Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this video, IWM Curator Rob Rumble takes us on a tour of HMS Belfast, showing off the engineering and crew roles that made this incredible 'living machine' run.

Visit HMS Belfast: iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast

00:00 - A Warship on the Thames
01:20 - A living machine
03:07 - The Bridge
04:23 - The Shell Room
05:53 - The Guns
07:32 - The Engine
08:52 - The Kitchen
10:23 - Sick Bay
11:10 - Life onboard
13:50 - A Historic Icon

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