XAW033131 NORTHERN IRELAND (1950). General View, Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/West.

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Details

Title [XAW033131] General View, Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950. Oblique aerial photograph taken facing South/West.
Reference XAW033131
Date 15-September-1950
Link
Place name BELFAST
Parish NORTHERN IRELAND
District
Country NORTHERN IRELAND
Easting / Northing 147886, 531128
Longitude / Latitude -5.906044, 54.612195
National Grid Reference

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As a young lad with my brother in the 1950's we sailed into Belfast Harbour early one morning on the Ulster Prince from Liverpool. First we saw a couple of I think meteor jets fly in the we saw one complete Aircraft Carrier and the on partially built one. The name Ark Royal comes to mind but I may be mistaken.

Mike
Tuesday 7th of October 2014 12:04:52 AM
I don't think it is HMS Ark Royal but a later photo shows there are three more carriers around this one. I have a feeling they being built for foreign navies.

John Wass
Tuesday 18th of November 2014 03:14:25 PM
The Ark Royal of the day was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead. HMS Eagle, finally completed late 1951, is one candidate.The light carriers HMS Centaur & HMS Hermes were completed in 1953/4.

gBr
Sunday 11th of January 2015 06:21:46 AM