HMS Belfast
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 HMS Belfast approaching Kure in Japan US Navy photograph 1950 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMS Belfast |
| Owner | British Admiralty |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff shipyard, Belfast |
| Yard number | 1000 |
| Launched | 17 Mar 1936 |
| Completed | 3 Aug 1939 |
| In service | 5 Aug 1939 |
| Out of service | 24 Aug 1963 |
| Fate | Museum ship in Thames River London |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Town Class Light Cruiser |
| Tonnage | 11,550 tons |
| Length | 613 feet 6 inches (186.99m) |
| Beam | 63 feet 4 inches (19.3m) |
| Depth | 18 feet 3 inches (6.02m) |
| Propulsion | 4 steam turbines, 4 boilers |
| Speed | 32 knots |
| Capacity | crew of 781 |
Remarks
Armament: 1939: 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) Mk XXIII guns (4×3) 12 × 4-inch (102 mm) Mk XVI dual purpose guns (6×2) 16 × 2-pounder (40 mm) anti-aircraft guns (2×8) 8 × 0.5-inch (13 mm) AA machine guns (2×4) 6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (2×3)
Battle Honours
- Arctic 1943
- North Cape 1943
- Normandy 1944
- Korea 1950-52
Crew members
- John Edward Bradley 25 Nov 1945 - 24 May 1946