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HMS Belfast
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Morgan's Lane
Tooley Street
London
SE1 2JH
England
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Facilities
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A full children's events programme ensures that there is an educational activity taking place onboard ship every weekend and during school holidays. For further information please view the HMS Belfast website: www.iwm.org.uk/hmsbelfast
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Contact details
General Information (Tel)
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0207 940 6300
Learning and Access (Tel)
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0207 940 6367/6336/6348
Group Bookings (Tel)
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0207 940 6367/6336/6348
Marketing or Press Enquiries (Tel)
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020 7940 6320
General information (Fax)
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020 7403 0719
General Information
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hmsbelfast@iwm.org.uk
Website
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www.iwm.org.uk/hmsbelfast
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Open
March - October
1000 - 1800 (last admission 1715)
November - February
1000 - 1700 (last admission 1615)
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Closed
24, 25, 26 December
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Admission charges
Please note: children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please allow 1½ - 2 hours for your visit.
Individuals
Adult: £9.95 This includes a free Audio Guide available in English, French, German and Spanish
Children (under 16): FREE
Group discount rates (10 or more) and concessions are available.
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Description
HMS Belfast was ordered by the Admiralty in 1936 and was built by Harland and Wolff at their dockyard in Belfast at a cost of just over £2 million. The vessel was launched by Mrs Neville Chamberlain, wife of the then Prime Minister, on St Patrick's Day, March 17 1938. HMS Belfast was commissioned into the Royal Navy on August 5 1939.
Now a branch of the Imperial War Museum, HMS Belfast has been carefully preserved to reflect the different decades of her service and the campaigns that she served in from the Arctic Convoys and D-Day to the Korean War and the beginning of the Cold War. HMS Belfast played an important role during the Second World War. She played a key role in the sinking of the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst and opened fire on the D-Day beaches at 05.30am, 6 June 1944, supporting the landing of British and Canadian troops on Gold and Juno beaches. D-Day ultimately provided the turning point in the Second World War and led to victory in Europe.
HMS Belfast weighs an incredible 11,553 tons or almost 12 million kilos and at over 613ft/187m long and is the length of nineteen London buses parked end to end. With its nine decks of living history, HMS Belfast appeals to all ages and provides hours of interest from the Captain’s Bridge down to the boiler and engine rooms way below the ship’s waterline beneath the surface of the Thames.
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Articles
News In Brief - Week Ending August 12 2007
UK Museums Commemorate Remembrance Weekend 2006
News In Brief - Week Ending October 15 2006
Britain's Nautical Heritage: The National Historic Ships Unit
HMS Belfast Salutes The Commonwealth Sailors Of WWII
D-Day 60th Anniversary Exhibition At The Imperial War Museum
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Trails
VE Day 60 Years: Heroism On The High Seas - The Navy In World War Two
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General Information
Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Pre-booking service for groups
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
Foreign language audio guide available
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Collections
Public access available to collections information
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Disability Access
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
General audio-guide available
Toilets for disabled
Touch exhibits and/or handling sessions
Wheelchair access to some public areas
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Children and Families
Activities for pre-school children
Baby changing facilities
Events and resources for children and families
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General Education
CD-ROM guide available
Education facilities available
General audio-guide available
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
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Schools Education
Direct teaching services for schools
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
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Facilities
Cafeteria
Facilities for private functions and events
General audio-guide available
Licensed for weddings
Mail order service available
Meeting room available
Refreshments
Shop
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Information published here was believed to be correct at the time it was prepared. Welsh language pages developed with CYMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, funded by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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