HMS Belfast (Image heavy)

Kapitan · 08-15-15, 02:33 PM

HMS Belfast is a town class light cruiser moored in London opposite the tower of London, she was built in 1939 and survived a mine hit which put her out of action for two years.

DSCN0249 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

During her time with the Royal Navy she saw service in the home fleet, artic convoys where she famously engaged the German Battleship Scharnhorst she was present at the D Day landings on the 6th of June 1944 where she became the last ship to fire a shell at enemy positions at the beach head a month later, after her action at D Day she was sent to the far east arriving just after the end of the second world war.
HMS Belfast also saw service in the Korean war between 1950 and 1953, By 1963 She was showing her age and she entered the reserve fleet

DSCN0265 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

The big gun navy was being replaced by cheaper more effective missile carrying vessels and a tender was put forward for her scrapping, she was only saved when the imperial war museum and national maritime museum joined forces to save her and in 1967 the proposal was rejected instead a private trust was set up and she was successfully saved
HMS Belfast was opened to the public in 1971 she receives around 250,000 visitors per year and has become such an iconic land mark she is now on the national historic ships register

Today HMS Belfast sits quietly along side the tower of London and tower bridge her forward guns trained on the London gate way motorway service area some 12.5 miles away she enjoys special dispensation allowing her to continue to fly the white ensign and retain her prefix HMS something only enjoyed by two other vessels In the UK HMS Victory and HMS Cavalier
HMS Belfast is a must visit attraction in London and is part of the imperial war museum please don't forget to gift aid tickets as that money goes directly to her.

DSCN0208 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

Pictures were taken the same day this post was made

DSCN0246 by Blair shaw, on Flickr

Please click the link on the photo there is 103 in total

08-15-15, 02:33 PM	#1
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	HMS Belfast (Image heavy) HMS Belfast is a town class light cruiser moored in London opposite the tower of London, she was built in 1939 and survived a mine hit which put her out of action for two years. DSCN0249 by Blair shaw, on Flickr During her time with the Royal Navy she saw service in the home fleet, artic convoys where she famously engaged the German Battleship Scharnhorst she was present at the D Day landings on the 6th of June 1944 where she became the last ship to fire a shell at enemy positions at the beach head a month later, after her action at D Day she was sent to the far east arriving just after the end of the second world war. HMS Belfast also saw service in the Korean war between 1950 and 1953, By 1963 She was showing her age and she entered the reserve fleet DSCN0265 by Blair shaw, on Flickr The big gun navy was being replaced by cheaper more effective missile carrying vessels and a tender was put forward for her scrapping, she was only saved when the imperial war museum and national maritime museum joined forces to save her and in 1967 the proposal was rejected instead a private trust was set up and she was successfully saved HMS Belfast was opened to the public in 1971 she receives around 250,000 visitors per year and has become such an iconic land mark she is now on the national historic ships register Today HMS Belfast sits quietly along side the tower of London and tower bridge her forward guns trained on the London gate way motorway service area some 12.5 miles away she enjoys special dispensation allowing her to continue to fly the white ensign and retain her prefix HMS something only enjoyed by two other vessels In the UK HMS Victory and HMS Cavalier HMS Belfast is a must visit attraction in London and is part of the imperial war museum please don't forget to gift aid tickets as that money goes directly to her. DSCN0208 by Blair shaw, on Flickr Pictures were taken the same day this post was made DSCN0246 by Blair shaw, on Flickr Please click the link on the photo there is 103 in total __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/