HMS Belfast – Life on board a warship!

Welcome to this informational website about HMS Belfast. HMS Belfast shows you what it was like to live and work on board a warship in a war. HMS Belfast is a light cruiser which was launched in 1938. HMS Belfast shows you how it was to work and live on a warship which served in the Second World War and the Korean War and remained in active until 1963. Explore all nine decks of this amazing seafaring history where sailors once went to battle on. Built by Messrs Harland & Wolff of Belfast in 1936, Anne Chamberlain, wife of the then Prime Minister launched Belfast on St Patrick’s Day 1938. Best known for her role during the Second World War in supporting the Allied troops on D-Day.

HMS Belfast Tickets!

HMS Belfast offers nine decks of history for visitors to explore.  If you purchase your HMS Belfast Tickets online at 365 tickets you can save yourself up to 15% on the walk up admission price. Alternatively you can visit www.hmsbelfast.org.uk and purchase them directly. Children under the age of 16 can go free with an adult. From the Captain’s Bridge to the sailor’s mess deck, operations room and engine rooms, visitors will hear her battle stories and experience what life was like for her 950 crew.  You can also find out what it was like to live as part of a ship’s community, eating, sleeping and socialising together in cramped messdecks. Down in the bowels of the ship, imagine what it was like to work among the noise and ferocity of the inner workings of the ship. In January 2009 a new exhibition, Launch! Shipbuilding Through the Ages opened. It focuses on the science, engineering and social history of shipbuilding in Britain.

HMS Belfast Location!

HMS Belfast is now moored on the River Thames in London and can be found between London Bridge and Tower Bridge. HMS Belfast is situated on the Thames Path, connecting more than a hundred attractions including more than 30 museums, 21 historic monuments and 7 art galleries. HMS Belfast is close to a wide-range of famous tourist sites including Tower of London, Tate Modern and all the varied attractions along London’s Southbank. The HMS Belfast Gun Turret Experience immerses you in the midst of a battle during the Second World War while the interactive HMS Belfast Operations Room puts you in the Captain’s shoes as you control a fleet of ships off North Borneo.