The ceremony also saw the last use of HMS Caroline’s bell, which is to be preserved for display on the vessel that is now a museum in Belfast.
An old Royal Navy tradition has been revived on a historic warship in Belfast with a triple christening.
The ceremony, carried out by the Reverend Desmond Hanna, also saw the last use of the ship’s bell, which is now set to be preserved for display as part of the visitor tour.The bell had previously been used as a baptismal font.John Taylor, 73, from Ballymena, said it meant the world to him to see two of his grandchildren christened during a service in the ship’s Drill Hall, as his children had been.
The vessel went on to be utilised by the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve before she was officially decommissioned in 2011. Billy McConkey, 81, from east Belfast, served on the ship for 40 years, becoming Chief Petty Officer.
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