submarine built in chatham, in kent, was launched from its dockyard. hms ocelot carried out top secret surveillance missions during the cold war, before being decommissioned in 1991. chrissie reidy has been talking to some of those who served onboard. launched in 1962, hms ocelot was one of 57 submarines built here at chatham dockyard. controller. chris reynolds spent a year onboard ocelot. back then, he was a 25 year old torpedo officer. we re standing at the moment where all the torpedoes were stowed, all the weapons. i was responsible for the welfare of all the sailors that operated up here. if i was asked to go on a submarine again, i d leap at the opportunity. during her first three years of commission, ocelot sailed more than 90,000 miles. she carried advanced technology,
they actually switched over to electric batteries, and then they could remain undetected, very quiet. after being decommissioned from active service, she returned to the historic dockyard in chatham, where she s been on display to the public since 1992. it s about the men and women that built these vessels here at the dockyard. this story of people and their involvement. this wasn t a naval dockyard it wasn t the navy who built the ships, it was the people of chatham that built these vessels. and this weekend, she ll celebrate her 60th birthday here another chance for the public to delve into the cold war history of this secretive warship. chrissie reidy, bbc news. let s return now to my colleague annita mcveigh who is at stormont for us now. thank you. the day after the big
five steps that are supposed to give us our nominations. i doubt if our voices would be heard directly in a forum with him or one on one with him and that is why i am hoping to go through the media, so that he can hear people like us, our views. you know, our views, the definition of hour, is close to 5 million people in hong kong, as we can see with evidence, based on actual election, hong kong is polarised, 70% of the people are on one side, 30% of the people are on one side, 30% of the people on the other side. our media has been shut down and now it is very difficult to be heard. i guess i hope that answers your question. i think it is very unlikely that i will get an audience with him. thank ou for will get an audience with him. thank you forjoining will get an audience with him. thank you forjoining us. it s been 60 years since the last royal navy submarine built in chatham, in kent, was launched from its dockyard. hms ocelot carried out top secret surveillance missions durin
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which meant she could remain submerged for weeks at a time. they re powered by admiralty diesel engines that were built here at chatham, and they were used on the surface and also to charge the batteries. when ocelot submerged, they actually switched over to electric batteries, and then they could remain undetected, very quiet. after being decommissioned from active service, she returned to the historic dockyard in chatham, where she s been on display to the public since 1992. it s about the men and women that built these vessels here at the dockyard. this story of people and their involvement. this wasn t a naval dockyard it wasn t the navy who built the ships, it was the people of chatham that built these vessels. and this weekend, she ll celebrate her 60th birthday here another chance for the public to delve into the cold war history of this secretive warship. chrissie reidy, bbc news. meanwhile, the director