Stevens, John Samuel (Oral history)

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British officer served aboard submarine HMS Triumph, 2nd Submarine Flotilla in North Sea, 9/1939-12/1939; served as liaison officer aboard French submarine Circe in North Sea, 1940; served aboard submarine HMS H50, 3rd Submarine Flotilla in North Sea, 7/1940-8/1940; served aboard submarine HMS Thunderbolt, 3rd Submarine Flotilla in GB coastal waters and Atlantic, 8/1940-6/1941; commanded submarine HMS Unruffled, 10th Submarine Flotilla in Mediterranean, 2/1942-1/1944

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REEL 1 Background in Crouch End and Sutton, GB, 1916-1936: family; education; enlistment in Royal Navy, 1937. Recollections of operations as officer aboard submarine HMS Triumph, 2nd Submarine Flotilla in North Sea, 9/1939-12/1939: character of submarine; living conditions on board; patrolling off Norway; mining of submarine, 26/12/1939. Aspects of period as liaison officer aboard French submarine Circe in North Sea, 1940: life on board; question of leadership aboard submarine; attitude of French submariners towards British. Aspects of period as officer aboard submarine HMS H50, 3rd Submarine Flotilla in North Sea, 7/1940-8/1940: anti-invasion patrols; character of crews and question of submariners being volunteers. REEL 2 Continues: Aspects of operations as officer aboard submarine HMS Thunderbolt, 3rd Submarine Flotilla in GB coastal waters and North Atlantic, 8/1940-6/1941: standing by submarine at Birkenhead, GB, 8/1940-10/1940; sinking of Italian submarine Capitano Raffaele Tarantini in Bay of Biscay, 15/12/1940; reaction to sinking of Italian submarine Capitano Raffaele Tarantini; escorting North Atlantic convoys. Aspects of period training as submarine commander in GB coastal waters, 6/1941-1/1942: character of submarine commander's course; exercises aboard HMS H44 off Scotland, 11/1941-12/1941; operational patrol off Cherbourg, France; nature of appointment process. Recollections of operations commanding submarine HMS Unruffled, 10th Submarine Flotilla in Mediterranean, 2/1942-1/1944: character of submarine; patrolling based on Malta; conditions on Malta during siege; attitude of Maltese civilians to British presence. REEL 3 Continues: role during Chariot Manned Torpedo craft attack on Palermo, Sicily, Italy, 3/1/1943; attacks on Axis convoys; attack on Italian light cruiser Attilio Regolo, 8/11/1942; attacks on Italian east coast railway; use of Jolly Rodger; relaxation facilities; leaving submarine and supervising building of submarine HMS Turpin in GB, 9/1944-3/1945; question of detection of submarines from air in Mediterranean.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1945-1989 (production), Second World War (content), Second World War (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Wood, Conrad (Recorder)
Stevens, John Samuel (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 1986-06-16
Dimensions: whole: Duration 90, Number Of Items 3
Catalogue number: 9310

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