Key structural components for the Type 26 ships HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham have been completed. They are the third and ...

WORK on structural components of a warship has been completed at APCL Cammell Lairds' shipyard. The Birkenhead company has achieved what a spokesperson called 'its latest milestone in the Type 26 ...

The lives of Northern Ireland’s navy heroes who battled the fascist threat in World War Two has been honoured with a new book ...

During WWII, Norrie participated in D Day, the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied France. On 6 June 1944, his role was ...

Street parties will be held in communities across the country – including one on HMS Belfast, which sits in the Thames near Tower Bridge. The ship fired some of the opening shots on D Day in 1944.

The Birkenhead-based shipyard, operating under APCL (Atlantic and Peninsula Cammell Laird), also finalised a number of key units for HMS Belfast, Ship 3 in the programme. The Type 26 programme, led by ...

"Alongside the mega block, Ship 3 HMS Belfast's upper units have also been completed. "This includes two double-stacked units and four single units. "These components have also been transported ...

Laid down over 80 years ago, HMS Belfast, which survived the Second World War, is one of the most famous ships in British naval history. She saw action keeping Arctic convoys safe from German U ...

“HMS Wellington, and many other ships of the Royal and merchant navies operated out of Derry, Belfast and Northern Ireland throughout World War II. In addition, many men were recruited into the ...

The first day of events will include a party onboard the surviving warship, HMS Belfast, which is moored between Tower Bridge and London Bridge. The ship fired some of the opening shots on D-Day ...