HMS Belfast and The Gotheborg at Tower Bridge, London

HMS Belfast is greated by The Gotheborg with a gun salute as the latter passes through Tower Bridge, London. View is from London Bridge.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• hms
• belfast
• gotheborg
• gun
• cannon
• salute
• london
• tower
• bridge
• battleship

[jamie6754]

when did u go to london?

[Spankybumchunks]

Well I live in London, so I guess I go there quite a bit. This video however was shot on May 19th 2007.

[PangPrego]

Ursäkta, men jag var bara tvungen att lägga in en liten kommentar... Under 1600-talet så var Sverige en av världens största sjöfartsnationer och vi tävlade med länder som Holland, Frankrike, England och Danmark. Några av dåtidens bästa skeppsbyggare inhystes i landet och gav oss Skepp som Vasa och Kronan... Dock med blandat resultat, men de var båda två de största skeppen i VÄRLDEN när de byggdes... Coolt va? ;)

[Ramerez491]

Shame it's only a replica would love to see HMS victory sea worthy seen a black and white photo of her in the middle of a harbour not moored up shame i doubt that'le ever happen again =/ and now they might be selling her to a private owner because she costs too much to maintain... which is complete and utter b*******t

[Kiskis1414]

@PangPrego Ironiskt nog lyckades danskarna sänka våra skepp gång efter gång, snacka om fail :)

[Dethstarz]

@PangPrego vasa var odugligt o Kronan sänktes tack vare en oduglig kapten! tack för mig

[sootheater]

Is this a sloop or a brig?

[swdendud]

Och dom var holländare till större delen, men cool än då.

[Wingdoss]

They've managed to screw that up, too. They've sterlised it just like English Heritage have turned castles into nothing more than bowling greens. They've last the character. I remember Pompey Navy Days back when there was a Royal Navy and the bootknecks were still in Eastney Barracks. Now both the dockyard and the barracks are open for business 9-5.

[Baltorocks123]

Well, you've got to remember that the government are paying out for the entire of Portsmouth Historical Dockyard, which you can tell on admission fee is not cheap.

[Wingdoss]

Plus the continuing refurbishment over the years that often leaves her like the Forth Bridge - never complete. She looks like she's in intensive care already, what with all the cables and pipes restraining her to the dry dock.

Given that she's supposed to be the flagship of the Royal Navy how could she be put out to private tender? If they do that to the Victory, what's stopping them doing the same to the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight and Red Arrows of the RAF?

[Baltorocks123]

It still must cost huge amounts to keep up.

[Wingdoss]

She's only about 5% original now.

[Baltorocks123]

I would like to remind you that the HMS Victory is over 150 years old, so it does cost alot to maintain.