Early in the war Philips and his crew had
become dissatisfied with the conventional garb of oilskins and designed a
special form of clothing more suitable for submarines. Ursula's navigating
officer, Lt Lakin, was a keen motorcyclist and wore a one-piece motorcycling
suit made by Barbour. Philips asked the company to adapt the suit, splitting it
into jacket and trousers and adding a hood. The suit became standard
watch-keeping clothing in Royal Navy submarines.
Picture showing the lookout left of
camera in his Royal Navy issue Ursula Suit.
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