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HMS Belfast
Free event with general admission
Descend below the Thames waterline into these heavily armoured decks to find the machinery held within.
The central part of HMS Belfast's lower decks was the most heavily protected, enclosed within a thick ‘box’ of cemented armour.
Here, in the deepest parts of the ship, marvel at the size and scale of the rooms that drove Belfast into battle.
Highlights
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Steer the ship
HMS Belfast was steered from the Lower Steering Position, deep in the heart of the ship. Try our new interactive experience and see if you can follow the Captain’s orders to steer HMS Belfast to its destination in time for D-Day, 6 June 1944.
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Under Pressure
Notice the sheer number of pressure gauges, dials, wheels, pipes, and cogs within these lower levels. Discover what it would have sounded like in the lower decks through a soundscape of engine noise.
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Shell Rooms
Each of the four 6-inch gun turrets was served by its own shell room in the lower decks. See replica 6-inch shells sit on a revolving carousel ready to be hoisted up to the gun turret above.
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