Between the the Officers accommodation and the wardroom is the Galley here two cooks [one on watch the other off] would prepare three meals a day for 64 officers and men. Although the facilities and the food available was much improved on that, that was offered to their predecessors, it still could not match the surface ships.

Fresh food would be used up first and then there would be more reliance on tinned, dried and frozen food. Submariners sense of humour came to the forefront when it came to naming dishes, many unrepeatable on a family page.

"Train smash" scrambled egg, tomatoes, with sausages or bacon. "Babies heads" individual steak and kidney suet puddings. "Cheese Oosh" a sort of Cheese omelette baked in the oven seasoned and usually covered in tinned baked beans. "Spithead pheasant" Smoked fish with a poached egg. "Chinese wedding cake" rice pudding. It was said that the only thing with a thicker skin than the rice pudding was the cook.

The food is stored in the pantry below the galley and accessed through a deck hatch in the passage. Some cynics would say the menu was decided by how this store was packed, if all the tins of bake beans were put in last then that's what you had until they were used up! In practice the store was packed in such away that variety was guaranteed [well almost]

Across from the galley is the Garbage ejector and tin crusher. Rubbish bins onboard were the same size as the ejector tube. In sealed calico bags with crushed tins at the bottom for ballast, the waste was placed into the ejector. The ejector has an interlock door system so that when the inner door was sealed the tube could be flooded, the outer door opened and the waste ejected.

Also here on the starboard side between the senior ratings mess and the galley is the most important document on the boat the "Watch and Station Bill" here every crew member is listed. His watch, position and duties through every evolution are recorded here he knows where he should be at 'Diving Stations', 'Harbour Stations' or any other duties he may be required to do.