Ships Quote by Peggy Johnson

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.

— Tony Curtis

I was head of the Cold Weather Warfare unit within the Special Boat Service. My job was to do extreme climbs, learn about new…

— Nirmal Purja

My grandad was a submariner; my mum's dad was in the navy.

— Lily Allen

My father was in the navy. I always found it a bit strange that he would choose to spend an extraordinary amount of time…

— Keith Allen

I was fascinated by the [operation] of a U-boat ... where every single man was an indispensable part of the whole. Every submariner, I…

— Karl Donitz

I had spent years in the United States military. Specifically in the U.S. Navy.

— Chris Gardner

I used to work on a boat in Hawaii, taking people out to swim with sharks.

— Evan Mock

My own grandfathers were a submarine commander and a 'desert rats' tank operator in the Second World War.

— Benedict Cumberbatch

I worked at the Pentagon.

— Andy Kim

I worked offshore as an oil worker for a couple of years.

— Richard Linklater

I learned a lot in the naval officers' course. It gave me a lot.

— Adam Neumann

I spent six years before the mast on all types of merchant ships, and naturally I feel well qualified for seafaring roles.

— Van Heflin