Life On A Submarine (2024) | Documentary

Life on a Submarine describes what life is really like on a nuclear submarine through the experiences of 4 ex-Royal Navy submariners, including former commodore of the Submarine Service, Jim Perks CBE. The film was was produced by John Rennie Creative Media for The Dock Museum's Shipyard Town Gallery and was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and BAE Systems.

[Idahoguy]

I served aboard an SSN, 1977-81. We have reunions every two years. The ship went out of service twenty years. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t know anyone who served in different years from yours. Because we all had the same experience.

[stephenloxton]

So proud of you guys who do this. Such great friendships and the humour is really great

[davesharpe]

Served with Dave Woods and Jim Perks, been out of the service 11yrs now, do i miss it?, yes i do!!! All they say is true, friendships you will never get outside the Navy, you see and do things that 'normal' people will never do! A great career, the UK should be proud of there Submarine Service!!

[abcdefghijklmnop]

What an excellent documentary. Im glad I found it on my recommendations! I remember seeing Jim Perks as Teacher in a documentary years ago training aspiring COs

[frankdutton]

Excellent. I served on Conqueror 1976-1983. Life was simpler, you knew what was expected and you did it.

[Sparkle]

I have just found this and I am just in awe. To be away from home and under water for so long and the messages from home I was like wow as to have 40 words from home which has gone through 6-7 different people and to not get the bad news is a good thing of course but I can’t imagine the feeling of coming home after the operation is done and find things out and there is such courage in everyone and those who are at home .
Thank you for making this, I had a vision of it being a much smaller sub marine ( I’d not seen any before and so this caught my eye as something good to watch ) and to see when it came up out of the water and how big it was and total respect especially to the chefs and kitchen staff to get all those meals done and then everything washed and put away amd I thought it would be like airline meals and they go with enough onboard for some reason and just heat things .

I bit have more questions and so will have to look for more content,

My great uncle and then 2 or 3 of their sons served in the army l I was litrle and they had left by then but I saw some photos and it takes a special kind of person serve for any of the army and navy . Thank you all for your service

[paulrennie]

A great production, really well edited. 4 charismatic submariners reflecting on their years of service on board submarines. An excellent choice of subject areas creates a great flow whilst evoking an obvious pride in those interviewed.
Really enjoyable watch.
Thank you for your service

[Tim]

Brilliant documentary, thanks to everyone taking part.

[tonnywildweasel]

Great docu 👍 Thank you very much for sharing.
Salute from the Netherlands 🇳🇱, TW.

[IanBuchanan-hrlu]

I was a chef on Resolution, and can confirm the food we served was excellent.

[JoeDobisz]

I've had the pleasure of meeting Jim Perks, and what a thoroughly lovely gentleman he is with an extraordinary story to tell!

[MrTracker]

Excellent documentary guys. Loved it and, I’ve learned a lot about being a Submariner. I Salute you all, from a former 22 year Special Forces guy. Thank you. 🇬🇧 And, God Bless you all.

[chaz]

Currently serve on the vanguard class submarines.. 2 patrols both 5 months long, it’s not a bad life down there! Obviously miss a few things but if you’ve got a good crew you’ll have a good patrol

[blackberrymw]

This video needs to be taken down immediately.

And made 10 to 20 times longer.

Thank you so much! What a privilege.

[MidFlightCrisis]

Brilliant documentary, brought back many memories. I miss the people and the professionalism. I have not matched this in civvy street since leaving 12 years ago. We have an amazing history and amazing people keeping us safe today.

[danbuck]

Having just watched the perisher documentary (how to command a nuclear submarine) on Amazon prime it's good to see Jim again

[mrkeiths]

Constant learning. Constant testing. Constant qualifying. Constant drilling. Constant vigilance. Proud to have served. Glad it's over. My Dolphins go with me when I meet Saint Peter.

[robr]

Well done!! I did two full sea tours on two different classes of USN submarines. "Submarine Showers" were exactly up, soap down head to toe - water turned off in between - then rinse off. On my first "spec-op", or Special Operation, NO ONE else, not even the Captain took a shower for over TWO weeks. We got "bird baths" as we called them. The ONLY people who showered were the cooks and the mess cooks, or "cranks" because of handling food. Tuat was the ONLY time being a crank was worth it.😅😂😂

[KevinBowden-ff]

That's just genius, , food,
Nelson is impressed,

[jcmadvisors]

I've been waiting 25 years for someone to provide an easy answer for me, for when people ask me "what was it like on a submarine"....what a great film