Not an operational escape I know but this is from the website of the Barrow-in-Furness Branch of the Royal Navy Submariners Association at : "In July 1987, a team of British, Norwegian and Swedish submariners took part in trials in Bjornafjorden, Norway, aboard HMS Otus. They ran a series of progressively deeper escapes, starting at 30m. At 90m individuals started to drop out. At the end
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Hello Len, The following excerpt from 'The Torpedomen - HMS Vernon's Story 1872-1986' by Rear Admiral E N 'Nicho' Poland CB CBE may prove useful. The events described occurred soon after 24 November 1939 when the first German magnetic mine was recovered from the mud flats at Shoeburyness by Lt Cdr John Ouvry DSO RN and subsequently examined at HMS Vernon in Portsmouth
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Very sad to hear the news about Barry. I have often enjoyed the benefit of his knowledge, wit and wisdom. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Rob Hoole
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Dave, For obvious reasons, I recommend you look at 'The Development of Naval Minewarfare' in the Branch History section of the RN Minewarfare & Clearance Diving Officers' Association . You will find explanations and descriptions of the various forms of mines, minesweeping and minehunting. Incidentally, several of our members now live in New Zealand so I know what a fabulou
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From 'The World's Merchant Fleets 1939' by Roger Jordan (Naval Institute Press, Annapolis 1999: S.S. KAHUKU (ex-SHELTON 37, ex-CUPRUM 28) Matson Navigation Company, San Francisco. Completed 1920 at Pacific Coast Shipbuilding Company, Bay Point, California. 6,062 grt, 416 ft long, 53 ft wide, 27 ft 6 ins draught,11.5 kts. Torpedoed, shelled by U-126 and sunk on 16 June 1942 in p
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Michael, thank you for setting the record straight. What a shame because it's such a good yarn. There is so little about RN divers in WWI that I thought I'd struck gold. Rob
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I have only just discovered this old article which may interest users of this forum. It describes how Warrant Shipwright E C Miller, a Royal Navy diver, recovered secret material from U-boats during WWI. Unfortunately, I cannot find the second part. Rob Hoole
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