HMS Belfast

1938 Edinburgh-class light cruiser
Organization light_cruiser Q757178
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HMS Belfast

Summary

HMS Belfast is a light cruiser[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of light_cruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,527 views/month, #1 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Belfast is located in London Borough of Southwark[3].
  • HMS Belfast is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • HMS Belfast's instance of is recorded as light cruiser[5].
  • HMS Belfast's instance of is recorded as national museum[6].
  • HMS Belfast's instance of is recorded as museum ship[7].
  • HMS Belfast's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft[8].
  • HMS Belfast is operated by Imperial War Museums[9].
  • Belfast is named after HMS Belfast[10].
  • HMS Belfast's manufacturer is recorded as Harland and Wolff[11].
  • HMS Belfast took place at The Queen's Walk[12].
  • HMS Belfast's vessel class is recorded as Town-class light cruiser[13].
  • HMS Belfast's vessel class is recorded as Edinburgh-class light cruiser[14].
  • HMS Belfast is used for museum ship[15].
  • HMS Belfast's Commons category is recorded as HMS Belfast (C35)[16].
  • HMS Belfast's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • HMS Belfast's armament is recorded as BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun[18].
  • HMS Belfast's armament is recorded as QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun[19].
  • HMS Belfast's armament is recorded as QF 2 pounder gun[20].
  • HMS Belfast's armament is recorded as .50 Vickers[21].
  • HMS Belfast's armament is recorded as torpedo tube[22].
  • HMS Belfast was part of the conflict World War II[23].
  • HMS Belfast was part of the conflict Operation Overlord[24].
  • HMS Belfast was part of the conflict Battle of the North Cape[25].
  • HMS Belfast was part of the conflict Korean War[26].
  • HMS Belfast's yard number is recorded as 1000[27].

Body

Operations

HMS Belfast is operated by Imperial War Museums[9].

Why It Matters

HMS Belfast ranks in the top 0.33% of light_cruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,527 views/month, #1 of 299).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Libanp · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates
    Official website http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast/, https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast
    Armament BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun, QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun, QF 2 pounder gun +2
    Has part(s) of the class BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Museum Countries from MML ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/1f775a6fab1|details]])"
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