Two ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Belfast'' after the
capital city of
Northern Ireland:
* The first is a
light cruiser launched in 1938 preserved as a
museum ship
A museum ship, also called a memorial ship, is a ship that has been preserved and converted into a museum open to the public for educational or memorial purposes. Some are also used for training and recruitment purposes, mostly for the small numb ...
in
London.
* The second will be the third planned
Type 26 frigate.
Battle honours
*
Arctic 1943
*
North Cape 1943
*
Normandy 1944
*
Korea 1950–52
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Royal Navy ship names