The silence of the boat is rent
By the Klaxon's raucous, strident note
The 'Outside Tiff', opens vents
To flood the tanks and dive the boat
Foreplanes put at 'Hard to Dive'
Telegraphs both 'Half Ahead'
LTO's at breakers strive
Take her down the Klaxon said
The Jimmy pumps from aft to for'ard
Does his best to catch the trim
Skipper mutters something horrid
Implies that the Jimmy's bloody dim
Trim is caught and hearts stop pounding
All is once again serene
Such is life at Klaxon's sounding
On board a British Submarine
By Mick Jones
This Poem was printed in 'Under the Jolly Roger - British Submarines at War 1939 - 1945' collated by Dave J Quigley. Portsmouth Publishing and Printing 1988. ISBN 1 871182 03 4
Spur (P 265) |
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| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
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| Build Group: | S3 |
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Fate: Decommissioned in 1969. |
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The Senior Service has, for a hundred years, had submarines.
Originally thought to be Un-English, submarines helped us win two World Wars and have played a great part in Britain's nuclear deterrent for the past thirty years. Originally some of the small subs had crews of less than ten men, unlike today's nuclear behemoths with crews of almost one hundred.
Submariners are a breed apart; ask any submariner and they'll tell you they think and act differently from the regular navy. Submariners is the story of the submarine service in the words of the men involved.
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Spur (P 265) |
|
| Class: | 1935 - 1970: Improved S Class |
| Built By: | |
| Build Group: | S3 |
|
Fate: Decommissioned in 1969. |
|
The Senior Service has, for a hundred years, had submarines.
Originally thought to be Un-English, submarines helped us win two World Wars and have played a great part in Britain's nuclear deterrent for the past thirty years. Originally some of the small subs had crews of less than ten men, unlike today's nuclear behemoths with crews of almost one hundred.
Submariners are a breed apart; ask any submariner and they'll tell you they think and act differently from the regular navy. Submariners is the story of the submarine service in the words of the men involved.
17 pages added or updated in the last 1 month
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