HMS/M Alliance restoration report.

Its also a visit thats well worth making, most of the 'guides' are ex-submariners so they all have a story (or two) to tell. Something to do with riding (imaginary) motor cycles around the boat is the one I remember.
 
capnsensible said:
Might be of interest for those with boats in the Pompey area:

http://www.bfbs.com/news/restoration-transforms-hms-alliance-63998.html

Was on SSN's myself but full respect for those that served in some fairly awful conditions on diesel boats.... well, submersibles :D
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Only did two trips in an A boat, once during Training Class and the second time was in Andrew the second last time she fired her gun. Os and Ps were a bit more comfortable especially the modernised Os
 
I visited the Alliance and museum with my girlfriend, who also enjoyed it very much - highly recommended.

The guide was brilliant, re-enacting a depth charge attack, and my abiding memory is walking on tins of food stowed on the sole.
 
The submarine museum to be recommended. Crossing the North Sea in a X-Craft must have been like being stuck under a car bonnet.
 
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capnsensible said:
This is good:

http://dieselweasel.co.uk/footsteps.html

Thanks to Old Glow In The Deeps.
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Thanks for the thanks! ... :)

Been 'at sea' for a week ..... 40 gusts with 40 heel & a ORRID! sea on the quarter! (OH! MUM!!!) (& a few OMG's!!!).... everything's still moving, I have sore crispy bits (stayed in shorts all week as it's Summer!) & I'm a little 'cream-crackered' :eek:

BUT! Voyagers can do 7.2kts SOG & 6.8kts through the water ..... & it was FUN!

But it has to be said ..... the Germans (with the Fife Fleet) were A++++ for hospitality .... :D
 
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OGITD,

I'm pleased to hear submariners find things uncomfortable sometimes too !

I can think of four I've known,

the first was later a designer, he described the trick of when on the train to Scotland, grab a first class compartment, open a tin of vegetable soup and throw it onto the floor, no ticket inspector would bother them.

The next two I met were on a ' run ashore ' around Portsmouth, they didn't consider the evening had begun until they'd been ejected from at least one pub.

Then I had a sailing instructor who was an ex- ' Jimmy ' - he had some hair raising stories to tell but I can't repeat them as he may be watching.

All Top Blokes, the sort one would rely on in any crisis.
 
Seajet said:
OGITD,

I'm pleased to hear submariners find things uncomfortable sometimes too !

I can think of four I've known,

the first was later a designer, he described the trick of when on the train to Scotland, grab a first class compartment, open a tin of vegetable soup and throw it onto the floor, no ticket inspector would bother them.

The next two I met were on a ' run ashore ' around Portsmouth, they didn't consider the evening had begun until they'd been ejected from at least one pub.

Then I had a sailing instructor who was an ex- ' Jimmy ' - he had some hair raising stories to tell but I can't repeat them as he may be watching.

All Top Blokes, the sort one would rely on in any crisis.
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We used to pour half a bottle of beer over the heating tubes in a normal compartment, always got all six seats between the two of us
 
Seajet said:
I visited the Alliance and museum with my girlfriend, who also enjoyed it very much - highly recommended.

The guide was brilliant, re-enacting a depth charge attack, and my abiding memory is walking on tins of food stowed on the sole.
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+1

I Did this 2 weekends ago with some friend and was well worth the £12.50! The Davies escape re-enactment definitely put some people on the verge of a panic attack :D
 
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