From 12 noon – 5pm, HMS Duncan’s crew members will be on hand to guide visitors around her decks, chatting to them about the role of HMS Duncan at the heart of the Royal Navy, as well as their experiences in the Senior Service protecting our nation’s interests – at home and further afield.
Tickets
Access is only possible by free ticket, available from the Visit Belfast Welcome Centre (9 Donegall Square North), and visitors must avail of transport available by shuttle bus from Chichester Street (S.S. Moores) in the city centre. Tickets are available in person at the Visit Belfast Welcome Centre or phone 028 9024 6609.
A state-of-the-art Type 45 destroyer, it is less than a year since HMS
DUNCAN, the sixth and last of the Daring-Class destroyers, joined her
five sisters as a commissioned member of the Royal Navy’s Fleet. Destroyers are part of the backbone of the Royal Navy, committed around the world 365 days a year hunting pirates, drug runners or submarines, defending the Fleet from air attack, and providing humanitarian aid after natural disasters – indeed HMS Duncan’s sister, HMS Daring, has recently been involved in relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan.
The Type 45s can also be used as general-purpose warships; they have huge flight decks to accommodate helicopters up to the size of a Chinook. There’s enough space on board to host a Royal Marines detachment up to 60-men strong.
The ship will leave Belfast on Tuesday July 29 at approx 11am.
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It’s good to see the Royal Navy docking in Belfast. That would be a great tour for the youngsters to see.