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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: GDS_Starfury on October 12, 2012, 01:57:54 PM

Title: A British Sub Story
Post by: GDS_Starfury on October 12, 2012, 01:57:54 PM
pretty damn cheeky of them!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9602103/HMS-Conquerors-biggest-secret-a-raid-on-Russia.html
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: Centurion40 on October 12, 2012, 02:55:33 PM
Great story. I quietly wonder how many more stories there are, out there, like this one?
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: LongBlade on October 12, 2012, 03:39:37 PM
Nice.
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: mirth on October 12, 2012, 04:09:05 PM
Awesome story.
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: steve58 on October 12, 2012, 04:53:47 PM
Cheeky indeed, thanks for the link!
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: besilarius on October 12, 2012, 05:45:47 PM
I tend to agree with the article.  The british testing of prospective submarine commanders is the most challenging.

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_18/perisher.htm
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: TheCommandTent on October 12, 2012, 06:36:17 PM
Thanks for sharing guys!
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: bob48 on October 13, 2012, 06:35:02 AM
Awesome indeed.
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: MIGMaster on October 13, 2012, 11:38:36 AM
Blind Man's Bluff is a great book on Cold War sub activities - some of the stuff is just amazing.... a great read - I totally recommend it if you like this stuff.....
Title: Re: A British Sub Story
Post by: LongBlade on October 13, 2012, 03:31:29 PM
Quote from: MIGMaster on October 13, 2012, 11:38:36 AM
Blind Man's Bluff is a great book on Cold War sub activities - some of the stuff is just amazing.... a great read - I totally recommend it if you like this stuff.....

Agreed. Lots of great stories like this in there. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006097771X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=006097771X&linkCode=as2&tag=grogheads-20
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