Wednesday 20th June 2012

Taking advantage of the rare sunshine this summer, Gina and I decided to go on board HMS Belfast, the floating Imperial War Museum warship, moored since 1971 on the River Thames, near London Bridge.



The ship was fully commissioned back in August 1939, just in time for the start of World War II. She performed heroically on the Artic convoys to Russia, including taking part in the sinking of the German pocket battleship Sharnhorst, at the Battle of the North Cape, 26th December 1943. Belfast then played an active roll in D-Day (June 1944), and last fired shots in action during the Korean war. 



Here we are taking control on the bridge. We were told that the forward gun turrets could take out our home in west London, so were very careful not to press any buttons!!!

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