Martin (Nobby) Clarke served 1972 - 1995
| SHIP | FROM | TO | RATE | COMMENTS |
| HMS Raleigh | 1972 | 1972 | J/S2 | July - Basic and part 2 training |
| HMS Vernon | 1972 | J/S2 (UC Basic) | Part 3 training. Instructor Mick Betts. | |
| HMS Vernon | 1972 | O/S (UC*) | December. Buffers party ( scrubbing trees!) | |
| HMS Bossington | 1973 | O/S (UC*) | Loan Draft. Belfast Patrol | |
| HMS Ghurkha | 1973 | 1975 | O/S (UC*) | (May) Steve Stevens TASI. |
| HMS Ghurkha | 1973 | A/B(UC3) | (June) | |
| HMS Fisguard | 1975 | 1975 | A/B(UC3) | QM June to November |
| HMS Hermes | 1975 | 1976 | A/B(UC3) | Weapons Supply Party. See Note 1. |
| HMS Hermes | 1976 | A/B(S) | Completed Boswain’s yeoman’s course. | |
| HMS Ambuscade | 1977 | 1979 | A/B(S) | PO (S) J A Smith and A J Smith |
| HMS Ambuscade | 1978 | L/S (S) | Passed L/S Board on HMS Hermione. | |
| HMS Vernon | 1979 | L/S (S) | LS (S) Course. Note 2. | |
| HMS Vernon | 1979 | L/S (S) | Second Dickey to Steve Bowden. | |
| HMS Rooke | 1980 | 1982 | L/S (S) | Buffers party See Note 3. |
| HMS Rooke | 1981 | L/S (S) | Passed PO(S) Board on HMS Active | |
| HMS Vernon | 1982 | L/S (S) | Awaiting course | |
| HMS Arethusa | 1983 | L/S (S) | Loan Draft | |
| HMS Hermes | 1983 | L/S (S) | Paying off deployment in Mediterrean | |
| HMS Vernon | 1983 | L/S (S) | Boats Party | |
| HMS Naiad | 1984 | 1985 | L/S (S)/ PO (S) | With Ginge Swain & Brum Ingram |
| HMS Vernon/Dryad | 1985 | PO (S) | PO (S) Course Tim Capel instructor | |
| HMS Birmingham | 1985 | 1990 | PO (S) | Dicky Antcliff, Pete Comley, Willy Quade |
| HMS Rooke | 1990 | 1992 | PO (S) /CPO (S) | (Again) Sailing Centre Manager |
| HMS Dryad | 1992 | 1993 | CPO OPS (S) | UWW/ UN Office admin chief. See Note 4 |
| DNPTS | 1993 | 1995 | CPO OPS (S) | Royal Navy Sailing Coach |
| HMS Nelson | 1995 | Civvy | Release 1130 June 14th. |
Note 1: TASI's Bill Topham & Brian Shirley.
Note 2: Bill Hill course officer. CPO Clifford course instructor.
Note 3: L/Hand chain arrester gear .
Note 4: SAGE/SAFRON Instructor.
I am now working (2013) for Southampton Solent University as The Chief Instructor at their Watersports Centre based at Warsash at the mouth of the River Hamble.