Airfix A04212V HMS Belfast Warships, 1: 600 Scale

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Originally a Royal Navy light cruiser, The HMS Belfast spent 25 years in active service and saw several wars, before she was brought to London and moored on the River Thames. Currently operating as a museum ship, she is a popular landmark and tourist attraction in London. a b "HMS Belfast reopens six months after gangway collapse". London SE1. 18 May 2012 . Retrieved 18 May 2012. Lavery, Brian (2015). The Last Big Gun: At War and at Sea with HMS Belfast . London: The Pool of London Press. ISBN 978-1-910860-01-4. Royal Navy Town-class cruiser fans! Happy to announce funnels for HMS Belfast in 1/350 scale, 1/600 scale, and 1/700 scale are now available.

In 1967, efforts were initiated to avert Belfast 's expected scrapping and to preserve her as a museum ship. A joint committee of the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum, and the Ministry of Defence was established and then reported in June 1968 that preservation was practical. In 1971, however, the government decided against preservation, prompting the formation of the private HMS Belfast Trust to campaign for her preservation. The efforts of the Trust were successful, and the government transferred the ship to the Trust in July 1971. Brought to London, she was moored on the River Thames near Tower Bridge in the Pool of London. Opened to the public in October 1971, Belfast became a branch of the Imperial War Museum in 1978. Since 1973 she has been home to City of London Sea Cadets who meet on board twice a week. [8] A popular tourist attraction, Belfast received over 327,000 visitors in 2019. [9] As a branch of a national museum and part of the National Historic Fleet, Belfast is supported by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, admissions income, and the museum's commercial activities. Gordon Painter: “Oh it was terrible really, it was very, very rough. It was very, very cold of course. I believe I'm right in saying that if one went into the sea their lifespan or time is only a matter of seconds before you freeze to death.” Sprue B also has two parts which make up the catapult. These parts are solid grey styrene, and builds up to a very simplified version of the catapult in the retracted position. HMS Belfast is a British warship launched in 1938 and spent 24 years in active service. At the time of her construction she was the largest warship ever built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. a b "RNARS London Group GB2RN HMS Belfast". Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society . Retrieved 18 October 2019.When completed, Belfast had an overall length of 613feet 6inches (187.0m), a beam of 63feet 4inches (19.3m) and a draught of 17feet 3inches (5.3m). Her standard displacement during her sea trials was 10,420 long tons (10,590t). [2] She was propelled by four three-drum oil-fired Admiralty water-tube boilers, turning Parsons geared steam turbines, driving four propeller shafts. [5] She was capable of 32.5 knots (60.2km/h; 37.4mph) and carried 2,400 long tons (2,400t) of fuel oil. [2] This gave her a maximum range of 8,664 nautical miles (16,046km; 9,970mi) at 13 knots (24km/h; 15mph). [3] The HMS Belfast was amongst one of the largest warships built in Belfast, Ireland. Her importance and uniqueness was reaffirmed as she was chosen to be the first ship in the Royal Navy to be named after the capital city of Belfast. Most Belfast model kit's funnels are inaccurately shaped and poorly detailed. For example, in 1/350 scale, The Trumpeter Belfast kit's forward funnel is significantly smaller than the aft funnel. The real difference is not as great. HMS Belfast: Two injured as gangway collapses". BBC News. 29 November 2011 . Retrieved 4 February 2021. accurate height, scaled from scans of official Admiralty General Arrangement Profile “as fitted” series MCD AIO979 plans for HMS Belfast dated 16 November 1942.

Senior Staff List". Imperial War Museum. 2010. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011 . Retrieved 16 August 2011. The Trumpeter brand has a complete offer of models of international aircraft carriers and cruisers for lovers and enthusiasts of modeling. All you need to know about Trumpeter Who is the trumpeter manufacturer? HMS Belfast Association: About the Association". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 August 2011. Watton, Ross (1985). The Cruiser Belfast . Anatomy of the Ship. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-328-1. HMS Belfast: Iconic ship re-opens!" (PDF) (Press release). Imperial War Museum. 12 April 2012 . Retrieved 13 April 2012.After North Cape, Belfast refuelled at Kola Inlet before sailing for the United Kingdom, arriving at Scapa to replenish her fuel, ammunition and stores on New Year's Day 1944. Belfast sailed to Rosyth on 10 January, where her crew received a period of leave. February 1944 saw Belfast resume her Arctic convoy duties, and on 30 March 1944 Belfast sailed with the covering force of Operation Tungsten, a large carrier-launched Fleet Air Arm airstrike against the German battleship Tirpitz. [34] Moored in Altafjord in northern Norway, Tirpitz was the German navy's last surviving capital ship. [35] Forty-two Fairey Barracuda dive-bombers from HMS Victorious and HMS Furious made up the strike force; escorted by eighty fighters. Launched on 3 April, the bombers scored fourteen hits, immobilising Tirpitz for two months, with one Barracuda shot down. [34] [35] Belfast underwent minor repairs at Rosyth from 23 April to 8 May, while her crew received a period of leave. On 8 May Belfast returned to Scapa Flow and carried the King during his pre-invasion visit to the Home Fleet. [36] HMS Belfast 's 4-inch guns bombarding German positions in Normandy at night. Belfast 's aviation capability was provided by two catapult-launched Supermarine Walrus amphibious biplanes. These could be launched from a D1H catapult mounted aft of the forward superstructure, and recovered from the water by two cranes mounted on either side of the forward funnel. The aircraft, operated by the Fleet Air Arm's HMS Belfast Flight of 700 Naval Air Squadron, were stowed in two hangars in the forward superstructure. [7] Second World War [ edit ] 1939–1942: Commissioning, prize capture, mining, and repairs [ edit ] HMS Belfast to lose her scaffolding – and gain two new masts" (Press release). Lloyd's Register Group. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 . Retrieved 8 July 2010. Action stations within a warship were always extremely tense. The crew were closed down, everything was secure, and each member of the company focused on their job and performed it to the best of their ability. This was the case in any action, but particularly at the Battle of North Cape.

Allen, Felix (19 October 2010). "The new HMS Belfast, from Russia with love". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 16 November 2010 . Retrieved 22 October 2010.Reproduced at a scale of 1/32, this model contains 350 pieces, including decals, photocuts and plastic bunches. This kit includes two Supermarine Walrus seaplanes, molded in clear styrene. These seaplanes are pretty basic, and are missing an appropriate catapult launch cradle. This is the same aircraft previously seen in Trumpeter's 1/350 HMS Warspite kit.

Nigel Steel: “By the early morning of the 26th of December, Boxing Day, HMS Belfast and the returning convoy from the Soviet Union were lodged somewhere between the North Cape right at the north of Norway and Bear Island, and Belfast itself is then set to hunt around to see if they can find any trace of the Scharnhorst, and it's about 8.40 in the morning that a blip appears on the radar of HMS Belfast and they work out that this must be the Scharnhorst and battle is on." Defence Secretary names new warship HMS Belfast in Northern Ireland". GOV.UK. 27 September 2017 . Retrieved 28 September 2017. By 1977, the financial position of the HMS Belfast Trust had become marginal, and the Imperial War Museum sought permission to merge the Trust into the museum. On 19 January 1978 the Secretary of State for Education and Science, Shirley Williams, accepted the proposal stating that HMS Belfast "is a unique demonstration of an important phase of our history and technology". [66] The ship was transferred to the museum on 1 March 1978, [64] and became the Imperial War Museum's third branch, Duxford aerodrome having been acquired in 1976. In October 1998, the HMS Belfast Association was formed to reunite former members of the ship's company. [67] The Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive also seeks to record oral history interviews with former crewmen. [64] Preservation [ edit ] A floating crane was moored alongside HMS Belfast during the installation of her new masts; September 2010. Using original pictures and plans, our skilled artisans have created a superb replica model ship of this famous vessel. The dedication to excellent customer service combined with excellent value for money has made Premier Ship Models the number one choice for model ships, boats and yacht collectors worldwide.Post-war, she served in foreign service on the Far East station, so she was in place to provide fire support to the UN forces during the Korean War. After this conflict ended in 1952, she was briefly paid off before entering an extensive modernization from 1956-1959. She went into permanent reserve in 1963, and was later saved from the breakers in 1971. She still exists today as part of the Imperial War Museum and open to visitors in the Pool of London. official Admiralty General Arrangement Profile “as fitted” series MCD AIO979 plans for HMS Belfast dated 16 November 1942 Mr. Dennis suspected that more and possibly better drawings of the ship, ideally fully dimensioned shipyard construction drawings, might be in the possession of National Museums Northern Ireland: Ulster Folk Museum. A search there by the curator on Mr. Dennis' behalf did not find the better drawings we hoped might still be in existence, unfortunately. But we are very grateful for the effort. Sainsbury, A. B. (25 February 1999). "Obituary: Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Martell". The Independent. London . Retrieved 15 August 2011. The Town class of light cruisers were a series of 10 6"-gunned light cruisers of the Royal Navy. These ships were built in three sub-classes, with the final subclass being Edinburgh and Belfast. These two vessels were slightly larger than the proceeding eight ships, as there was a brief intention of arming them with a quadruple 6" gun, instead of the triple mounts of the other ships.