This episode is a conversation with Gill and Jim Smith.
Gill worked at the base at Sandbank and was one of the people who turned the key in the door at the shore facilities once the Simon Lake had sailed away, back to the States.
Our conversation looks at the different roles Gill played at the base over the years, leading to those final moments.
We talk, too, with Jim about the variety of jobs he had in connection with the base.
Also in the room were Ann Campbell and Don Gable from the American Years teamand Alasdair Satchel, who also produced the episode.

In this episode Steven T. Hammond talks with Alasdair Satchel, who also produced the episode, about his time as a submariner here on the Clyde.
Steven also talks about his life in Alabama before and after his naval service. This episode explores questions of identity and ethnicity onboard submarines and ashore in Scotland and in Navy culture at the time of Steven’s service.

Steven very kindly also gives us some social media contact details at the end of the episode for any old friends looking to get back in contact.

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This episode is a conversation with Trudy, Whitney and Jaime members of the Gilette family who came to live in Scotland when Trudy’s late husband worked as a dentist at Site One.
The Gilettes talk with Alasdair Satchel, who produced this episode, through Jamie and Alasdair being old school friends.
We hear tales of arriving in Scotland, cultural experiences, the role of women in Navy culture and operations here on the Holy Loch and also the experience of what it was like to go back to America after spending some of your most formative years in Scotland.
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