Belfast - HMS Caroline

In Belfast’s Titanic quarter lies the light cruiser, HMS Caroline, which was put into service in 1914 and came to serve throughout First World War and participated in the battle of Jutland in 1916. In 1922 she was partially withdrawn from service and placed in the British fleet reserves. From 1924 she served as a training vessel. During Second World War she was anchored in Belfast harbour and served as Belfast’s naval headquarters. Many of the convoy ships that sailed between North America and Britain with supplies had Belfast as their home port. After the war, she was again used as a training ship and was not taken out of service until 2011. After some discussions about the vessel’s future, she has been a floating museum in Belfast harbour since 2016.