit and caught it on the news!
As a Submariner who served on conventional boats in the late 1960's we went on patrol for 6 to 17 weeks and existed quite happily without Family Grams.
It's interesting to realise that everyone involved in this programme must have expected this to be broadcast once on television, not be available forever to anyone around the world on a future computer network. That lad who missed the boat will have his discomfort displayed over and over. Mind you, he will be getting everyone's sympathy over and over, too. Lots of people will be able to see their dad as a young man and on duty in a submarine, which is pretty cool.
mario m sorry mario but the sacrifice you speak of is only the fact that they are underwater, it is not as though they are deprived of anything other than sunlight and fresh air, and are/were amply rewarded with 20% extra pay. I spent far longer than these men did away from my family without contact with them. If you had said proud of all of our armed forces I would not have had anything to say. As for some of the. Wives bemoaning there lot in life is fair enough but the way they portray it it sounds like they are the only ones with problems. As for the captains wife I will only say,if it is so terrible sending your children to boarding school,simple solution,don’t send them, I don’t suppose the boarding school allowance bothered you to much. “Famlygrams” wow,luxury,though I thought they didn’t get outside news from families. I am so glad that this period in the history is over and a very new modern military are not as soft.
Years ago, when I was in the UP of Michigan, the son of a friend was in submarines - I do not know if nuclear or standard. I did visit U505 at the Museum of Science and Industry- the museum has changed the way people view that sub, for the better in my opinion- if you are in Chicago, I recommend you see that exhibit.
Lol, well said. I delight in using free speech to point to a generalised if not truthful reality, which can be smothered by gagging. Btw are you wearing a muzzle these con vid days (wink)
My old boat patrols were hard going at times but the sod's opera cheered everyone up. If you have served on a boat during the cold war like I did you should read "The Silent Deep" by Peter Hennessey and James Jinks. You thought life on board was safe?? What the Navy and politician's never told us!
It's fun to see how seemingly lax and unfettered these Royal Navy commanding officers are compared to US Navy ones who tend to be extremely terse and rough cut. I doubt you'd see an American submarine commander sit and fish from the stern of his boat or bring teddy bears aboard.
I am an ex-matelo R.A.N. 12 years service. Crikey, if you are going to mope about home/WAGs etc,all the time that you are at sea(or under it), why did you bloody well join up !! The potential submariners undergo careful evaluation for suitability of prolonged periods in isolation under the waves....seems a few slip through the net. Otherwise, a good video showing a glimpse of conditions for the Dolphins. Cheers, Peter. ex-CPO ERA
Grumblegrams. My Dad, who worked at Mount Pleasant sorting office, was always forgetting to post mine. Never a problem for me, but I used to see some of the lads get worried if theirs didn't turn up. Also, why no shots of Uckers being played, with the shouts of "You ludo playing bastard" to accompany them? Reso (stbd).
It seems strange seeing the Repulse leaving faslane. I served at this base when all the base consisted of H.M.S.Maidstone as a submarine maintainance ship and a floating dock. This was when the only nuclear sub was brand new, i worked on a boat kitted out for diving and as this sub was far too big for any floating dock we did the work from underneath, the very first job was to change the prop. I recall that it was a very damp cold place and did not get much of a summer we ran our boat and did the work and as there were a number of P class submarines also stationed there including two unusual subs Exccaliba and Explorer as well. We had a very easy life when most ofbthe subs were at sea, but also travelled to other places in Scotland where subs had run into problems and needed work. To me it was the most unusual time in my service life, but regretable was the cause of a health problem that now gives me areal hard time, but you dont think of these things when your young, and clearly the department of defence are never going to admit they knew at the time. I understand that it is now a really big place effectively a proper base with all the needs of subs taken care of there, i wasvthere in the nineteen sixties and its now 2020, and i wonder if Hollylock is still used by America?
tomas luque: Your impression would be wrong. The British Resolution class subs were 425' long by 33' in diameter. It's American contemporary, the American Ohio class were 560' long by 42' in diameter however, no one has ever accused any submarine of being 'roomy'.
...and their wifes have related sticks with batteries in them, to avoid the risk of unautorised blokes entering their strongboxes. These are both nice anachronisms, to show how far we've been coming till now, that we are still some sort of apes, of cave dwellers. Some apes beeing the cattle of Wall Street banksters and socalled 'philanthropists', some beeing the City of London's and a weird German families livestock and some belong to Putin and his oligarchs (which is the same as the western philanthropists). But the cattle is not interested in social or mental evolution. They are measuring the length of their sticks. Sticks, which belong to their patoralists. Poor buggers with too less money, too less private space and no chance of getting free at all. Even prisoners have more dignity, space and better food than those sailors.
This is a bit of a mess, done for t.v purposes so if you're interested .... each boat had two crews (Port/Starboard ) when it came back from patrol the new crew would take the vessel to Coulport (around the corner from Faslane) to have the Polaris missiles removed. Then it would head for Rosyth for a full service/refit as needed which could take up to two years. Of course, a lot has changed since then and at the moment Repulse and her sisters are sitting in either Devonport or Rosyth waiting to be scrapped.
I wonder how much the officers were briefed on all the close calls in the state of the nuclear alert status of the US and USSR during 1983. During this cruse the Stanislav Pterov crisis will happen, as will KAL-007.
@@TheRealist2022 It might be a wee bit blowy but November is a great month on the coast. It's still beautiful. I take your point though if your on guard lol.
I remember the Nav Centre members (I was a WEM(R) then LWEM(R) WEMs, one fwd MEM, two dabbers, one RO. chefs tho couldn't tell ya. I can see their faces though
I was GS, but now work with boats and one of the blokes said that the smell of opening the hatch after patrol can actually be horrible. As GS we do months and months away at a time, so much longer than Submariners generally, but a week on a 'BN must be like a year on a Surface ship. I chose not to and thank god I wasn't drafted like some I know where.
That waß good watching soapy. I felt for RO Lucas, it must have been tough for him. Im an ex skimmer and not sure how I'd have felt being drafted to subs
I have to say the Navy's version of CO's Orders is much more civilised than the Army version LoL !£35 for an hour AWOL ? I do hope she was worth it Jack :)
Back when the RN was bound by real discipline and free from woke dogma and politics, I get a sense watching this that the navy was at ease with itself.
Wow, tail section reminiscent of x15 scram jet, not surprisingly though as that plane was designed for vacuum Dynamics but just the water Dynamic curves that entire sub is based on a whale shape conforms to space flight travel and water being similar
The submarine commander fishing at 21:11 Surely this would not be allowed for fear of tangling line on any rotating machinery or other equipment. For example, offshore oil workers are not allowed to fish from the oil rig
I am actually in this video. I was the signalman on the bridge when she came alongside. I know because I was the only rating on the bridge and I'm the one with the white wooly-pully on. It was a happy time and my fourth patrol with Repulse (port)
do you have the launch codes ?
Wasn't Able Archer 83 going on around this time?
Yes, what a spooky situation that as.
You murdering bastard
The PSO was my DO and was WEO 2 ringer when I was on Reso Port 76 to 78 . Then Lt Reeves. Even had chips off him in Inveraray.
Total respect to all ranks. What tremendous guys. Duty, integrity, compelling reliability. Just great guys.
Much respect to you Brit's. Any time I see a serviceman in uniform or a veteran wearing unit patches or campaign ribbons on his jacket I always stop and thank them for their service. I offer my sincerest thanks to all you military personnel from the United Kingdom. I have huge respect for anyone who is willing to risk his/her life for their country. I enlisted in the US Navy back in the 80's. Made it halfway through boot camp and was told I have asthma and was sent home. I tried. Thanks again to all of you that keep all of us safe.
cheers mate.
Thank you, sir 🙏
Very kind words 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Aaah... the good old days when all british documentaries used eerie electronic music.
I think the Casio keyboard music was a universal thing in the 80's.
Yeah I was thinking that when watching the Paras documentary from 1982 earlier lol.
That is "Radiophonic" music, as a matter of fact. Keeping the Workshop tradition living.
They did in the US too. Discussion of mutually assured destruction=break out the Moog and Casio.
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My late father took command of S19 (HMS Opossum) in 1965, one of the last Oberon's built during the Cold War. Nuclear submarines were just coming in at the end of his time in the service. In 1975, I was invited to spend the day on exercise with HMS Onslaught another O-boat, an unforgettable and exciting experience, standing on the bridge platform of the conning tower or (fin) as we made our way out of Portsmouth Harbour into the Solent. After reaching the deeper water just off the Isle of White near to St Catherine's Point, orders were given to dive to periscope depth and then conduct a series of practice torpedo runs. After spending a wonderful day on board with the crew of Onslaught, it gave me a real insight and profound respect for all submariners regardless of rank. Highly professional skilled men and now (women) who put their lives in danger every time they go to sea.
Females should not be at sea. They are a liability.
I too, am an American and I would like to thank you for keeping us all safe through strength.
@NSW Moto X lmao
My first boat and crew, Mike Hawk presented me with my Dolphins on passing my part three qualification. As a Medical Assistant my boss was Richard Garth, lots of good memories of Repulse (Port) and even remember some of the lads names !
you do realise the quartermaster traditionally wipes his ass on them before the ceremony ?
I spent many hours chatting with you in the sick bay!!
Gentlemen, I'm an American, but I would like to thank each of you for your service.
Thank heeps, mate! You're a true fascist!
You don't deserve the protection of these brave men.
As a brit, thank you. God know's you've helped us out on a few occasions.
on every occasions more like it.
What, even that piper? You've a more generous spirit than me, that's for sure. That or you're deaf.
Worked on all four of the R class subs when they were in refit ( Rosyth) back in the 80's. The crews undertook fire sentry duty for us during hot work activities. Great bunch of lads.
My dad worked on them all as an electrician. Sorting all the electrics in the missile tubes etc. He remembers this sub. And all r class. Renown etc.
I couldn't handle it. The claustorphobia would drive me absolutely insane.
Hats off, gentleman. Thank you for your service.
Glad someone enjoyed a day out on my first boat S14 Onslaught. The time served on diesel boats has been the greatest experience of my life. Nuclear boats different atmosphere, different structure.
"Everything about the submarine must be shrouded in secrecy"
- 50 families invited on board the next day
My husband served on her late seventiesthanks for sharing may he rest in eternal peace
Being Scottish i've heard many a Piper, that one at the beginning of the vid must be the worst i've heard ! sounds like he's just been kicked out the pub.
My dad was in the Royal Navy for 21 years, he was an LSBA, but also ships photographer and a drummer in the bands onboard or at shore installations and before he died he watched this with me and nearly threw his coffee at the TV lol, told me if he had played that in front of any of the ships company he would have been chucked overboard, always got a laugh out of dads critiques when he saw or heard shite military music or shite playing of that music.
If he was in a pipe band, he'd be the only one in tune.
Is there such thing as a good piper? I want to kill every one I hear.
Davidski ïp
MrMeadfoot PIPER DOWN! We got a PIPER DOWN!
Much respect to all the crews and their families. - From a US Army veteran.
cheers from the UK. Thanks
Bloke I once knew at work who was ex-navy and who was a bit of a comedian, it seems, told me he was once fined £100 (or something like that - it was a very long time ago), for being late reporting and said to the captain, "Will you take a cheque sir?" Dim views taken all round.
I served with the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service in Chatham Dockyard for a few years .......... but after the Dockyard closed down I worked 98 hrs a week 364 and Only had Christmas day off you little girls have it easy realy I am a hard working man please interview me
my video copy of this program was sadly destroyed,so very glad to find it on you tube.i had a small part where i appeared on screen.was great to see some old mates from way back then .
Lot of respect for submariners(?) and their ability to tolerate those bunks, in particular.
Many thanks for your service gents!👍🏼
Thank you , that you're willing to do this ...respect.
Never seen this video before. My brother was on HMS Renown. He's buried at Faslane Cemetery, died 31/12/1985. My own personal opinion but a submariner's life is a shit one. You sacrifice so much, as Raymond did, and you get little in return.
My best to all submariners....you'll never be properly recognised.
I was twice drafted to Faslane in the early mid 70,s,the first time I was in the Education Dept.which was interesting,we made up courses for the crew on the Bombers,music etc.The second time I was Maint.Group in the Coppersmith Dept.again,was very interesting as I managed to get to do a couple of jobs on the Resolution.Long time ago now,but great times.
David, I have only just seen this. I served with your brother and attended his funeral. He was a lovely young man with a great sense of humour. He was also a talented artist and drew a slightly irreverent cartoon of me which I have hung in my office to this day. I hope it gives you some comfort after all this time to know he is fondly remembered.
@@Lionheart-ht9xu Wow, thanks for replying. Yes, it's been 35 years since Raymond's passing, and we still miss him dearly. The fact that you remember him will be comforting both to myself and my siblings. I joined MOD as a research scientist for a while after leaving university. And whilst most of my work was on a Type-23 frigate I did have the opportunity of spending some time on a SSN. Never thumped my head so much in my life. I'm about the same size as Raymond's pal Billy Goodall (I think I got his name right). Anyway, I certainly take pride in the job he did, and all the rest of the boat's crew. My best to you.
My brother is also buried at Faslane Cemetery, he died 27 January 1970 after a tragic road accident whilst serving on HMS Repulse. I'm told submariners who were lost on HMS K13 back in 1917 are also buried there.
@@lynnreed5298 hi Lynn, that's true about K13. My condolences to you about your brother. I was up at the cemetery just a few weeks ago to visit my brother's grave. They may be both gone... but hopefully never forgotten 😞
Excellent documentary. There are two others on YT about the Perisher course- one filmed in the 80s and the other in 2011..both good in their own ways and highlighting the rigours and training
Thank you for sharing. I love watching all these videos from the 80s. I grew up next to a torpedo testing range in Scotland and didn't think twice about seeing submarines steaming along on the surface. HMS Astute grounded herself next to my village a few years ago....felt sorry for the commander and am sure a swift bollocking was dispensed when he was debriefed!
Bit more serious I'm afraid; he lost his command & will never go back to sea on a boat.
I hadn't long left ASTUTE when that happened and I was in Afghanistan when I got a shake to be told that ASTUTE had sank the next 6 hours or so were awful until I got the proper dit and caught it on the news!
Kyle of lochalsh?
As a Submariner who served on conventional boats in the late 1960's we went on patrol for 6 to 17 weeks and existed quite happily without Family Grams.
It's interesting to realise that everyone involved in this programme must have expected this to be broadcast once on television, not be available forever to anyone around the world on a future computer network. That lad who missed the boat will have his discomfort displayed over and over. Mind you, he will be getting everyone's sympathy over and over, too. Lots of people will be able to see their dad as a young man and on duty in a submarine, which is pretty cool.
Videos get removed all the time and never seen again. Plenty will never be seen again.
My ex and bestman are both in this video including me
@@CarlWarner-q6e That's exactly what I mean. Great.
£35 {His fine} was quite a lot of money in those days.
My dad served on repulse . Very proud of the crews and what they sacrifice
mario m sorry mario but the sacrifice you speak of is only the fact that they are underwater, it is not as though they are deprived of anything other than sunlight and fresh air, and are/were amply rewarded with 20% extra pay. I spent far longer than these men did away from my family without contact with them. If you had said proud of all of our armed forces I would not have had anything to say. As for some of the. Wives bemoaning there lot in life is fair enough but the way they portray it it sounds like they are the only ones with problems. As for the captains wife I will only say,if it is so terrible sending your children to boarding school,simple solution,don’t send them, I don’t suppose the boarding school allowance bothered you to much. “Famlygrams” wow,luxury,though I thought they didn’t get outside news from families. I am so glad that this period in the history is over and a very new modern military are not as soft.
@Night Rider LOL! 🤣🤣🤣
@@allandavis8201 Don’t forget having to watch Smokey and the Bandit until you are word perfect. Life was tough on a bomber.
@@allandavis8201you're my hero Jack
10:35 Captain "I am going to have to dodge that question", ten seconds later the Doc says"We would store the body in the freezer"
The Caption was asked about someone too stick to treat onboard, not dead.
He basically couldn't say if they'd abandon a patrol due to illness as this would be a weakness.
My grandad served on one of her sister ships HMS Revenge and I always love to hear his stories
My dad was on revenge in the late 70s
did my part three on repulse stbd then onto revenge stbd brought so many memories back
Sailors world wide on a sub love to man those forward or stern hatches especially when the women come onboard in dresses.
Years ago, when I was in the UP of Michigan, the son of a friend was in submarines - I do not know if nuclear or standard. I did visit U505 at the Museum of Science and Industry- the museum has changed the way people view that sub, for the better in my opinion- if you are in Chicago, I recommend you see that exhibit.
Remember the successor Trident boats still go out on patrol just like these men did - day in and day out.
And now the Vanguards
Pleasant surprise to see England of 1980s in a different way, rather than the grim, punk rot, unemployed landscape.....
That is Scotland not England!!!!!!!!!
‘Housework done by 9;30 “.... wow , there are a lot of girls these days who don’t even bother starting “housework” !
Lol, well said. I delight in using free speech to point to a generalised if not truthful reality, which can be smothered by gagging. Btw are you wearing a muzzle these con vid days (wink)
The Jenny WREN at the beginning of the film Lindsey, is an old pash of mine. I got caught hiding in her locker once in the WREN's block at Faslane 😂.
I wouldn’t admit to that.
Fancy admitting to that...she used to bang Royals from Commachio
Never heard it called a locker before.....
Fun fact: The music is by Roger Limb who also scored the Doctor Who music and the "Protect and Survive" public information films.
Wow so many great memories and some not so great. Starboard crew 1969 to 1971. Then onto real boats. Andy or Baby EM
Sending your kid to boarding school at 9, sad, seems so young. Especially when you then sit at home bored.
My old boat patrols were hard going at times but the sod's opera cheered everyone up. If you have served on a boat during the cold war like I did you should read "The Silent Deep" by Peter Hennessey and James Jinks. You thought life on board was safe?? What the Navy and politician's never told us!
Early 80s my Navy days, I'm getting old.
49:03 .....That warning light says 'ERECTION' on it.....Makes you wonder what goes on down there!! ;) =D
It's fun to see how seemingly lax and unfettered these Royal Navy commanding officers are compared to US Navy ones who tend to be extremely terse and rough cut. I doubt you'd see an American submarine commander sit and fish from the stern of his boat or bring teddy bears aboard.
Povl Besser: American skippers have a lot more to lose, like world freedom and liberty.
@@derekheuring4646 sort your healthcare system out before you free the rest of the world. Cheers.
In this video yes but the reality is different
@@derekheuring4646 I didnt know we had world freedom and liberty?
Watching the families stand in awe is so great.
The captain would made a great successor to Peter Cushing to play the role of Count Dracula and he is a cool chap as well !
Peter Cushing never played Dracula it was Christopher Lee
I am an ex-matelo R.A.N. 12 years service. Crikey, if you are going to mope about home/WAGs etc,all the time that you are at sea(or under it), why did you bloody well join up !! The potential submariners undergo careful evaluation for suitability of prolonged periods in isolation under the waves....seems a few slip through the net.
Otherwise, a good video showing a glimpse of conditions for the Dolphins.
Cheers,
Peter. ex-CPO ERA
After 12 years' service, you should know it's "matelot", not "matelo". You're welcome! 😊
@@johnny_pilot Yes,mate, you are correct...a typo !! :-)
Grumblegrams. My Dad, who worked at Mount Pleasant sorting office, was always forgetting to post mine. Never a problem for me, but I used to see some of the lads get worried if theirs didn't turn up. Also, why no shots of Uckers being played, with the shouts of "You ludo playing bastard" to accompany them? Reso (stbd).
It seems strange seeing the Repulse leaving faslane.
I served at this base when all the base consisted of H.M.S.Maidstone as a submarine maintainance ship and a floating dock.
This was when the only nuclear sub was brand new, i worked on a boat kitted out for diving and as this sub was far too big for any floating dock we did the work from underneath, the very first job was to change the prop.
I recall that it was a very damp cold place and did not get much of a summer we ran our boat and did the work and as there were a number of P class submarines also stationed there including two unusual subs Exccaliba and Explorer as well. We had a very easy life when most ofbthe subs were at sea, but also travelled to other places in Scotland where subs had run into problems and needed work. To me it was the most unusual time in my service life, but regretable was the cause of a health problem that now gives me areal hard time, but you dont think of these things when your young, and clearly the department of defence are never going to admit they knew at the time.
I understand that it is now a really big place effectively a proper base
with all the needs of subs taken care of there, i wasvthere in the nineteen sixties and its now 2020, and i wonder if Hollylock is still used by America?
Holy Loch shut long time ago, 90s I believe
Faslane is mahoosive now, the base has grown massively as has Coulport
two months. my mum never used to see my dad for 8months of the year, while he ping-ponged from Port to port down to be the Faulklands guardship.
2 months sea time on a boat, will seem like 8 months on a ship going from one Port to another on jollies and breathing in fresh air.
me too...'82 and then '83. Very very boring!
"Where Repulse goes on patrol is a closely guarded secret"
Any deep(ish) water less than 2,000 miles missile range from Moscow at a rough guess...
That was really interesting. Thanks for uploading.
I got the impression the the British Submarines has much more space to walk through it and to live in it much more comfortable .
SSBNs have more space than SSNs generally, that would be true for US subs too
tomas luque: Your impression would be wrong. The British Resolution class subs were 425' long by 33' in diameter. It's American contemporary, the American Ohio class were 560' long by 42' in diameter however, no one has ever accused any submarine of being 'roomy'.
Russian typhoon class is roomy, it would have even more room if they got rid of the gym & pool 😂
Oh & there'd be more room on the brit subs if they didnt take 20 barrels of beer with them lol
48:40 - LOL.
I swear to god, only we Brit's would think of that!
Guns would be too dangerous in a dived sub control room
...and their wifes have related sticks with batteries in them, to avoid the risk of unautorised blokes entering their strongboxes. These are both nice anachronisms, to show how far we've been coming till now, that we are still some sort of apes, of cave dwellers. Some apes beeing the cattle of Wall Street banksters and socalled 'philanthropists', some beeing the City of London's and a weird German families livestock and some belong to Putin and his oligarchs (which is the same as the western philanthropists). But the cattle is not interested in social or mental evolution. They are measuring the length of their sticks. Sticks, which belong to their patoralists. Poor buggers with too less money, too less private space and no chance of getting free at all. Even prisoners have more dignity, space and better food than those sailors.
A 38 Special would be more likely for this time period on American boats.
Back in the day they used a Model 15 S&W. Probably a M9 these days.
I just hope the man who is beating my brains out was pretty good at reading minds.
good video, but I do hope they changed that safe combination immediately after that camera left
"Peachy Cream" cruise.....8 weeks is nothing......but, good luck on every one of them!
This is a bit of a mess, done for t.v purposes so if you're interested .... each boat had two crews (Port/Starboard ) when it came back from patrol the new crew would take the vessel to Coulport (around the corner from Faslane) to have the Polaris missiles removed. Then it would head for Rosyth for a full service/refit as needed which could take up to two years. Of course, a lot has changed since then and at the moment Repulse and her sisters are sitting in either Devonport or Rosyth waiting to be scrapped.
I wonder how much the officers were briefed on all the close calls in the state of the nuclear alert status of the US and USSR during 1983. During this cruse the Stanislav Pterov crisis will happen, as will KAL-007.
The respect and careful to the families of crew was incredible
20:49 Dude picks at his ear, he looks at it and puts it in his mouth!!!
Captain Learjet ha
I bet there isn't a bugger one on his walls at home.
Heard by mouth, ssshh its top secret.
I don't know why but that clip starting at 0:40 as the sub cuts through the water really unsetles me.
I would have never thought it possible but the piper made the pipes sound extra cringeworthy. 8^)
The bleak west coast of Scotland is one of the most beautiful places on the planet!!!!
Notwhen you've got the middle on the gangway in bloody November mate
@@TheRealist2022 It might be a wee bit blowy but November is a great month on the coast. It's still beautiful. I take your point though if your on guard lol.
@@wullymc1 it was the first time I ever felt ice cold needles of rain stinging my poor teenage flesh...still it did keep me awake!
@@TheRealist2022 Ha ha ha I didn't say it wasn't cold and wet in winter.
@@wullymc1 makes a man o' yer! My old Chief used to say...and he was right!!!👍
I was on Renown.....good memories
cool, when? just to ask
89 - 94. Did my part 3 on Revenge.
Cool did you know a chef called Simon Dixon?
I remember the Nav Centre members (I was a WEM(R) then LWEM(R) WEMs, one fwd MEM, two dabbers, one RO. chefs tho couldn't tell ya. I can see their faces though
+Craig Brydon thick glasses tall, skinny, black hair. ring any bells?
Good that they had a shot of a Valiant boat likely at top-trim and max-chat for the opening sequence.
That is the third worst salute that I've ever seen.
Fond memories of Happy sailors Scrubbing out lol..
I can confirm Michael and his family are all good.
That's really good to hear "uncle Michael" and family are all doing well. I was his steward
I don't like living cramped in such proximity to other people!! Why did you become a submarine commander then????
He was the medical hossifer not the skipper
I was GS, but now work with boats and one of the blokes said that the smell of opening the hatch after patrol can actually be horrible. As GS we do months and months away at a time, so much longer than Submariners generally, but a week on a 'BN must be like a year on a Surface ship. I chose not to and thank god I wasn't drafted like some I know where.
Back when we had something of a navy downhill for uk armed forces then on ....
Thats why I didnt join the Navy, but have the utmost respect for those that did/have
I recognize one..lol. Served with him as a ships warden on Type 45s..
Interesting to see a person much younger..
I see it ran aground in the Walney Channel during its launch, luckily without damage - Let's blame the bagpipes!
Who chose the upholstery and the curtains?
Ah simpler times when the standard unit of measurement was the football pitch
Everything about Repulse is top secret. Except everything, on that family day.
That waß good watching soapy.
I felt for RO Lucas, it must have been tough for him. Im an ex skimmer and not sure how I'd have felt being drafted to subs
I have to say the Navy's version of CO's Orders is much more civilised than the Army version LoL !£35 for an hour AWOL ? I do hope she was worth it Jack :)
Did patrols on both Repulse and Resolution.
So did my husband
The £35 fine for missing the shore boat is about £112 in todays money.
35 quid!! That’s a bargain, I wish some of the skippers I had were that lenient.
29 mins, ah yes wives left behind, some very accommodating wives on the married patch.
We had the same in the Army.
Why are so many videos here on TH-cam in the wrong aspect ratio?
Reso stbd for six years...in the seventies....happy days
Back when the RN was bound by real discipline and free from woke dogma and politics, I get a sense watching this that the navy was at ease with itself.
@23:24 Chip shop owned by Lena Zavaroni's family. Lena was a famous singer from the 1970's.
I wouldn't call that singing, screeching more like
Here's a tip if you want to watch this in the correct screen ratio and not stretched out into widescreen: stream it through VLC player.
Small point, but that Commander has an appalling salute!
i was lucky get a 5 day trip on it as a sea cadet. what a experience and respect for the submariners for the role they take.
Got to love the UK. Showing day trippers around our most secret nuclear submarine!
How on Earth did they manage to get cadets on a nuclear missile submarine?!? Was it still in service?
I remember the Sea Cadets coming onboard in the 80s
@@jimbodimbo981it's not like they got to see owt or went on Patrol, was just a few days on exercise
The experience would have been huge for them
@@MicksterEll you get me wrong, I’m proud we did it.
Wow, tail section reminiscent of x15 scram jet, not surprisingly though as that plane was designed for vacuum Dynamics but just the water Dynamic curves that entire sub is based on a whale shape conforms to space flight travel and water being similar
68-0-78 is the combination to that safe in the beginning.
Saddo
*was. This film is 40 years old.
When the UK (and eroupe for the most part) cared more about defence them politics
2:11 that salute is shockingly bad
Anyone remember Robert Millington WEM/O or WEA/O on Repulse ?
cannot see your name mate but thanks for the thumbs up I take it you might have known him?
No. But i was in the Army.
Oh happy memories, I was in it 2/3 times
The captain's elder daughter looks exactly like him !
8 week patrol sounds much better than 6 months on an aircraft carrier......
No sun though WAFU! 😂
The submarine commander fishing at 21:11 Surely this would not be allowed for fear of tangling line on any rotating machinery or other equipment. For example, offshore oil workers are not allowed to fish from the oil rig
We were moored to a buoy, no rotating anything
whom of you had that same urge to kick that bagpiper into the sea? 😂
I was thinking more along the lines of launching the cnut from one of the missile tubes myself.
Served on reso revenge and renown. Repulse alluded me
Piper Down! We have a Piper Down!! 😂
Great documentary, but there is no way in hell that commanders name in the beginning is Mike Hawk 😂😂