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The HMS Belfast is the last big gun battleship from WWII and is moored as a permanent floating exhibit on the River Thames between
The HMS Belfast is a Town Class cruiser built for the British Navy in 1938. It saw extensive service during WWII, was damaged by a magnetic mine in 1939 leaving the Frith of Forth, and returned to service in 1942 having been repaired and refitted. At that time the HMS Belfast was then the heaviest cruiser in the British fleet with a displacement of 11,553 tons. The HMS Belfast provided cover for convoys in the North Atlantic and was involved in the
Following further service in Europe, the HMS Belfast then entered the Asian arena, and was intended to support the eviction of the Japanese from Malaya, but this turned into a relief operation as the Japanese surrendered before her arrival. It is reported that a U-boat commander came upon the HMS Belfast unnoticed towards the end of the war but decided not to sink her. After the WWII she saw active service in the Korean War, and finally returned to the
As well as the guided tour and museum exhibition, the HMS Belfast is also the location of a number of one-off special events and activities. Other attractions near to HMS Belfast includeThe Monument, Winston Churchill’s Britain at War, Vinopolis, Southwark Cathedral, Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Entrance to all of these
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