Lloyd Blake talks about his family background and childhood in South Perth; his education; joining the Navy (1962); HMAS Cerberus; radio and communications courses; training conditions; the Seamanship course; early voyages; Vietnam; Malay conflict; volunteering
for submarine and helicoptor service; going to England (1966) for submarine training; HMS Alliance; HMAS Otway; naval exercises; Oberon fleet, training; the culture of submariners; roles on watch; superstitions; navy culture; his retirement and pursuing other choices; working three jobs, writing a manual, running courses and teaching hydrography; his boating column in a Sunday paper; writing for the magazine, Yachting World; the influence of the America's Cup on the social and cultural life of Fremantle and the Italian influence on the city of Fremantle; Historic Naval Ships Association Conference; the submariner's network; Submariner's Association; his interest in studying history, reading biographies; the Submarine Institute's involvement in the celebration of Centenary of Submariners in 2014, by recording the story of the people involved not the boats; Ian McIntosh, Max Shean, Ken Briggs; recording of the history of submariners; locating information for the Centenary publication; sponsors for the Centenary publication and the establishment of a scholarship; Peter Horobin; National Submariner's History Task Force.
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