In addition, HMS Marlborough also comes fitted with two 21” (533mm) underwater torpedo launchers on either side of the ship’s hull that it can fire at enemies at close range. Fun Fact: HMS Marlborough was named after a 17th century English nobleman: John Churchill, the 1st Duke of ...
The first HMS Belfast was a Town Class light cruiser that earned three WW2 battle honours -Arctic, North Cape and Normandy - and also one for the Korean conflict. Built at Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland, she was laid down at the end of 1936. The Belfast was launched in...