Veteran destroyer HMS Bristol is towed into Portsmouth Harbour after a £4m refit on Tyneside – looking rather different from the vessel hauled north in October.
Her main mast was removed while in the hands of the A&P yard at Hebburn – the structure was becoming unsafe and wasn’t needed for Bristol’s role as an accommodation ship.
The trip to Tyneside – where the ship was built more than 40 years ago at the Swan Hunter yard, directly opposite the A&P works – was Bristol’s first major move in 17 years since she took up her role as the training and accommodation ship in Portsmouth Harbour, replacing the old HMS Kent.
