HMS Belfast & the Arctic Convoy
Warfare
History Hit
4.5 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 24 December 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Moored on the Thames, HMS Belfast has become a permanent fixture in the landscape of London, but since her initial launch over 80 years ago she has seen action at D-Day and during the Korean War. In this episode, James speaks to Robert Rumble, lead curator for HMS Belfast, about the ship and, in particular, her service in the Arctic Convoys during the Second World War. Listen to find out about HMS Belfast’s contribution to the Battle of the North Cape, the people on board and the strange (and sad!) story of Olga the reindeer.
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| 0:00.0 | Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival, |
| 0:06.0 | three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent, |
| 0:10.7 | Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend. |
| 0:13.1 | All right. |
| 0:14.0 | Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior. |
| 0:16.8 | And don't get us started on Mel. |
| 0:19.4 | But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together. |
| 0:22.8 | All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat. |
| 0:25.8 | Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us. |
| 0:28.0 | P and Dau Ferris, there is another way. |
| 0:30.0 | Hello everyone, I'm your host James Rogers and this is the history hit |
| 0:35.2 | Warfare podcast. It is the season to be jolly. I hope you're having a happy |
| 0:39.1 | holidays and an amazing festive period. Last week just before Christmas break, I had the pleasure of talking all things history with |
| 0:46.4 | the fantastic students of St Paul's Church of England Primary School in Levington's |
| 0:50.6 | SPAR. |
| 0:51.6 | They had an amazing energy, brilliant questions and so a massive |
| 0:54.5 | thank you goes out to their assistant headteacher Peter Hawkins who is a regular |
| 0:59.1 | listener to the podcast and who invited me out. It was an absolute pleasure. Thank you so much and a Merry Christmas to all of you in Leamington Spa. |
| 1:08.0 | Now today we have an episode to match this festive season. We're joined by Robert Rumble, who is here to tell us all about |
| 1:14.4 | the history of one of Britain's most famous and loved ships, the HMS Belfast. |
| 1:19.3 | Rob is the lead curator on the Belfast, and as it turns turns out some of the ship's |
| 1:23.3 | fiercest battles and most memorable moments happened around the |
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