H.M.S. Belfast is one of only three surviving bombardment vessels from D-Day.
During her 33 days in Normandy, H.M.S. Belfast fired over 4,000 6-inch shells
and 1,000 4-inch shells.
The guns aboard H.M.S. Belfast were so powerful that, during the D-Day bombardment, their vibrations cracked the crew's toilets.
The forward guns, of H.M.S. Belfast, had a range of 14 land miles and are currently trained, and elevated, on the M1 Gateway, Scratchwood Services, 12.5 miles from where she is now moored.
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| Life Buoy Ring. |
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| Chapel |
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| Rum Ration being measured out. |
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| Ordinance. |
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| Ordinance transport tube. |
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| Firing chamber. |
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| Target acquired. |
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| The Admiral's Bridge. |
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| Power plant. |
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| Funnel. |
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| HMS Belfast, from the River Thames. |
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| HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge. |
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| Ship's Log: D-Day. |
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| Big guns. |
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| Instruments on the Captain's Bridge. |
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| Lock and Load. |
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| Anchor chains. |
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| HMS Belfast from Tower Bridge. |
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| Communication array. |
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