HMS Belfast - D-Day 80th Anniversary Gun Salute - 06/06/2024

[@abrahamdozer6273]

Canadian here. Belfast bombarded Juno Beach ahead of our troops landing there and no doubt saved a few of their lives. Bravo Zulu HMS Belfast!

[@hbsailorettegeek107]

I’m a HMS Belfast volunteer and I was in the bridge when she fired those pyrotechnics

[@Briselance]

I hope you had ear protection.😅

[@hbsailorettegeek107]

@@Briselance yes I wore my loop earplugs

[@cbbees1468]

As an American, I wish the Brits preserved Warspite for the sheer amount of history, however, HMS Belfast looks very sharp even in the 21st Century.

[@vaclavmacgregor2464]

@FalklandsRforeverBritish What he means is:That he likes them a lot even if he isnt british.

[@GreyknightSEO]

Agree, what the Royal Navy did after ww2 was nothing but a disgrace with some of the famous ships. We didn’t even make any money/proper uses out of the scrap. The parts like the name plates and certain furnishings have been passed around like a cheap lady of the night. Unforgivable

[@oteliogarcia1562]

The UK was bad financially after WW2 and the "age of the [WW2] museum ship" hasn't arrived yet, at least in the UK, so it's a pity that none of UK's battleships survived. I wonder if, at the time, the royal family couldn't have purchased HMS King George V from the scrapyard using some of their wealth and made it into a museum ship. After all, KGV and her class really were intended to be named after George VI, Elizabeth II's father, being commissioned during his reign. Bertie apparently persuaded the RN to name them after his father instead, even though there was already a previous KGV class.

[@cbbees1468]

@@GreyknightSEO For us, we should have made USS Enterprise CV-6 a museum ship. Would have also been good to preserve USS San Diego, CL-53.

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Her service record is even more impressive. At least she was spared the scrap heap.

[@kristoffermangila]

Now imagine HMS Belfast off Gold and Juno Beaches, firing not pyrotechnics, but live naval rounds...

[@abrahamdozer6273]

I'm involed with HMCS Haida, which is a preserved Tribal Class Destroyer of the same vintage as Belfast in Canada, We fire off guns periodically but we're only allowed to use black powder. If we used cordite, the concussion from just one round would break windows in Hamilton Ontario where she's berthed.There's a funny story about the King and Queen firing Haida's guns. Charles pulled the lanyard on his gun and there was a "pop" and a puff of smoke. Camillia pulled ehers and .... KABLAMMO! ... followed by a smile and a glance.

[@fus149hammer5]

​@abrahamdozer6273 so the rumours are true. Camilla gets something in her hand and it goes off!😉 No wonder Charles always fancied her!😂

[@xaqxiq9281]

It would probably shatter the nearby windows, but yes! Also imagine hundreds of ships firing along side it!!!

[@daneelolivaw602]

@@abrahamdozer6273 I didn't know about your Ship, wasn't it Tribal Class destroyers that made the life of Bismarck pretty miserable the night before it was sunk. Thank you for looking after that very special ship.

[@abrahamdozer6273]

@@daneelolivaw602 I served in our (Canadian) navy in the "next" generation of ships fifty years ago and after Haida had been paid off. I'm active in a local naval veterans association and a couple of our members served on Haida, including one very sharp gentleman (91) who was on her in Korea "train busting".Another of our members was in Korea on HMCS Iroquois which sustained fatal casualties from a North Korean shore battery.

[@stephenfarthing3819]

What Belfast has let fly are basically blank 6" shells - first time in 80 plus years since last firing shots in anger!

[@Tealice1]

Belfast served in the Korean war, so it's more like 70 years

[@iowa61]

She’s fired salutes from her main battery both previously and recently.

[@thevictoryoverhimself7298]

@@iowa61 Why couldnt they do it this time? (They've obviously igniting fireworks on the bow to enhance the "boom")

[@Species5008]

Actually, it's most likely the condition charges that are being touched off. Warship round of that size aren't like the rounds for a gun. The powder and shell are nit contained in one easy to load unit.

[@bikes02]

3:06 - 3:13 beautiful smoke ring

[@stevelenox152]

She is still looking beautiful

[@hbsailorettegeek107]

Mah girl

[@alasdairblack393]

As a Canadian it is great to see our flag flying off HMS Belfasts stern 🇨🇦 Lest we forget.

[@Scipionic1941]

Well said, ab.

[@AndreiTupolev]

Stern? That's the White Ensign. Mainmast, you mean?

[@michellepeoplelikeyoumurde8373]

We did not fly the Zombies flag as we don't have a white one

[@Alpha_627]

Glad to see our Stars and Stripes flying with our Overlord brothers-in-arms off that aft mast :) Cheers from a Buffalo Naval Park volunteer

[@jeffsr8300]

Absolutely gorgeous Ship, wonderful.

[@oliversherman2414]

I visited the HMS Belfast in 2018. It's a magnificent ship

[@MrSimonRosbottom]

Great, well shot and edited, high quality video, thanks for sharing. I'm standing just to the left of the S1 Bofors (the nearer pale blue one) in the pale hat.

[@robertbate5790]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍👍 🇬🇧 🇬🇧 🇬🇧

[@WojciechWachniewski-st1zm]

'Belfast'!... 'Belfast'!!... All the best to the biggest museum naval ship of Europe and to all her crews. The work well-done and excellent service. ❤️ ♍🇵🇱🇬🇧👍

[@OliverTwigg-i9c]

Epic video and great camera work, always a pleasure to watch your videos 👍

[@nx014]

Wonder when was the last time that the HMS Belfast had a dry dock period- to repair any damage over the last 30 years below the wind -water line on her hull.

[@frostedbutts4340]

1999. She's in good condition, but will need another visit some time.

[@JakeBSteam]

Great video as always, King regards, Jake.

[@Shipspotting_Vietnam]

I love the anchors of this ship!

[@Paws4thot]

ISTR that Scratchwood Services (M4) are in range of A and B turrets.

[@mrsusan5672]

Not just in range, the turrets are actually trained on the services!

[@OrbitFallenAngel]

God Bless Each and Every Single Young Man Who Fought For The Allies During WW2 And Especially On D-Day!! 🙏🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧 I Can't Even Imagine Hearing Her Firing Live Rounds At the Nazi's Atlantic Wall Defenses And Hearing Her Rounds Screaming Inland And Smashing Into Anything That The Rounds Came Into Contact With?!? 😮 What A Truly Beautiful and Amazing Ship!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@flyship]

Great videos

[@JoshMallard96]

Great video

[@Northerner_Transport_Hub]

Personally I would've been terrified if I was there and booking it the other way, but its still to remember a very symbolic occasion

[@DAlycidon]

Imagine thousands of ships firing their guns all at the same time. That’s what D-Day would’ve been like. What you see here is pyrotechnics at work so essentially just harmless fireworks.

[@anthonygiglio9860]

Great Salute ❤

[@davefave4351]

And there was I thinking the Captain had had a cooked breakfast at London Gateway services!

[@sureshot8399]

LOL, if he had, he likely would have used high explosive rounds rather than blanks.....and may have had to adjust slightly for the breeze.

[@tommykaung5882]

The maid is still kicking.

[@mrsusan5672]

What was being fired near the bow at 2:20?

[@Alpha_627]

(Bit late, apologies) Feel honored and proud to see our flag flying off her aft mast there with our terrific allies, wonderful hearing those 6in guns making some noise! Cheers from a volunteer at the Buffalo Naval Park, home to the last Cleveland class CL :)

[@Will-b7g]

American exceptionalism. Get gone.

[@Alpha_627]

@@Will-b7g no ill intentions meant, no need to be offended there stranger. Everyone played their part, respects to all who gave all that they did in that conflict

[@Will-b7g]

@@Alpha_627 a lot of Americans are anti British it's pathetic. You don't know me and never will, I could be doing anything right now, like turning the dial on your heater for instance. I'm holding up my fingers, how many am I holding up? Please reply within 5 minutes

[@Alpha_627]

@@Will-b7g ok, stereotyping much? I don’t judge anybody based on nationality. As a naval history buff I have huge respect to the British especially for their long and celebrated history in shipbuilding and their contributions to the field. You’re right. I don’t know you. But I do know that I’m glad I don’t, as trolls that spend their time causing drama on the internet often don’t tend to live up to the praise they give themselves.

[@Will-b7g]

@Alpha_627 you have no respect for the British and you are not a naval buff, cry harder.

[@reynardthefox]

Cheers

[@seanclarke4278]

Imagine an iowa class

[@brooks9661]

I am assuming that they couldn’t fire a salvo because of restrictions.

[@vincentwahl391]

Well, that petrol station down wind of that is gone

[@Facet_5_CUT_8XM]

Isn’t the Belfast a battleship?

[@YARROWS9]

City class cruiser. We should have preserved one of our battleships.

[@flamingsmore5904]

@@YARROWS9if any battleship should of been preserved, it should of been HMS Warspite. 😢

[@Facet_5_CUT_8XM]

@@YARROWS9 ok thanks! First a long time I actually thought it was a Battleship. Then again I do live in America! lol

[@Biggles266]

Bel-chan is a Town-class light cruiser, last of 10 in the class, sister of HMS Edinburgh, and first ship to be named 'Belfast' in the Royal Navy. 12x 6" main guns in 4 triple-barrel turrets.

[@jarrodprieto5841]

​@@YARROWS9 She's actually a light cruiser of the Edinburgh class. I know, because with help from Azur Lane I researched her.

[@tang-shenchu6933]

參觀貝爾法斯特輕巡艦後讓我想到清代光緖年間的康梁戊戌變法船堅炮利，鎮遠等萬噸重艦北洋艦隊卻垮在慈西太后的貪腐致甲午戰爭慘敗於日本。日本自1868年明治維新是紮實實的做，在日俄海戰獲勝定亞太海權

[@billygraham5971]

Super Ship.

[@MrBook123456]

cool

[@jarrodprieto5841]

Enterprise's maid in Azur Lane

[@ธัญญาอั้นประเสริฐ-ล6ฑ]

ครับ. 1000

[@zzzyxwv]

It shot so many rounds in Normandy its barrels were worn out. End of career 😮

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Career. Rhymes with Korea. Funny that.

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

Funny how it got the nuclear, chemical and biological warfare major modernisation then!

[@stewm1267]

Barrels are replaced on a regular basis. Needing new barrels is basically regular maintenance or wear and tear for those ships.

[@AndreiTupolev]

She was refitted after the war (the bridge superstructure she has now is a postwar addition) and was in commission until 1963

[@l337pwnage]

@@stewm1267 Ya, those barrels didn't actually last all that long. Reminds me of some small German guns that did one better. They tried tapered barrels which resulted in extremely high penetration out of pretty small rounds, but and equally extremely short barrel life, making the idea impractical.

[@billyponsonby]

Time to let this go

[@mattwordsworth9825]

No

[@PhantomP63]

A troll playing at iconoclast, studying to be a moron.