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Ian Whitehouse joined the Royal Navy in 1970. After university and initial naval training, he joined the Submarine Service in 1976, commanding two submarines – HMS ONYX (a diesel-powered conventional submarine) and HMS SOVEREIGN (a nuclear-powered Hunter Killer submarine) during the height of the Cold War.
About Their Talks...
A Cornish Village and Admiral Bligh: Traces the beginnings of the Royal Navy in Alfred the Great’s Day and takes it through to the 18th century. It covers the career of Admiral Bligh, who was brought up in St Tudy in North Cornwall, and was much, much more than the events surrounding the Mutiny on the Bounty.
History of the Royal Navy Submarine Service: Covers the very beginnings of underwater exploration, early submarine designs and concepts from the 17th and 18th Centuries before explaining the gradual development of a viable submarine design in the 19th century and the introduction of submarines into the Royal Navy in 1901 discussing the evolution of submarines over the 125 years of the Royal Navy Submarine Service.
Fee:
£50 – usually payable to the charity St Petrocs of Truro that helps the homeless in Cornwall. Travel expenses for journeys of over 25 miles from Bodmin.
