Wreath Laying Ceremony at Kylesku
A service to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on the German battleship, the Tirpitz, was held at the XII Submarine Flotilla memorial at Kylesku last weekend. The wreath-laying ceremony, which took place on Saturday, September 23, was attended by Lord-Lieutenant Major General Patrick Marriott, along with Royal Navy representatives from Faslane and members […]
AUKUS 2 years on
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the establishment of the AUKUS defence and security partnership between 🇦🇺, 🇬🇧 and 🇺🇸. Substantial progress has been made on the SSN-AUKUS and Advanced Capabilities programmes since the initial announcement in 2021. The UK is getting on and delivering AUKUS, which will strengthen Indo-Pacific and global security while creating […]
Submarine Awards Evening
The Submarine Service held their annual awards ceremony to celebrate to achievements of those in our community both operational and in support of our family.The evening was held in Glasgow Hilton and was hosted by Cdre Paul Dunn.Sponsored by the submarine family, over 350 serving, veteran submariners and family members were in attendance to witness […]
SMQ support local community centre
We had a little of help from our friends at HMNB Clyde, who very kindly lent us some of their SMQ trainees for the day.The hard working bunch got to work giving the outside of the Centre a facelift and undertook some much needed garden maintenance. The vast majority of work in our Garden is […]
FOST (SM) Supersession
THE ORGANISATION responsible for training Royal Navy Submariners in Scotland – Fleet Operational Standards and Training (Submarines) (FOST (SM)) – has a new Commanding Officer.The current Captain FOST Submarines, Captain Neil Lamont, formally handed over to Captain Justin Codd on Tuesday, 29 August, during the supersession at HM Naval Base Clyde.Captain Lamont, who has been […]
South African Submarine Tragedy
Three South African navy personnel have died after seven members of a submarine crew were swept off the vessel’s deck by large waves, the country’s department of defence has said. The South African National Defence Force, which comprises all the armed forces, said a female officer with the rank of lieutenant commander was among the […]
Walsingham Visit
In July seven members of the Submarine Service went to join the many thousands of pilgrims who go to the Shrine every year. It was to be a time to rest and retreat from the daily grind of work, the stresses and strains on both our bodies and minds. To seek quietness, and to enjoy […]
Welcome Home
The Royal Navy’s latest nuclear deterrence submarine patrol was welcomed home at Clyde Naval Base by the Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Senior Service. Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, and the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, were in Scotland to greet the Vanguard-class ballistic submarine on completion of their silent mission beneath […]
Stop…Its Hamper time
Our latest round of hampers has started to arrive at their destinations. These hampers are just a little token of our appreciation to the families of those serving at sea on RN Submarines. This recent batch has been sent to those who have a loved one currently loaned to the RN right now. Hopefully they will […]
Happy Birthday Maxey
In March 1941, Alec ‘Maxey’ Maxim followed in the footsteps of his father and uncles by joining the Navy. He began his training in Gosport and spent a week in the ‘tank’, followed by three weeks in Blyth where he underwent testing for the Submarine Service. From there, he went to the Rothesay-Depot Ship “Cyclops” […]
