Construction of Belfast, the first Royal Navy ship to be named after the capital city of Northern Ireland, and one of ten Town-class cruisers, began in December .\r<br>\r<br>Battle Stations: HMS Belfast - Steel Fortress (War History Documentary) The illustrious career of HMS Belfast. Commissioned in 1938, the vessel was a .\r<br>\r<br>The story of HMS Belfast is one of the most dramatic naval stories of World War Two. When commissioned in 1938, the cruiser HMS Belfast was the most modern .\r<br>\r<br>Construction of Belfast, the first Royal Navy ship to be named after the capital city of Northern Ireland, and one of ten Town-class cruisers, began in December .
