HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London...
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ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Belfast after the capital city of Northern Ireland: The first HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser launched...
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HMS Belfast is a Type 26 frigate of the Royal Navy and the second vessel named after the Northern Ireland capital Belfast. In September 2017, her name...
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World War when RAF Belfast occupied Sydenham (Belfast harbour) airfield, Fleet Air Arm personnel based there were lodged under HMS Caroline. In 1943,...
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Imperial War Museum (section HMS Belfast (1938))
Duxford airfield in Cambridgeshire, and in 1978 the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Belfast, which is permanently berthed on the River Thames in central London,...
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Type 26 frigate (redirect from HMS Birmingham (Type 26 frigate))
2017. The Second World War era light cruiser HMS Belfast (C35), a museum ship, will be named "HMS Belfast (1938)" by the Imperial War Museum to avoid "any...
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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1758, laid down in 1759, and launched in 1765. With 246 years...
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Belfast in 1941 during World War II Belfast Commando, a former light infantry regiment of the South African Army HMS Belfast (C35), a Town-class cruiser launched...
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London Crossings of the River Thames Moveable bridges Pool of London HMS Belfast London Bridge Shad Thames St Katharine Docks Tower of London "What type...
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Vivien displaying anti-aircraft rounds, 1940 A round in a fuze setter on HMS Belfast QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun : Royal Navy anti-aircraft predecessor List...
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HMS Bronington is a former Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, named HMS Humber between 1954 and 1958. This mahogany-hulled minesweeper was one of...
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cordite cartridge (lower right) and cartridge container (centre right) on HMS Belfast 15 cm SK C/25: German equivalent light cruiser gun, operating at higher...
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ISBN 1-86019-874-0. Wingate, John (2004). In Trust for the Nation: HMS Belfast 1939–1972. London: Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-901623-72-6. Wikimedia...
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Brooklyn class. Four are preserved as museum ships: HMS Belfast in London, HMS Caroline in Belfast, USS Little Rock in Buffalo, New York, and Mikhail Kutuzov...
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or at Mablethorpe in Lincolnshire, along the lines of USS Intrepid or HMS Belfast. The annual cost of running the ship as a museum was estimated at £1...
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HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Built in 1915, she saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia...
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HMY Britannia (redirect from HMS Prince Philip)
CMB 4 HMS Alliance HMS Belfast HMS Bronington HMS Caroline HMS Cavalier HMS Gannet HMS Gay Archer The Minesweeper HMS Ocelot HMS President HMS Trincomalee...
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Imperial War Museum's preserved Town-class light cruiser, HMS Belfast. RFA Proteus and HMS Belfast from the Horizon 22 viewing gallery, 22 Bishopsgate, City...
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The international situation led to her being escorted by the battlecruiser HMS Hood. She arrived safely and set out again for New York on 1 September. By...
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into the upper decks (the conduits are still visible on the deck of HMS Belfast in London, for example). Degaussing is still used today. However, it...
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landmarks, including Royal Albert Hall, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, HMS Belfast, and many others. The music used in the film for each location was as...
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served on the Arctic convoys during World War II in a ceremony aboard HMS Belfast. The Baltic Naval Institute in Kaliningrad also carries his name. The...
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1980 at unique non-rock venues like the Scala cinema and the cruiser HMS Belfast, advertised only by word-of-mouth, created the hype for a major record...
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Harland & Wolff (category Companies based in Belfast)
Star Line, other ships that have been built include the Royal Navy's HMS Belfast; Royal Mail Line's Andes; Shaw, Savill & Albion's Southern Cross; Union-Castle's...
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HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at East Cowes on 28 March 1943, launched...
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Royal Navy, becoming HMS Gadwall (also known as RNAS Belfast or RNAS Sydenham) in 1943. RAF Nutts Corner then became Belfast's main airport (while Aldergrove...
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with 2010 band members Crewdson and Love for a charity show on board HMS Belfast. As with the previous tour, the itinerary was expanded from the initial...
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HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior...
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the King that he intended to observe the D-Day landings from aboard HMS Belfast, a cruiser assigned to bombardment duties for the operation. The King...
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ship to her original 1947 livery. In 2009, the ship was affiliated with HMS Defender, having hosted the official dignitary party at Defender's launch...
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