Engine telegraph located in HMS Belfast's foward engine room
Specification
| Vessel | HMS Belfast |
| Sister ships | HMS Edinburgh |
| Built by | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
| Hull construction | Steel |
| Length | 613 ½ ft/187 m |
| Breadth | 69 ft/21 m |
| Draught | 19 ¾ ft/6 m |
| Tonnage | 11,553 grt |
| Engine configuration | Parsons turbines driving 4 propellers |
| Horsepower | 82,500 |
| Speed | 32 knots/37 mph/59 kph |
| Crew | 750 |
| Aircraft | 2 x Supermarine Walrus aircraft |
| Main armament | 'A' 'B' 'X' and 'Y' turrets, each with 3 six-inch guns; four HA/LA guns, each with 2 four-inch guns; and six Bofors anti-aircraft, each with 2 guns |
Timeline
| Total Service | 1939 - 1963 |
| Keel laid | 10th December 1936 |
| Launched | 17th March 1938 |
| Commissioned | 5th August 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 24th August 1963 |
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Panoramas
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- 'A' Shell Room, Hold Deck
- 'B' Shell Room, Hold Deck
- A-Turret, Superstructure
- Admiral's Bridge, Superstructure
- Arctic Mess Deck, Upper Deck
- Bakery, Upper Deck
- Bathroom, Lower Deck
- Butchers, Upper Deck
- Capstan Space, Upper Deck
- Common Machine Shop, Lower Deck
- Compass Platform, Superstructure
- Conversion Machinery Room, Platform Deck
- CPO Mess, Upper Deck
- Dentists, Upper Deck
- Engine Room, Hold Deck
- Forward Boiler Room, Hold Deck
- Forward Steering Position, Platform Deck
- Galley, Upper Deck
- Kitchen, Upper Deck
- Laundry, Upper Deck
- Mail Room, Upper Deck
- Operations Room, Superstructure
- Provisions Issue Room, Upper Deck
- Sick Bay, Upper Deck
- Washrooms, Lower Deck
- Y-Turret, Superstructure