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The Gosport Branch of the Submariners Association held their annual HMS Affray Memorial Service at the AFFRAY Memorial on Gosport Waterfront on Sunday 16th April. There were approximately 50 attendees including the Mayor of Gosport, Councillor Jamie Hutchison, Councillor Graham Burgess,  and members of the Gosport and Portsmouth branches of the Submariners Association. The service was taken by the Reverend Stephen Ashley-Emery RN Chaplain from HMS Sultan. Special guests were the daughter and family members of CPO Reginald Whitbread who

Ami Burns of the Gosport Branch of the Submariners Association recently completed the Etape Loch Ness Bike Race in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The Etape Loch Ness is a Bike Race around the circumference of Loch Ness, which is 66 miles (105km) in total. In addition to the distance, it also includes an elevation gain (Uphill) of 3789ft (1155m) across the ride. Ami was one of over 5500 participants in the race. Four 4 days prior to the event,

HMS Neptune celebrated the king’s coronation weekend by having an outdoor celebration. All base personnel were invited along to the festivities, which included the Neptune volunteer band, pipers, DJ, food stalls, beer tent and representatives from various HMNB Clyde organisations and charities, including The Submarine Family. During the vent, the WO and senior mess presented The Submarine Family with a wonderful donation of £1700, presented by mess president, WO1 Mac McLoughlin. A great day was had by all who attended.

STEVE BRUNTON CBE Steve trained as a nuclear submarine weapons engineer, leaving the Royal Navy in 2014 after a 36-year career.  He held acquisition roles in every rank from Lieutenant to Rear Admiral across Submarine systems, Information Infrastructure and Crypto systems.  His final role was as the MOD’s lead on all warship shipbuilding as Director Ship Acquisition, responsible for the warship building portfolio including building HMS Queen Elizabeth and the Type 26 Global Combat Ship programme. Since 2014 he has

Andrew Jameson succeeds Adrian Bell as Chief Executive of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Jameson OBE as the new Chief Executive. Andrew joins the charity after retiring from the Royal Navy in 2017, and since then has worked in the City at law firms, most recently as the HR Director at Harbottle & Lewis, and also as the

Trainee submariners and their instructors made a visit to Wales on the weekend of 21st and 22nd of April. The visit had a few objectives. The trainees attended a memorial service for Cdr John Linton VC. This service was conducted by SUBFLOT Chaplain Rob Church and was also attended by local sea cadets and veteran units. They conducted STEM visits with over 250 young people in the area and supported WRU during a visit to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.