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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“
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