The Submariners Association Trophy

The Submariner:

Needs to work well as part of a team. Serving on board a Submarine takes a special type of person, who needs to be able to live and work in a confined space, where conditions can quickly change from relatively calm to extremely active circumstances.

After the ten weeks Basic Training at HMS Raleigh, the student will go on to Professional Training, for anywhere between 3 and 6 months, this time at the Submarine School also based at HMS Raleigh.

As well as learning the specialist skills based around the students career, be it Submarine Sonar, Tactical Systems, Communications Information Systems, Weapons Engineering, Marine Engineering, or the varied specialisations of the Logistics Branch; the student will be sent to complete 10 weeks of Submarine Theory training called Submarine Qualification(Dry) or SMQ(Dry). Depending of which class of Submarine he is being streamed to will depend on where he completes this training, either at Faslane for Vanguard and Astute Class or at Devonport for Trafalgar Class submarines.

The student will also have completed SETT training during this period. Throughout SMQ(Dry) he will be examined on the various systems that are required to make a submarine operate. On successful completion of this theory training, he will be sent to sea on his particular class of submarine where he will consolidate his training culminating in Fwd, Aft, (and Strategic Weapon System) walkrounds and an oral board based on Submarine Routines and Systems; the end result will be the award of the coveted badge of a qualified Submariner 'The Dolphins', this forms part of their professional training known as SMQ(Wet).

HMS Raleigh embraced the idea for the Submariners Association to sponsor a trophy which includes a lecture during professional training. The Trophy and lecture is presented by the Association, the instructors or a combination of the two, and includes showing the SA DVD.

A 14inch Submariner Statuette (known as AB Reid) made by Ballantynes of Walkerburn in the Borders of Scotland is awarded to the best course pupil. It is mounted on an engraved mahogany base with a set of Dolphins. The trophy will be known as 'The Submariners Association Trophy'

At the Royal Navy Submarine School within HMS Raleigh, there is an Honours Board with the recipients' name appended. The Trophy will be on display next to the Honours Board. The winner also receives a Certificate, produced and printed by HMS Raleigh.

There are on average 4 courses per year. The Chief Instructors decide on the best student, based not purely on academic results but on those qualities required of a potential Submariner; those qualities being Courage, Loyalty, Discipline, Integrity, Respect for others, and Selfless Commitment. This trophy is kept at the School and not taken away by the pupil. The award winner is presented with a certificate and individual gift including the SA DVD, this trophy is awarded bi-annually.

Billy Dobson Esq. Chairman of the Plymouth Branch of the Submariners Association will assist in giving the lectures during their Course. The SA DVD along with a Power Point presentation provided by Les Catlin of the Gosport Branch will also be shown. The basis of the lecture is on the benefits of maintaining the ethos of 'the Trade' by joining the Association when the pupil has completed their SMQ(Wet) and awarded their Dolphins.

NEW AWARD FOR THE BEST RECRUIT TO THE SILENT SERVICE

A Plymouth based Submariner has become the first recipient of a new award donated to the Royal Navy by the National Submariners Association to be called 'The Submariners Association Trophy'.
Warfare Specialist Mathew Barker joined the Royal Navy last year and completed his professional training at the Royal Navy Submarine School, based within HMS Raleigh, in July 2011. His commitment and dedication to becoming a member of the Submarine Service marked him out as one of the top students and he was therefore judged to be a worthy winner of the new prize. He was formally presented with the Trophy by the Second Sea Lord and Commander in Chief Naval Home Command Vice Admiral Charles Montgomery CBE ADC at the Passing out Parade at HMS Raleigh on Friday 14 October accompanied by Dave Barlow the Chairman of the Submariners Association.



The 25-year-old, who hales from Colchester, joined the Plymouth based submarine HMS Talent in August for the final stages of his submarine qualifying course. He said: "I'm rather flattered to receive this award. I didn't expect it and I'm very proud. I'm looking forward to taking it home to show my mum and dad, Pam and Mick. I really enjoyed training. It was very hard and extremely difficult at times, but I made some good friends and it's definitely the people you share it with that make it all the more rewarding. I've yet to go to sea on board HMS Talent, but so far I'm enjoying it and get on with everyone." Mathew is set to join HMS Turbulent temporarily to complete his 'Part 3' before rejoining HMS Talent.

The trophy will be awarded on a biannual basis to the recruit who displays and fully embraces the qualities expected not only of a member of the Royal Navy, but also of a potential Submariner. Each recipient must show his dedication to his chosen career path and display the requisite levels of professionalism, drive and outstanding moral fibre.



Mr Dave Barlow, the National Chairman of the Submariners Association, visited HMS Raleigh to present the trophy to the Submarine School. He joined the Royal Navy in 1963 and served in submarines from 1970 to 1979. Mr Barlow said: 'As an Association we wanted to have more interaction and engagement with serving Submariners.
The association is open to Submariners as soon as they qualify, so we decided to present a trophy to the school with the objectives to forge closer links with the younger submariners and that the recipient will go and tell his fellow Submariners about us and we can get more and more of them into the Association.
For me the Submarine Service is the most professional and closely knit of all the services. Our association DVD is called 'A Breed Apart - A Band of Brothers' and that really sums us up.

Commander Nick Meredith, the Officer in Charge of the Royal Navy Submarine School, said: "We are very grateful to the Submariners Association for their support and the donation of this trophy. Heritage and ethos are very important to us in the Submarine Service and awards such as this mark the strong bond that exists between Submariners past and present."



The new trophy is a replica of the 'Submariner' which forms part of the memorial in Westminster Abbey to the men of the Commandos, Royal Navy Submarine Service, Airborne and Special Air Service who fell in World War II. It was designed by Gilbert Ledward and was completed in 1946. The Memorial was unveiled by Winston Churchill in May 1948 and is situated in the West Cloister of Westminster Abbey.

Leading Electrical Mechanic (LTO) Reginald Lawrence Reid was the original model for the statue, which has since become the unofficial representative of the Submarine Service.

A silver copy was presented to Her Majesty the Queen on 8th June 1958 to mark the presentation of the first Queens Colour to the Royal Navy Submarine Service. It has been used on many commemorative items including small scale replicas made of different materials including: porcelain, plastic and even the lead from the batteries of Holland I, the Royal Navy's first submarine.

While the trophy itself will remain in the Royal Navy Submarine School, each recipient will receive an engraved miniature, a certificate, a booklet called 'A Potted History of the Submariners Association' and the DVD 'A Breed Apart - A Band of Brothers' with his name included on a specially commissioned Honours Board.

Name	Rate	Date	Submarines
Mathew Barker	Warfare Specialist	14 Oct 2011	Turbulent, Talent

For branches visiting Faslane, your liaison officer is:

George Gerc: OR Jim McMaster:
Visits take place on the third Friday of March, May, July, September, November.
(The K13 Weekend in January is by invitation only)

These visits are totally impartial and treated on a 'first come - first served' basis. Please do not make the assumption that because you came in July one year then that will be for all Julys. Each and every visit must be considered as a 'One Off'. You are welcome to arrange to come again the following year but it must be done in an individual and proper manner. Also please be aware that you may find that you are sharing the visit with other branches or Associations (e.g. The RNA). The number of personnel per visit is entirely down to the availability of Base accommodation. Similarly we cannot guarantee a host submarine - but we will always do our best to arrange one! Please remember that this is a fully operational submarine Base and not a theme park therefore because of operational commitments we may have to cancel visits at the LAST moment. Bear this in mind if you are booking air flights!!

There are new security arrangements for entry to the Base. Previously we supplied you with passes. This is no longer the case. Everyone visiting the Base must present photographic ID and have their photograph taken by the MoD Police for the temporary pass.

Normal procedure is that visitors arrive at the base on the Friday at approx. 1600. They will be escorted to the WO & SR Mess and allocated a cabin for the weekend.
Muster in the Kennedy Bar at 1700 for a formal welcome and security brief.
You are invited to attend the regular monthly meeting of the West of Scotland Branch starting at 2000. On completion - usual social!!


Saturday forenoon visit host submarine and tour the loch on the duty police launch.
After lunch a DTS and visit to Helensburgh or bed!!

Muster in Kennedy Bar in evening for free-to-enter fun Pub Quiz with prizes!!
Sunday, make your way home as and when...................
ALL BRANCHES ARE VERY WELCOME AND GRACIE AND I WELCOME YOU TO A WEEKEND YOU WILL REMEMBER

SA Branch Visits to Faslane 2012

January; K13
March; West Riding
May; Harrowgate RNA
July; West Riding  (provisional)
September; Sheffield
November; Available

2013
All dates available

Would all secretaries or branch representative please contact George Gerc directly by his email addresses to make the necessary arrangements.

Important Notice

From autumn 2010 there will be serious accommodation problems for further information please contact George (Gracie) Gerc or Jim McMaster via the email links at the top of the page.
This page will be updated to reflect the arrangements which have been agreed and display the branch/es which will be visiting.

ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM
Listings/What's On Information

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HMS CONQUEROR's Second in Command Gives a one off Talk
'90 Day Falklands War Patrol' at Submarine Museum

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Image attached shows Conqueror returning home in 1982

Vice Admiral Sir Tim McClement, the former Second in Command of HMS Conqueror in 1982 will give a one off public talk about their 90 day Falklands War Patrol on Thursday 17 May at 7pm at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in Hampshire. The talk will cover how Conqueror survived damage by ice - flows, the sinking of Belgrano, being depth-charged, attacked by torpedo-carrying aircraft and operating inside San Matias Bay in Argentina.
Vice Admiral Sir Tim McClement, former Second in Command on HMS Conqueror said, 'Sailing with Special Forces, the crew of HMS Conqueror mindset was changed from Cold War to fighting a conventional war'

The talk is part of a season of Third Thursday Talks to raise money for the Saving HMS Alliance campaign. HMS Alliance is currently undergoing a major £6.5m conservation programme which has been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Funds raised total £6.2m, including a £3.4m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, leaving a further £300,000 left to raise.

This event is also part of a season of activities to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict which includes Falklands 30 - War patrols, a new photographic exhibition at the Submarine Museum, a talk in June by Commander Jeff Tall OBE who was Submarine Staff Officer to the Task Group Commander onboard HMS Hermes and a Facebook day by day account of the Falklands Conflict which has been compiled in partnership with the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Tickets must be booked in advance for the Conqueror Talk on 17 May. Prices are £8 and available online from www.submarine-museum.co.uk or by calling 023 92510 354 ext 240. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum is open every day and the Falklands 30 exhibition will run until November.

For more information contact Bill Sainsbury on 023 9254 5034, 07725641448.

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Sign up to the Submarine Commmunity

We are lucky to have an enthusiastic and loyal support base in the submarine community. Amongst the various different organisations we can count the Submariners Association, Friends of the RN Submarine Museum, Submarine Officers Association, and the members of the City and Serving community. We all drive toward the same goal-to ensure that the story of the Royal Navy Submarine Service is properly told and that in turn we educate future generations ensuring that the 5300 submariners who have given their lives are not forgotten. The Alliance Appeal has demonstrated our passion for the cause; donations given to the Alliance Appeal by fellow members have been incredibly generous and gratefully received. As the Alliance Appeal reaches a mature stage we have an opportunity to consolidate our support base and build our submarine community for the future.

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum is the focal point of the Submarine Community-serving submariners, veterans, families of submariners and anyone who supports the work of the Royal Navy Submarine Museum. We now have a LIVE website which we hope will help to cement the foundations of the submarine community. The link to this website is here We hope that you will join us online. From here you will be able to look at the events that are organised by the Museum and others. You will be able to book events, hold tickets and keep track of how much you have donated. You can even try and find other submariners – a sort of Submariners Reunited. Of course, the more people that sign up, the more effective the website will be. It also provides you with a choice of what you wish to hear about - events, exhibitions, news from other organisations etc. The website is secure and you can select the information that you wish others to see.

If you would like further information, please login as above or contact Allison Dufosee or Rosie Munns on 02392 510354 or email Rosie Munns.
We look forward to seeing you in the ether!

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New community project for Dad’s and Kid’s at Submarine Museum

Dad's Club, a new community initiative for local dads and their children to have fun together is due to start on Saturday 28 April at 10am at the Royal Navy Submarine, Gosport , Hampshire. These FREE activities will include working with unusual museum objects, getting creative with crafts and a day out to the New Forest to learn how to survive out in the wild! Jackie Edelman, Education Manager at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum said, 'This is a great project for dad's to spend time with their children. They get to do different fun activities together'

The Dad's Club at the Submarine Museum will run fortnightly on Saturday mornings. Dad's, granddads and male carers will be working with some of the unusual objects in the museum and collaborating with performer Beyonder to turn these into a piece of creative art. They will also be exploring HMS Alliance, the only surviving walkthrough WW2 era submarine in the UK and meeting many of the submariners who served on board. They will even get to meet a Greek warrior, go to the New Forest to build a group shelter and make camp fires.

Dad's club is part of the Saving HMS Alliance conservation project which has been funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Additional funding for the Dads’ Club activities has been provided by Hampshire Learning. This project aims to involve the wider local community in experiencing this historic WW2 era submarine through a range of fun and engaging events.

Dad's Club is FREE but places must be booked by calling 023 9251 0354 ext 223 or by contacting Daniel Ball . Dads Club dates are: 28th April, 12th May, 26th May, 9th June, 16th June and 23rd June. For more information visit www.submarine-museum.co.uk or call 023 92510354 ext 223.

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Penguin on the casing of HMS Courageous in 1982
National Museum of the Royal Navy launches Falklands Conflict day by day account

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Penquin on the casing HMS COURAGEOUS 1982

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, the Museums of the National Museum of the Royal Navy will run a day by day account of the conflict using Facebook and Twitter starting on Thursday 29 March. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Royal Marines Museum, National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) and the Fleet Air Arm Museum have put together a comprehensive time line of the Royal Navy's campaign during the conflict in 1982.

Bill Sainsbury, Marketing Manager at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum said, 'Each one of the Museums of the National Museum of the Royal Navy is engaged in telling the story of the last major naval war of the 20th century from our unique perspectives. We hope that by coming together and using Facebook and Twitter on a day by day basis that we can bring this account alive as it happened 30 years ago.'




The Facebook and Twitter timeline will start on Thursday 29 March 2012 to mark the events that led to the invasion of the Falklands on April 2 1982 through to surrender on June 14 1982. The social networking timeline will finish on 25 June. This time line is part of a whole season of commemorative events across the Museums of the National Museum which includes a conference at the National Museum of the Royal Navy (Portsmouth Historic Dockyard) and Fleet Air Arm Museum, a season of talks at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum and the Royal Marines Museum and exhibitions at the Submarine Museum and Fleet Air Arm Museum.

The history of the Royal Navy on the sea, under the sea, in the air and on the land is preserved for the benefit of today's and future generations by The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) which embraces the museums of the Royal Navy, including NMRN Portsmouth & HMS Victory, The Submarines Museum, the Fleet Air Arm Museum and the Royal Marines Museum. For more information on the timeline and Falklands events visit www.submarine-museum.co.uk.

For further information contact:
RN Submarine Museum PR Bill Sainsbury on 023 92510 354 ext 230, 07725641448, bill@submarine-museum.co.uk
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Melissa Gerbaldi, 023 9289 4558,melissa.gerbaldi@historicdockyard.co.uk
Royal Marines Museum, Clare Chapman, 023 9288 2419, clare.chapman@royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Jon Jefferies, 01935 842638, JonJ@fleetairarm.com

Bill Sainsbury
Marketing Manager

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12 January 2012
Dear Fellow Submariner,
THE ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE MUSEUM IN 2012

As many of you will know, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum is going through a period of substantial change brought about by 2 main factors. The first of these is the process of integration with the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN). The Submarine Museum became part of the NMRN in April last year and the Fleet Air Arm Museum and Royal Marines Museum are also now incorporated into the National Museum. But there is a long way to go before full 'convergence' is achieved. There are many benefits to be gained from becoming part of a larger organization where economies of scale and best practice can be brought to bear effectively. But inevitably there will be some loss of autonomy too although Submarine Museum trustees worked hard to ensure that the essential characteristics of the Museum will be preserved.

The second driver for change is the very substantial project that is now underway to preserve the Museum's main attraction, HMS Alliance. Sir Tim McClement and his team did a fantastic job of raising over £6m to pay for conservation work (and we are most grateful to those of you who have supported this effort) which will take about 2 years (expected completion is autumn 2013). We still need to raise about £420k by the end of next year and fundraising is still a major preoccupation. The Alliance Project is managed and funded separately from the museum although of course has a direct impact on the museum's activities. For example, Alliance is expected to be closed from late March for about a month (whilst the fin and casing are removed for refurbishment) and again for the first 3 months of 2013. Up to date information is posted on the Museum's website and we will shortly establish a webcam so that you can see what is going on.

As part of the refit of Alliance, the museum is engaged in a major campaign of volunteer involvement, updating the interpretation of Alliance and other artifacts, improving access, provision of education and learning and a campaign to engage the people of Gosport (many of whom have relatives that have served in submarines) in the museum's activities. We are also working to improve the commercial performance of the museum.

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CORPORATE FACILITIES AND SHOP

The museum has excellent (and unique) corporate entertainment facilities that can be provided at discounted rates to ex-submariners. In addition, the museum shop has been relocated and is restocking with a wide range of attractive goods from jewelry to submarine badged clothing (sweaters, fleeces etc), books etc. Purchases can be made on line by clicking on the link:
http://www.submarine-museum.co.uk/planning-your-visit/gift-shop-a-coffee-shop-/online-shop.
Details of corporate facilities from Andrew Poole on 02392510354x238.

FUTURE CITY AND SERVING EVENT

In addition, I would like to offer the Museum as a venue for a future City and Serving event. This would be a break with tradition but would encourage West Country and South of England submariners to join in and, of course, the Londoners can travel as easily by train to Portsmouth as the rest of us do at the moment! Perhaps we should look for a Friday night and invite partners too. That would be really radical!

SUMMARY

These are exciting times for the museum your Museum. Whilst the work on Alliance will mean that some visitor services will be disrupted in the next 18 months or so, we are very much alive and kicking. I enclose a programme of events planned for 2012 which I hope you will take a moment to look at. I look forward to seeing you at one of our events or just visiting with your family. I want to develop the Museum as a focus for veteran and serving submariners but I will need your help to do that!

All the very best for 2012.
Chris Munns

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Summer 2012 Third Thursday Talks

As the name implies a series of talks on the third Thursday of each month starting at 1900.
£8 per head including wine. Further information here


Submarine Accidents in Peacetime and Submarine Rescue Systems
Speaker - Dickie Burston, from Dickie Burston Associates
This highly informative illustrated talk will cover historical accidents including the Thetis disaster (see image opposite), rescue attempts and rescue system development over the last 75 years.
Tickets: £8, Friends, SA members £7 per person or BOOK ALL 4 Talks and save at least 30% by joining our TT Talk Club
Click here to book or contact Rosie to join the TTTalk Club 023 92510354 ext 244
All profits will go to support the Saving HMS Alliance Appeal





Other Talks
Thursday 17 May 7pm
HMS CONQUEROR's 90 Day Falklands War Patrol - 4 April to 3 July 1982
Speaker: Vice Admiral Sir Tim McClement KCB OBE - HMS CONQUEROR's Second in Command in 1982

Thursday 21 June 7pm
The Falklands War - a close run thing. Speaker: Cdr Jeff Tall OBE RN

Thursday 19 July 7pm
Eric - Tales of the Sea
A very funny one man show by ex submariner Glenn Barrack now a successful comedian. 'A quietly wonderful show', The Times

For more information click here Benefits of Joining the Summer 2012 TTTALK Club today

Includes entrance to each talk during the Summer Third Season Talk Season

Ability to reserve your seat at each talk get the front rows every time Advance booking notice for future talks and other Saving HMS Alliance Appeal events

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14 JUNE 2012 - GREENWICH PAINTED HALL DINNER

A Fundraising event to raise money for the Alliance Appeal and to commemorate the end of the Falklands Conflict. Sir Tim McClement will give his account of HMS CONQUEROR's war patrol as the after dinner speech. This will be a top event with tickets £200 each. An ideal event to entertain corporate guests. Book through Rosie Munns on 02392 510354.

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13 SEPTEMBER 2012 - VICTORY GUN DECK DINNER AND CHARITY AUCTION.

This will be the third dinner and auction that we have held in board HMS Victory. Another top event and corporate entertainment opportunity that has proved hugely enjoyable in a unique setting. Tickets £200 each. Book through Rosie Munns on 02392 510354.

Gentlemen,

Please find below the results of the 2011 Prize draw which took place at Liverpool. For those lucky winners can you please contact me by letter with your ticket and details of where you want the prizes sent. I will endeavour to get them sent off as soon as I receive your ticket.

May I thank all of those who participated in this years draw and the work carried out to ensure money and stubbs were sent.

Thank you.
John Wood

Prize no	Ticket No	Prize	Winners name
1ST PRIZE	2745	£1000Cash	John Ford
2nd Prize	16565	£500Cash	Jackie Martyn
3rd Prize	24414	Double Car DVD set	P Dymond
4th Prize	27664	Gents Rotary Watch	R Binet
5th prize	26062	Ladies Watch	R. Davies
6th Prize	12151	£100 off a trip on Brittany Ferries	Bungy
7th Prize	7263	£50 Marks & Spencer's Voucher	P. Cubitt
8th Prize	24571	Return Ferry trip with Car Holyhead to Dublin Courtesy of Stena Line	N. Gilbert
9th Prize	16624	£50 Voucher for B&Q	Nigel Moreland
10th Prize	27424	£50 Voucher for Wyevale Garden Centres	M. Smith
11th Prize	29056	Family (4) ticket to Chatham dockyard	P. Parker
12th Prize	19121	Case of Wine	Charles Payne
13th Prize	5083	Entry ticket for 4 people to Shepherd & Neame brewery Faversham.	Colin Gribble
14th Prize	30	Case of Wine	J.E. Smith
15th Prize	1238	Bottle of Whisky	K.E. Walker
16th Prize	14483	AB Reid Statue and family ticket entrance to the S/M Museum 2 Adults & 3 Children	L. Adams
17th prize	4530	Submarine Heritage Centre's Paintings Committee Book 'Dive, Dive, Dive - Barrow Built Submarines - the Best	A Morgan
18th Prize	889	£50 Debenhams Voucher	Brian Downie
19th Prize	1393	£25 Boots Voucher	R.H. Hagen
20th Prize	15553	Bottle of Pussers Rum	E. Wilding