title: List of ships named HMS Belfast
text: # List of ships named HMS Belfast
  
  Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Belfast after the capital city of Northern Ireland:
  
  * The first HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1938 preserved as a museum ship in London.
  * The second HMS Belfast (Type 26 frigate) will be the third planned Type 26 frigate.
  
  ## Battle honours
  
  * Arctic 1943
  * North Cape 1943
  * Normandy 1944
  * Korea 1950–52
  