HMS Belfast Pocket Manual

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A unique guide to this famous warship, collating authentic period sources including design notes and information for sailors to provide a unique guide to this famous warship.

A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany and from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union and assisted in the destruction of the German warship Scharnhorst. In June 1944 Belfast supported the Normandy landings and in 1945 was redeployed to the British Pacific Fleet.

After the war she saw action in the Korean War and a number of other overseas actions. She has been part of the Imperial War Museum since 1978, with 250,000 visitors annually.

This fascinating book comprises a series of documents that give information on the building of the ship, her wartime service history and life on board in a handy pocket-sized format, ideal as a gift.

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A book deserving a salute! * Warship World *
This is a gem of a book for anyone with the slightest interest in naval history. * Fly Navy Fleet Air Arm Officers Association magazine *

By reading this nifty little book before, during or after your visit to the legendary WW2 and Cold War veteran cruiser a world of fascinating facts enhance the experience you are about to have, are enjoying or have recently had.

* Warships Magazine *
Even though described as a pocket manual this book is stuffed full of detail and can be easily dipped into for fascinating facts or insights into what it was really like (in both peace and war) to serve aboard the famous HMS Belfast. * Warships IFR *

Author Bio

Lieutenant-Commander John Blake, FRIN, spent twelve years in the Royal Navy. He has worked extensively with the UK Hydrographic Office, the producers of Admiralty Charts, and is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation. John is the author of the acclaimed Charts of War, The Sea Chart and Sea Charts of the British Isles as well as The Titanic Passengers Guide Pocket Book. His research interests span the maritime world, from nautical charts and surveying to merchant shipping.