HMS Belfast
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HMS Belfast, a cruiser launched in 1938, is probably best known for her service in the Second World War in which she played a major part in the destruction of the German battle ship, The Scharnhorst.
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On the 21st of October 1971, she was permanately moored on The River Thames, and opened to the public as a floating exhibit linked to the Imperial War Museum.
A plan of the ship
HMS Belfast had two
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small decks.
HMS Belfast was launched in 1938 by the British Navy to fight in the Second World War.
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In 1939, Belfast was mined by the Germans and suffered considerable damage to the hull. Soon she was back in action and went on to fight in the rest of WW2 and in many other wars after that before finally completing her final mission in the late 60's to early 70's.
The Admiralty ordered the construction of the Belfast to create battle ships capable of mass destruction.
