HMS Belfast, London, 2007 & 2013

60 photos taken in 2007 and 2013 of Britain's largest preserved warship, an 11,553 ton cruiser with a main armament of 12 6-inch guns in four triple turrets and a top speed of 32 knots / 36mph.

HMS Belfast, London, 3 September 2013 Here are three views of the shell room for B turret. Each 6-inch turret had its own shell room. Below them are four magazines, from which cordite propellant charges were sent separately to each turret. Each shell room and magazine had a crew of 22 men.

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HMS Belfast, London, 3 September 2013 Here are three views of the shell room for B turret. Each 6-inch turret had its own shell room. Below them are four magazines, from which cordite propellant charges were sent separately to each turret. Each shell room and magazine had a crew of 22 men.

HMS Belfast photos