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Did one patrol on RESO (the first in 68 and was bored shitless. Then somebody offered me a way off, which I took with both hands. Spent the next 10 years in SM 3 and 2, doing NATO shoot'em ups, those trips that never happened and 6 weeks day running from St Croix. And I never thought about Coulport once.

Coulport was not a draft for the faint hearted and directly led to me submitting 18 months notice. Bitter? I go to the pub for that now.

Originally Posted by Rigsby

I spent some 2 years (on and off) in 184A (i think that's it's number but it was some 20 years ago) at Coulport

i never saw a bus go by once and nor did i ever see the sun shine either

Single-decker blue things with Royal Navy painted on the side. They went to the married patch via Faslane, which meant two cigarette smuggling checks in one bus journey. You thought you had got away with an extra five fags over the allowance leaving Coulport only to be found out at the south gate; what-a-bummer.

Originally Posted by WreckerL

Fortunately I never had a bomber, I don't wear a bomber pin with pride!!!

Ditto. Went down one to the Cab space once, didnt catch any thing and they didnt turn me.

Originally Posted by LujonSA

Single-decker blue things with Royal Navy painted on the side. They went to the married patch via Faslane, which meant two cigarette smuggling checks in one bus journey. You thought you had got away with an extra five fags over the allowance leaving Coulport only to be found out at the south gate; what-a-bummer.

I remember the early 90's where you were searched contantly. The MOD polis use to get a hard-on when they found 2 green double A batteries in your walkman. Things have changed both at Coulport and Faslane.

They have finally realised that Jack is not the enemy.

Originally Posted by witsend

What a bunch of insular, deadly dull, self important, boring bunch of weird freaks ever to sail a single sea!

The highlight of the day is seeing who has the most exotic biscuits for the middle watch. Don't get me wrong there is some cracking people on them, but the whole atmosphere is dominated by queenie lifers who've never been further than Coulport.

Fuck the argument about maintaining the UK's place at the top table. These boats should be binned on the basis they're a waste of money and a disgrace to submariners.

Yea gods 'witsend' you only just realised that? I could have told you that forty two bleeding years ago!! Bloody things full of prima donnas and weirdos!

Originally Posted by flymo

I had to volunteer for boats for a better chance of getting redundancy in 96. I was all pysched up to go Boats - bombers just in case. I doubt if I could have handled the smallness of an S-T boat.

What about the 'smallness' of diesel boats ................oops sorry none left!!

Nothing wrong with Coulport, it's an excellent place to get your rod out.