HMS Odin (S10) Royal Navy Oberon Class diesel-electric Submarine surveillance operations 1976

[@coffeecodecameras]

@Hants_Prints You are uploading some brilliant videos, thank you so much for sharing these

[@Hants_Prints]

Our pleasure! Glad you are enjoying them, stay tuned for more :)

[@MrWadstw]

Agreed this stuff is classic Cold war era keep them coming

[@john07973]

Seconded. Well done Hants Prints

[@anthonygoodwin4732]

This was incredibly interesting to someone who was in the Royal Marines at this time. I know that technology and the very nature of submarines has changed but the skill level involved here is seriously impressive. Thanks HP

[@declanmurphy6427]

Ha ha Tommy, how low can you go? 😂😂😂

[@Sbiper]

The balls it must take to do this....actually its the sheer professionalism that is humbling.

[@d165354]

I was on ODIN for "part 3" then Canada trip 1979 / 1980. REM Ilett ( SKIPPY) Started collecting ex equipment when OTTER was scrapped in mid 1990s...now a "control room / motor room " walkthrough....was originally in Norfolk, but now at the old north school house, EDAY , ORKNEY and open to public free of charge. Moaned like everyone,....but wouldnt have missed it for worlds. left the RN to spend 6 months on the canals...then return to RN...but never did as i worked the last full time Commercial Narrowboats. I have long memories of ODIN and still have my kit and instruction books and loads of photos. my job was radio and radar, my watchkeeping was in the motor room. The commanders of ODIN at that time were the well known... Lt Com ISH Richards...then Lt Com R Stevens. I wish everyone all the very best....and OSCAR....are you still there ????.............cheers everyone. mike ilett (skippy)

[@BurroughWolf]

I joined Splendid in 1982 and ISH Richard’s was the jimmy at the time. Scary bloke😳

[@RobertDownie-jb2cu]

small world I live on Sanday ex Courageous, Valiant , Renown and Sceptre UC

[@johntait491]

We "communicated" many years ago when you sent me some technical drawings of an O-boat. I remember seeing the pics of your museum in Orkney. Cheers.

[@exsubmariner]

How come you watch keeping was in the motor room I thought you'd be in WT shack or the control room cep planes or helm

[@d165354]

@@BurroughWolf Hi, Yes ..He left Odin to go to Splendid which was building at Barrow....we did a refit there afterwards and he was around at that time. He was supposed to be one of the best skippers and i remember someone saying that if there was another war....its a good job he is on our side. ....but you are right....he didnt tolerate slackness. Wishing you all the very best. Mike ilett.

[@spowie11]

Thanks Hampsire, was on Odin 89-decom, really enjoying all the uploads.

[@Hants_Prints]

Glad you are enjoying them! will get as many up as possible over the next few weeks, I'm sure we have some more interesting videos for you sun dodgers ;)

[@jackharrison6771]

Thanks for posting. I remember going on the HMS Onyx, when she visited Fleetwood. Another ten years-ish, later found the Onyx off the Falklands. I don't remember if Odin was down there. What a gutsy Cptn and crew.

[@AmidshipsYT]

These videos are utterly fantastic. BZ!

[@Hants_Prints]

Glad you like them!

[@Ron-u1z]

Great videos . I didn't join the RN until 85 but some of the equipment on these videos was still in use. God I miss the mob.

[@davebradshaw2537]

I was a fore-endie on Osiris and Orpheus and remember doing this on a Kresta and a Krivak, would've been '79/'80. Definite pucker factor!!!

[@BobSmith-rf9kj]

Completed a similar exercise when on HMSM Otus (S18) under a Russian trawler. Needed a near on perfect trim and exacting depth control to slide under hull of trawler. Be interested to know if todays boats can be as sneaky as we could ? Dachau

[@spowie11]

Hey Bob was on Otus 87-89

[@bobsmith-qz3xq]

@@spowie11 - Hey buddy - Great boat, but my term in Navy was during the mid 70's. So many cut backs I exited stage left in 1978 during fireman's strike. Navy paid £33 a week, but got a civilian job at £105 a week. Skipper Lt Robinson. My LEM was Bogie McKnight who used to train me to operate the motor switchboard by hitting knuckles with wooden ruler. Many other ship mates - wonder where they are now ?

[@captainsalty56]

Did my parts 1 &2 at Dolphin in 1978 and once assigned to a boat, underwater looks would be part of our bread and butter. Always a tightening of the pucker valve doing this.

[@exsubmariner]

I did my basic and part 2 sonar course at dolphin in 78 I joined walrus in Scotland what a s*** that was the only part 3 southerner on a Scottish boat. Regards mad mo Morris

[@exsubmariner]

Carried out an underwater look on surfaced tango class Soviet diesel submarine whilst onboard Osiris we were at our limit of 9 to 10 knots any more would have bent the scopes I was uc2 sounded like a chipping hammer on the casing with it's 3 shafts and five blades rotating at over 450 RPM our co was Bob Dixie Dean we sat of the Argentinian coastline for 2 five week patrols in early 83 but that's another story

[@badmattam]

I worked on HMS Odin, and some of her sister ships, back in the early 80’s at Rosyth. SSN/SSBN’s also.

[@michaelw2816]

Rare specialised Leica III periscope camera at 3.30 - probably worth a bomb now if it turned up on Antiques Roadshow.

[@fishernz]

I think I saw this film when I was a Midshipman and it was classified "secret".

[@eyerollthereforeiam1709]

HMCS Ojibwa, an Oberon class, is a museum ship in Canada, for those on this side of the pond. Well worth the trip. I greatly respect submariners, but I wouldn't want to be one. Everyone is in each other's back pockets.

[@Freebird67]

Did the photo work when on Trafalgar turbulent and tireless

[@vipertwenty249]

Old friend of mine was serving aboard HM submarines at that time and through much of the 80's. Even 20 years ago he still wouldn't talk about much of what they did a couple of dozen years before.

[@scottwhiting1871]

Just look how far the UK has fallen! Today the RN would be lucky to have 2 SSNs on patrol! They would rather spend money on putting illegals in Hotels! This video reminds us that we were once a strong professional force that could protect our shores! When they scrapped Nimrod we went 11 years without marine patrol aircraft!

[@skysurferuk]

0:30 looks like the opening of that sci-fi series, "UFO" 😂

[@Climpus]

I wonder how this compares to modern RN procedures - less Chinagraph pencils and 'yards'?

[@timberry5666]

Oh happy days!

[@billpugh58]

Nice video.

[@vespelian]

I visited one of these boats when it called in at Milford Haven/Pembroke Dock in 1970 for an open day. I was seven but I can't remember the name of the submarine.

[@Hants_Prints]

If you happen to know the month, there may well be something in the old Navy News issues, they are viewable online, I'll see if I can find a link for you

[@vespelian]

@@Hants_Prints Unfortunately I don't although it might have been around Easter as it big thing at school but I was very young. I'd certainly appreciate it if you could. It was a bit of a Boy's Own playground in that part of the world, with our Sunderland flying boat, HMS Warrior and Chieftain and Leopard I tanks trundling all over the place, not to mention all the forts and castles and the old dockyard to play in.

[@oldseadog3386]

HMS Oracle, I was aboard her it was part of a recruitment drive

[@vespelian]

@@oldseadog3386 Thanks for that, so we might well have met. It was a big thing in the town, especially at our crew. I remember rushing through the boat and having to hang around with some of the crew at a table until my parents caught up.

[@TheSteves59]

Nosmo King on Warner was Killick of the mess on Sea lion as a LS RP

[@TonySnelson-q4e]

I was RP2 with Nosmo on Sealion. Great guy.

[@peterfarrell520]

had a look on an oberon in recruit school. bugger that as the bunks were too small for me and nope to hot doging the racks. aussie navy though not pommy.

[@robertharris7027]

Somehow I miss the appearance of John Cleese.

[@Anton-om5qf]

Ant remember coxn’s name

[@alepaz1099]

that's ballsy

[@simon-oy6um]

All gone to harry pounds yard now 😢

[@karel.77]

Можно подумать наши вас не видели и не слышали!;))) Вам просто разрешили это сделать!;)))))

[@rob-cg6ko]

Bollox

[@Climpus]

Wouldn't Soviet SONAR have picked them up?

[@robwilton9539]

Only in active mode. In passive mode the sub would have the cover of the noise from the ship they were under. The irony is that active sonar is very rarely used as it gives one's position away.

[@exsubmariner]

​@@robwilton9539I think they were exercising with a Leander there's no way they would allowed a film crew on a sneaky onslaught / Osiris was designated as sneaky boat for SM1

[@robwilton9539]

@@exsubmariner Shit the bed shippers? Yes you're probably right.

[@exsubmariner]

@@robwilton9539 it stands out like a mixie blob on the uckers bored of life

[@exsubmariner]

@@robwilton9539 it stands out like a mixie blob on the uckers board of life

[@Anton-om5qf]

Roddis your a Cupid stunt