who heard of the special boat service?

Answer 1

do know now!

The Royal Navy's Special Boat Service (SBS) is the lesser-known sister unit of the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) regiment. Based in Poole, Dorset, the SBS is a special forces unit which specialises in special operations at sea, along coastlines and on river networks. The SBS also have a team on standby for maritime counter terrorism (MCT) operations. Whilst the unit specialises in water-borne activities, they are also highly skilled on dry land. Recent operations have taken place in the mountains of land-locked Afghanistan and deep in the deserts of Iraq. Previously known as the Special Boat Squadron and exclusively drawn from The Royal Marines, the SBS is now open to members of other regiments and services from throughout the UK military.

Answer 2

http://www.specialboatservice.co.uk/
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The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the British Royal Navy's special forces unit. The service's motto is "By Strength and Guile". It forms part of the United Kingdom Special Forces, alongside the Special Air Service (SAS) and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR).

The SBS is an independent unit of the Royal Marines and is based with 1 Assault Group Royal Marines and the British Army's 148 Commando Forward Observation Battery in Royal Marines Poole, in Poole, Dorset.

Note: The SBS was formerly known as the Special Boat Squadron, however it has been officially redesignated the Special Boat Service.

Answer 3

yeah - I've heard of them.

They are kind of like the SAS

I've done a little research and found the following

The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the British Royal Navy's special forces unit. The service's motto is "By Strength and Guile". It forms part of the United Kingdom Special Forces, alongside the Special Air Service (SAS) and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR).

Answer 4

right here is what makes your question moot. the two the SAS and SBS are knowledgeable in each element of each others occupations. This because of the fact of this they're the two basic leap(para), HALO, try against diver, Boat training etc... The SBS is the British Royal Navys elite Commando unit (US military SEALs), mutually as the SAS is the British Armys elite Commano unit.(green Beret) they might not be in a joint operation because of the fact the two it would be an operation controlled by ability of the army(SBS), or it would be an operation controlled by ability of the army(SAS). in the event that they have been, perhaps, the two in touch in a paticular operation then they might the two be doing key projects for a straightforward objective and would not be section by ability of section yet extremely working of their very own communities on their very own goals.

Answer 5

Its deemed to be the equivalent of the US Navy Seals. Whereas its a highly disciplined unit under the banner of the UK's marine corps it lacks both the equipment and resources of the US Navy's Seals. It was initially formed in the early days of WW2 and its first significant raid was against enemy merchant shipping - with their gallant conduct and heroism brilliantly told/portrayed in the film Cockleshell Hero's. Of the entire paddle crews invested in the raid only 2 men managed to escape, the CO and a trooper, the remaining others all captured and subsequently executed by German firing squads following their capture. I'm given to understand that both survivors of the raid were subsequently decorated for their respective actions soon after making their successful return to base and that both suvivors subsequently survived the War intact!

Answer 6

Yes. The SBS is the naval special forces for Britain. I bit like US Navy seals, but British.

Answer 7

Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen

Special Boat Teams (SBTs) are part of the U.S. Navy's Special Warfare Command . SBTs are composed of Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC), which are specially trained coxswains who employ, operate and maintain a variety of surface combatant craft to conduct and support special operations, including maritime interdiction missions, insertion and extraction of Navy SEALs and other U.S. special operations units, direct action missions,and special reconnaissance

Answer 8

if i remember right the SBS was set up before the SAS, in response to DDDD, this is a UK special forces unit from WW2 it is not the american services your thinking of, those are seals which is the american version (normally trained by british SBS/SAS)

Answer 9

It was a british special operations force in WW II it was to the best of my knowledge since incorperated into the SAS.

Answer 10

Yes the SBS they are the second best unit in the world after the SAS