After weeks of blasting and painting of HMS Belfast's hull at the historic Portsmouth naval dockyard on the south coast of England, the Second World War cruiser is about to return to her permanent London mooring on the Thames. She's expected back at Tower Bridge on Monday, July 12 after a voyage lasting about 53 hours.
Work on the warship in dry dock has taken longer than expected, not least because painting of the hull has to stop in wet weather. But the hull itself turned out to be in very good condition: not bad for a 61-year-old ship!
Timings: Saturday, July 10, 9.20am: Portsmouth Harbour mouth + + + + + + + + + + Monday, July 12: 9.00am: Gravesend 10.30am: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, Dartford 12 noon: Thames Barrier 1.00pm: Greenwich
See the return live online via the Livesights ThamesCam: <http://www.livesights.com>! 1230 - 1330GMT (1.30 - 2.00 pm London): Transit Tower Bridge and return to mooring
There a "welcome back" party aboard for visitors on Saturday, July 17, with entertainment and two firings of the guns. Internet users will be able to watch the fun online, and there are prizes to be won!
Gillian Black wrote: > After weeks of blasting and painting of HMS Belfast's hull at the > historic Portsmouth naval dockyard on the south coast of England, the > Second World War cruiser is about to return to her permanent London > mooring on the Thames. She's expected back at Tower Bridge on Monday, > July 12 after a voyage lasting about 53 hours.
> Work on the warship in dry dock has taken longer than expected, not > least because painting of the hull has to stop in wet weather. But the > hull itself turned out to be in very good condition: not bad for a > 61-year-old ship!
> See the return live online via the Livesights ThamesCam: > <http://www.livesights.com>! > 1230 - 1330GMT (1.30 - 2.00 pm London): Transit Tower Bridge and return > to mooring
> There a "welcome back" party aboard for visitors on Saturday, July 17, > with entertainment and two firings of the guns. Internet users will be > able to watch the fun online, and there are prizes to be won!
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That is great news! I used to love going on her when I was a kid.......... (I wouldn`t mind going on her now actually, but unfortunately I live too far away these days. :-/ ) How is she coming back? Towed by tugs? or does she still sial under her own power these days still (Can`t be surely?).
> After weeks of blasting and painting of HMS Belfast's hull at the > historic Portsmouth naval dockyard on the south coast of England, the > Second World War cruiser is about to return to her permanent London > mooring on the Thames. She's expected back at Tower Bridge on Monday, > July 12 after a voyage lasting about 53 hours.
> Work on the warship in dry dock has taken longer than expected, not > least because painting of the hull has to stop in wet weather. But the > hull itself turned out to be in very good condition: not bad for a > 61-year-old ship!
> See the return live online via the Livesights ThamesCam: > <http://www.livesights.com>! > 1230 - 1330GMT (1.30 - 2.00 pm London): Transit Tower Bridge and return > to mooring
> There a "welcome back" party aboard for visitors on Saturday, July 17, > with entertainment and two firings of the guns. Internet users will be > able to watch the fun online, and there are prizes to be won!
Me too. Believe it or not, this will be the first time I've seen Tower Bridge raised. Thanks, Gillian.
-- John Rowland - Spamtrapped Maps of tube stations at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7069 A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - it's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes
Hey John, where r u gonna be? U going to the ULL meet today (10/7/99)? If so then maybe we can get a meet going on Monday? I am planning a full trip (Greenwich to dock) on the bicycle. I reckon pictures of HMS Belfast with the Dome will be pretty cool. So I intend to go north of the river to start and then head west and south. The joys of a bike!
> Me too. Believe it or not, this will be the first time I've seen Tower > Bridge raised. Thanks, Gillian.
> -- > John Rowland - Spamtrapped > Maps of tube stations at http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7069 > A man's vehicle is a symbol of his manhood. > That's why my vehicle's the Piccadilly Line - > it's the size of a county and it comes every two and a half minutes
