Hms Belfast London

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Hms Belfast London

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HMS BELFAST AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION

Warship from Word War 2

Now located in the middle of London

on the south side of London’s River Thames

Museum Ship since 1971

unique part of Britain’s naval history

HMS BELFAST AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION

The closer you get to it, the bigger it looks

take a tour of the

Quarterdeck

the Bridge

massive Boiler

Engine Room

SPECIFIACIONS

Built from 1936-1939

187m long

80.000 HP

Weight of 12.000 tons

Crew from 750-850 soldiers

MOST IMPORTANT HISTORY

1943 destroyed the German battleship

„Scharnhorst

June 1944 took a important part of the

Normandie operation

1965 the HMS Belfast got crippled

„MOVIE ROLES“

Depeche Mode made the Video for „People

are People“

In 1985 there was the release-concert of the

album „Rum, Sodomy And The Lash” of the

band „The Pogues“

VIRTUAL TOUR THROUGH THE HMS BELFAST