Airfix A04212V HMS Belfast Warships, 1: 600 Scale

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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. 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.

Wenzel, Jon (April 1997). "Diminishing Shipyard Resources". Third International Conference on the Technical Aspects of the Preservation of Historic Vessels . Retrieved 16 August 2011. HMS Belfast Press Desk (19 October 2010). "HMS Belfast Masts from Russia with Love". Imperial War Museum. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 . Retrieved 8 April 2013. There has been much discussion regarding the size of the real ship's funnels among modelers. Compared to the ship's aft funnel, measurements of the real funnels confirm that the forward funnel is slightly shorter front-to-rear and slightly wider side-to-side. HMS Belfast also serves as the headquarters of the City of London Sea Cadet Corps, [92] and her prestigious location in central London as a result means she frequently has other vessels berthed alongside. In October 2007, Belfast hosted the naming ceremony of the lighthouse tender THV Galatea with the Queen and Prince Philip in attendance. [93] 2011 accident [ edit ]Although they differ, both the WEM funnels and our Model Monkey funnels will provide the modeler with very noticeable improvements over the plastic Trumpeter kits' parts.

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. a b c Rear-Admiral Morgan Morgan-Giles,MP for Winchester (8 March 1971). "HMS Belfast". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. col.207–216. Waters, Conrad (2019b). British Town Class Cruisers: Design, Development & Performance; Southampton & Belfast Classes. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5267-1885-3. Diprose, Graham; Craig, Charles & Seaborne, Mike (2009). London's Changing Riverscape. Francis Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-2941-9.Her radar fit now included a Type 277 radar set to replace her Type 273 for surface warning. Her Type 281 air warning set was replaced by a single-antenna Type 281B set, while a Type 293Q was fitted for close-range height-finding and surface warning. A Type 274 set was fitted for main armament fire direction. [42] [31] On 17 June 1945, with the war in Europe at an end, Belfast sailed for the Far East via Gibraltar, Malta, Alexandria, Port Said, Aden, Colombo and Sydney. By the time she arrived in Sydney on 7 August Belfast had been made flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the British Pacific Fleet. While in Sydney Belfast underwent another short refit, supplementing her close-range armament with five 40mm Bofors guns. Belfast had been expected to join in Operation Downfall, but this was forestalled by the Japanese surrender on 15 August 1945. [4] Post-war service 1945–1950 [ edit ] Belfast arriving at Kure, Japan, in May 1950. HMS Belfast". National Register of Historic Vessels. National Historic Ships. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011 . Retrieved 27 August 2011.