Nope. It's a floating museum, located between London Bridge and Tower Bridge.
The HMS Belfast was launched in 1938 in a ceremony headed by Anne Chamberlain, Neville's wife. That was just in time to see action in World War II. The Belfast hit a mine in 1940 and was sidelined for two years, but eventually returned to action to help the Allies win the war. The ship escorted convoys to the Soviet Union for a while, and then played a large role in the D-Day invasion of France. From there it served with UN forces in Korea and also had some peace-keeping missions.
The ship was put on reserve in 1967, and there were many discussions of what to do with it. The preservationists eventually won, and it was placed on the Thames on Trafalgar Day (October 21) in 1971. The last reported count of visitors was more than 300,000 in 2019.
The HMS Belfast took a vow in the recent celebration of the 80th anniversary of V-E Day.
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