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HMS BelfastA J Summersgill June 11, 2006 | 4 comments | Print | E-mail This is the ship’s Purser, and he doesn’t look too pleased to see me. I think I’ll nip down this stairwell…
Oops, I’ve ended up in the Laundry…
Ah, finally, a lavatory, and somewhere to wash my hands.
And finally, if you’re very naughty, or unlucky, you might find yourself thrown into the cells that sit right at the front of the ship. Don’t get locked up like I did, it’s not very nice.
For anyone with even a passing interest in Naval warfare, a visit to HMS Belfast is not to be missed!
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4 Comments to “HMS Belfast”
Belfast has been altered a heckuva lot since I was on it. The superstructure has been changed but I can’t find a good photo of the side view to see exactly what has been altered.
I was a RM telegraphist – using morse code in those days – and my usual post was the “Bridge Wireless Office” just aft of the bridge. My “out of watch” post was the Upper Transmitting Room.
By Vic Paffet ex Royal Marines (signals) on Oct 21, 2009 at 8:19 am
I could be wrong on this but I understood that one of the for’ard gun turrets was a ‘dummy’ so Belfast had only nine 6″ guns and not twelve.
By Vic Paffet ex Royal Marines (signals) on Oct 21, 2009 at 8:23 am
My ‘oppo’ on boardwas “Paddy Eagleson” – Robert Stewart Eagleson – also a RM signals operator.
The captain during the Korean campaign was Le Messurier.
By Vic Paffet ex Royal Marines (signals) on Oct 21, 2009 at 8:30 am
Are you SURE that one person was killed on board Belfast during the Korean campaign? I don’t remember that but certainly HMS Jamaica had one person killed.
By Vic Paffet ex Royal Marines (signals) on Oct 21, 2009 at 8:38 am