HMS Belfast - A Naval Museum Managed By The Imperial War Museum: Moored on the River Thames in London is the HMS Belfast, a Royal Navy cruiser which is now a naval museum and part of the property of the Imperial War Museum. Built in Belfast and launched on St. Patrick's Day in 1938, HMS Belfast was named after the capital of Northern Ireland. She was commissioned in August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. HMS Belfast served throughout WWII and is famous for … [Read more...]