HMS Caroline

Discover HMS Caroline in the heart of the Titanic Quarter in Belfast as you take your family on an adventure like no other.

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📆 Important date for your diary.

HMS Caroline will be closed 17 May to prepare for an event. Timeslots for the 15 - 16 May are now open!

⏰ 8 guided tours throughout the day from 10am until 3.15pm.

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⚓ 👻 Happy Halloween from the crew at HMS Caroline!

⏰ Open Wednesday to Sunday | Self guided tours | We're open for visits anytime from 10am to 3:30pm

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📷 Six Mile images

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❓ Got a question about your visit? We're all aboard to assist you

📩 You can email us on [email protected].

📱 Direct message on our social channels.

🗣️ When available, live chat via our website.

⚓ We look forward to hearing from you!

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⚓ Don't miss this week!

👨‍👩‍👦 Self-guided tours at HMS Caroline
🗓️ 24 October - 2 November
⏰ 10am-3:30pm

🔊 Step on board this incredible First World War ship for the ultimate family day out.

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❓ Got a question about your visit? We're all aboard to assist you!

📩 You can email us on: [email protected].

📱 Direct message on our social channels.

🗣️ When available, live chat via our website.

⚓ We look forward to hearing from you.

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⚓ This October half-term set sail for HMS Caroline and experience life at sea!

👨‍👩‍👦 Self-guided tours at HMS Caroline
🗓️ 24 - 26 October and 29 October - 2 November
⏰ 10am-3:30pm

🔊 Step on board this incredible ship for the ultimate family day out.

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🚨 Important Update

Due to staff training our phone lines will be unavailable from Sun 14 September - Tues 16 September 2025. 

Please note, responses by email and social channels may take longer than usual. 

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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🛠️ Don’t miss!

🧑‍🔬 This week, HMS Caroline is buzzing with invention and hands-on STEM fun

Whether you're building cranes, testing boats, or designing gadgets, there’s something to spark every young inventor's curiosity

📅 29–30 August

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⚓ HMS Caroline is award-winning once again!

HMS Caroline has received a Tripadvisor #TravellersChoice2025 Award, placing us among the top 10% of attractions worldwide.

Thank you to everyone who’s come aboard and helped us keep history alive.

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This Summer, step aboard HMS Caroline and journey back to life at sea over 100 years ago!

Explore Belfast's First World War ship and discover the fascinating stories of the crew.

⏰ Wed - Sun | We're open for visits anytime from 10am to 3:15pm https://t.co/L5rbins9vt

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📷 From the archive

During 2016, HMS Caroline was placed in dry dock work.

Marine growth was removed before paint was stripped from the hull. Ultra-sonic testing checked for areas of weakness before repairs were made to the hull.

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📷 D Kidd Press Eye

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❓ Got a question about your visit? We're all aboard to assist you!

📩 You can email us on: [email protected].

📱 Direct message on our social channels.

🗣️ When available, live chat via our website.

⚓ We look forward to hearing from you!

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In early 1915, Caroline was given a paint scheme inspired by Scottish scientist, John Graham Kerr

Unlike other forms of camouflage, the intention of dazzle was not to conceal, but to make it difficult to estimate a target's range, speed and heading

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⚓️ 31 July is known as Black Tot Day in the Naval world!

🥃 On this day in 1970, the Royal Navy issued its final daily rum ration, known as the 'tot', marking the end of a centuries-old tradition.

⏰ Open Wed-Sun | 10am-3:15pm

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📸 Garland Collection

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⚓ Kids love a good story and HMS Caroline has hundreds

With interactive exhibits, wartime secrets and the chance to see how sailors lived, it’s a day out that entertains and educates in equal measure

⏰ Open Wed - Sun | Self guided tours | 10am-3:15pm

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⚓ HMS Caroline was powered by her 40,000 horsepower engines, but fuelling her crews was just as important.

Conditions were ‘basic,’ but everyone could be assured of a good meal.

⏰ Open Wednesday to Sunday | Self guided tours | 10am until 3:15pm

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⚓ No need to follow the crowd, this summer holiday, explore HMS Caroline on your own terms

🚩 Don’t miss the Signal School! Where hands-on exhibits let kids (and grown up's!) learn to communicate at sea

⏰ Wed - Sun | Self guided tours | 10am - 3:15pm

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⚓ Rain or shine, the adventure’s on!

🤸 No need to check the weather, HMS Caroline is the perfect all-weather destination. Indoors and immersive, it’s packed with discovery, whatever the forecast.

⏰ Open Wed-Sun | Self guided tours | 10am until 3:15pm

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⚓ The Sick Berth is where those injured in battle were patched up and anyone suffering serious ill health was tended to

The medical team included personnel stepping up from their unrelated ‘day jobs'

⏰ Wed - Sun | Self guided tours |10am - 3:15pm

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