Stokers/Submariner history

[IlikeB33r]

My class have our end of course presentation soon, would anyone be able to provide me any factual information or provide sources where I can draw information from.

Anything on submariner stokers, or stokers in general?

Cheers shippers.

 

[WreckerL]

Submarine museum, 15 minute walk from Sultan.

 

[IlikeB33r]

Submarine museum, 15 minute walk from Sultan.

Yeah, we're going there too. It's information more pointed towards what stokers done during WW2 (preferably submariners)

 

[SONAR-BENDER]

Well, you can call me boring, but just for a wheze, I Googled 'submarine stokers in ww2'

guess what............

 

[IlikeB33r]

Well, you can call me boring, but just for a wheze, I Googled 'submarine stokers in ww2'

guess what............

Believe it or not.. We've been doing that as well. But as a given this site is full of people in the mob and ex mob so I thought I'd ask the question.

 

[Polto]

Is there something specific you're looking for...?

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

One of the great tragedies (pre WW2) was the loss of HMS Thetis (below). Only three men survived. Last man out was Leading Stoker Arnold:


This is about one of the most factually accurate books, I believe:
HMS Thetis

Another good one to look into is the sinking of HMS Artemis, alongside at HMS Dolphin (1956) whilst preparing to take-on fuel.

 

[IlikeB33r]

Is there something specific you're looking for...?

Most WW2 era!

One of the great tragedies (pre WW2) was the loss of HMS Thetis (below). Only three men survived. Last man out was Leading Stoker Arnold:


This is about one of the most factually accurate books, I believe:
HMS Thetis

Another good one to look into is the sinking of HMS Artemis, alongside at HMS Dolphin (1956) whilst preparing to take-on fuel.

That's great! Thanks for that Ninja, definitely going to be included.

 

[Polto]

Yes - read that book - very thorough. And a bloody good read too.

 

[superpom]

Other than steam driven stokers being the absolute cream, I have nothing to add...

 

[SONAR-BENDER]

Other than steam driven stokers being the absolute cream, I have nothing to add...

Double thick? Clotted?

 

[WreckerL]

Another good one to look into is the sinking of HMS Artemis, alongside at HMS Dolphin (1956) whilst preparing to take-on fuel.

Artemis sank in 1971

 

[Ninja_Stoker]

Artemis sank in 1971

Whoops, you are correct.

 

[bollotom]

Wasn't there also one in Portland after an explosion? My memory is tickling HMS Sidon.

 

[janner]

http://www.dorsetsubmariners.org.uk/main/boats/sidon/

 

[barny006]

The duty chief Dave Guest on board Artemis lives in my Village.Nice Man.

 

[BreathingOutOnTheWayUp]

The duty chief Dave Guest & GM if you please* on board Artemis lives in my Village.Nice Man.

*GM citation here - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45793/supplement/11631

One of the very few pieces of good news arising from that incident.

(Another of those few good things was the generosity of the Boat's S/Rs as they invited the Dolphin VM S/Rs small coterie to help them to drink their way through their ARTEMIS Mess Funds. With Dave generally presiding 'twas churlish to refuse such generosity, hic. )