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St. Petersburg shipwrights to change masts on legendary British battleship
Published: 28 March, 2010, 13:50
Edited: 14 May, 2010, 07:52
HMS Belfast, London
TAGS: Manufacturing, Military, Russia, UK, Vehicles
The masts of the British light cruiser Belfast, which escorted Polar convoys during WWII, will be manufactured at the shipyard of Russian United Industrial Corporation in St. Petersburg.
The UIC press-service announced that the works will be finished within four months at the expense of the corporation, as reported by Interfax news agency.
The price tag of the works has not been announced, but British media evaluates it at £250,000 to £500,000.
The UIC specifically underlined that only their shipyard has the technological know-how and fabricating capacity to perform that complicated remount.
 Cruiser Belfast as part of convoy |
On December 1943, Belfast participated in the naval Battle of the North Cape, when Royal Navy ships sent to the bottom illustrated the danger of the Arctic Nazi German’s battle-cruiser Scharnhorst off Norway’s shores.
UIC combines two of St. Petersburg’s leading shipbuilding facilities, North Dockyard and Baltic Works.
 German Battle-Cruiser Scharnhorst |
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It is a honor for Russia to take care of this ship..So many times this (and others ships) ship escord convoy over to Russia (Leningrad-St.Petersburg) to bring food to starving people. So many, Great Britain citizens die (under constant German fire) in their human duty to help...It is not about ship name or cost ,its about memory of those who fallen on this "mission impossible" saving others lifes liveing behind their love ones...This nice gesture from Russia is reminder that they did not forgot any of those who help them! Thanke you!
This is very good gesture by Russia to help restore this famous allied warship. Thank you Russia! God Bless You Russia ! I worked with a railroad engineer who sailed to Murmansk in US Merchant Marine during WWII and he told me of the great difficulty and many dangers to help Russian people.