84 Years Since a Sinking and Happy Belated 110th Birthday HMS M.33

This last week in history has been bittersweet; 22nd May 1915, HMS M.33 was launched and 24th May 1941, HMS Hood was sunk by the KMS Bismarck with a single shot.

HMS Hood’s bell was salvaged from the wreckage on request from descendants of her crew. It is now on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth at the Historic Dockyard.

There will be some upcoming posts on my visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and HMS Hood, so please watch this space! 😉

Despite this was 2 days ago, let’s celebrate the launch of a little but fierce vessel. Please join me in celebration of HMS M.33’s 110th birthday! (Or should I say launch day)? 🇬🇧⚓️🍾

M.33 (M for monitor) was launched on 22nd May 1915 at Harland and Wolff Shipyard in Belfast to be part of a fleet of fighting monitor ships. She was ordered on 1st April 1915 and was built in only 7 weeks; the admiralty didn’t have a chance to properly name her!

She is one of only three surviving ships left from the First World War and the last survivor of the Gallipoli Campaign. M.33 will be mentioned in an upcoming blog post stated above; in the meantime, if you want to learn more about M.33, watch the video below. I strongly recommend visiting her at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard where you can immerse yourself in her story of her voyage to the Dardanelles and her role at Gallipoli.

Please join me in giving 3 mighty cheers for HMS Monitor No.33:

HIP HIP HOORAY (3x) 🥳🍾🥂🎂🇬🇧

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