Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
HMS Thrush
In or near Carnlough.
HMS Thrush in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone Miniature Railway · 9.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
HMS Thrush is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
HMS Thrush was a Redbreast-class composite gunboat, the third ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The Redbreast class were designed by Sir William Henry White, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction in 1888. Her triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine was built by the Greenock Foundry, and developed 1200 ihp, sufficient to propel her at 13 kn through her single screw.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9617, -5.9216
- District
- Mid and East Antrim
- Postcode
- BT44 0BA
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Antrim
- Nearest railway station
- Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone Miniature Railway — 9.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q3559794 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Thrush (1889) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Thrush?
- HMS Thrush is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT44 0BA).
- What is HMS Thrush?
- HMS Thrush in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS Thrush?
- The nearest railway station is Carnfunnock Family Fun Zone Miniature Railway, about 9.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT44 0BA.
- Is HMS Thrush free to visit?
- Yes, HMS Thrush is free to enter.
- How do I get to HMS Thrush?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BT44 0BA. It sits within the East Antrim parliamentary constituency.