Museum ship HMS “Belfast” at London, October 1973
Owner: HMS “Belfast” Trust
Operator: Imperial War Museum
Builder: Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast
Displacement (as warship): 14,930
Length overall: 187.0 m
Laid down 10th December 1936
Commissioned into the Royal Navy 5th August 1939 as a Southampton-class light cruiser
Decommissioned 24th August 1963
Acquired by HMS “Belfast” Trust July 1971; converted for use as a museum by London Graving Dock Group; moored near Tower Bridge & opened to the public in October 1971. Has special permission to continue to fly the RN's white ensign (& presumably to retain the “HMS” prefix).