HMS BELFAST (1938) DOCKING PLAN (AS FITTED)

Scale 1:96 and 1:48. A plan showing the body, profile and longitudinal half-breadth of the Edinburgh class light cruisers HMS Belfast (1938) and HMS Edinburgh (1938), illustrating the docking arrangements required by the ship. The graphic data is accompanied by a table of offsets and a table of LCB and LCG for use when docking in flating docks.

The plan has been stamped and and signed by representatives of Harland & Wolff, and dated 24 August 1939.

The drawing was originally drafted at Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for HMS Edinburgh, but was subsequently amended and used for HMS Belfast. It has has been heavily modified to reflect alterations carried out on the ship: Devonport in September 1942, Admiralty July 1943, Portsmouth March-July 1948, Admiralty April 1949 and Devonport September 1958.

NPN1060 - 1066 & NPA6728.

Object Details

ID: NPN1066
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Harland & Wolff Ltd
Date made: stamped 20 August 1939
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 843 mm x 2912 mm
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