The special boat service has carried out a series of operations in afghanistan, starting not long after the attacks of september 11th 2001. in mid-november, 01, the whole of c squadron, sbs, was flown into bagram airbase, afghanistan, which they quickly secured.. The sbs in wwii: gavin mortimer's new book on the special boat service above, a rare shot of the of the special boat section in 1941 when it was still under the command of roger countney.. The special boat service (sbs) is the special forces unit of the united kingdom's royal navy. the sbs can trace its origins back to the second world war when the army special boat section was formed in 1940..
The special boat service is the maritime special operations forces of the united kingdom special forces and the counterpart of the british special air servicewith both under the operational. The special boat service (sbs) is the special forces unit of the naval service. it was founded in 1940 during the second world war, when it started as the special boat. in the 1980s it was renamed. 1987 deaths. companions of the distinguished service order. recipients of the croix de guerre (france) english yacht racers. officers of the order of the british empire. royal marines officers. royal marines personnel of world war ii. single-handed sailors. special boat service officers. add category.
