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HMS BELFAST

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First time that I`ve noticed this that the BELFAST had a bofor gun on B turret, even when we were alongside her in Hong kong in 1959 I don`t remember seeing this ----seeing pictures of other Town class cruisers none seem to be sporting the extra piece of equipment. Jack stay transfers were always a crowd puller waiting to see the unfortunate person on the end of the rope getting their feet wet.
 

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Might have been temporarily added for her service in the Korean war just as the Falkland Island ships were fitted with 'extras'.
 

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Must have been a really bad watch and station bill posting, stuck on an open mounting a few yards from 6 noisy & smelly heavy gun barrels, exposed to wind/rain & goffers and also at the mercy of constant scrutiny by the bridge team.
 

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