The borough is the location of international-standard museums and galleries ; the Imperial War Museum and its outpost HMS Belfast moored at the Pool, Dulwich Picture Gallery the oldest public gallery in Britain, and one of the most modern, the Tate Modern.

In 1978 the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Belfast became a branch of the museum, having previously been preserved for the nation by a private trust.

This would eventually lead to the preservation of the Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Belfast, which became a branch of the museum in 1978.

The museum was reluctant due to its new commitments related to Duxford and HMS Belfast, but agreed in 1982.

HMS Belfast became a branch of the museum in 1978.

In 1971 the government decided against preservation, prompting the formation of the private HMS Belfast Trust to campaign for her to be saved for the nation.

In service for 24 years HMS Belfast was in Frankland's opinion, capable of representing ' a whole generation of evidence '.

HMS Belfast ( C35 ) | HMS Belfast as she is today.

The three ships preserved as museum ships are: HMS Belfast ( 1938 ) in London, HMS Caroline ( 1914 ) in Belfast, and USS Little Rock in Buffalo, New York.

The shipyard has built many ships ; among the more famous are the White Star trio Olympic, Titanic and Britannic, the Royal Navy's HMS Belfast, Royal Mail's Andes, Shaw Savill's Southern Cross and P & O's Canberra.

The shipyard was busy during World War II, building 6 aircraft carriers, 2 cruisers ( including HMS Belfast ) and 131 other naval ships ; and repairing over 22, 000 vessels.

The ' core area ' includes Borough Market, London Bridge, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge railway station, Hay's Galleria, HMS Belfast, City Hall, Shad Thames, Tower Bridge, St Katharine Docks, the Tower of London, Tower Hill tube station and the Monument to the Great Fire of London.

* HMS Belfast

The rumours were later confirmed by the band at a press conference held on board HMS Belfast in London on 25 March 2009.

The best known to people in England is HMS Belfast ( C35 ).

In 1778 Britain was again at war, and Phillip was recalled to active service, and in 1779 obtained his first command, HMS Basilisk.

His scouts, HMS Alexander and HMS Swiftsure, discovered the French transport fleet at Alexandria on the afternoon of 1 August.

The third British ship into action was HMS Orion under Captain Sir James Saumarez, which rounded the engagement at the head of the battle line and passed between the French main line and the frigates that lay closer inshore.

The next three British ships, Vanguard in the lead followed by HMS Minotaur and HMS Defence, remained in line of battle formation and anchored on the starboard side of the French line at 18: 40.

Peuple Souverain also remained at Gibraltar: the ship was deemed too badly damaged for the Atlantic voyage to Britain and so was converted to a guardship under the name of HMS Guerrier.

Tonnant and Spartiate, both of which later fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, joined the Royal Navy under their old names while Franklin, considered to be " the finest two-decked ship in the world ", was renamed HMS Canopus.

On 10 May 1810, a squadron consisting of the 36-gun frigate HMS Caroline, formerly French frigate HMS Piedmontaise, 18-gun sloop HMS Barracouta, and the 12-gun transport HMS Mandarin left Madras with money, supplies and troops to support the garrison at Amboyna, recently captured from the Dutch.

The spectacular unauthorized demonstration of the turbine powered Turbinia at the 1897 Spithead Navy Review, which, significantly, was of torpedo boat size, prompted the Royal Navy to order a prototype turbine powered destroyer, HMS Viper of 1899.

At one point, while aboard HMS Mercury, she anchored off New York, where, among other visitors, the captain entertained William Tryon ; Allen reports that Tryon glanced at him without any sign of recognition, although it is likely the New York governor knew who he was.

In August 1941, Mountbatten was appointed captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious which lay in Norfolk, Virginia, for repairs following action at Malta in the Mediterranean in January.

Mountbatten arrives on board HMS Glasgow at Malta to assume command of the Mediterranean Fleet, 16 May 1952After India, Mountbatten served as commander of the 1st cruiser squadron in the Mediterranean Fleet and, having been granted the substantive rank of vice admiral on 22 June 1949, he became Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in April 1950.

As a lieutenant from HMS Agincourt during the Egyptian war, he commanded a rifle company in the Naval Brigade at Ismailia and earned the Egyptian Medal and the Khedive's Bronze Star for this action.

Promoted to commander in June 1891, he joined the Mediterranean Fleet at Malta on HMS Sans Pareil in March 1892.

On November 11, 2008, the KAA Protocols were historically signed at Kuwait Naval Base having been verbally agreed onboard HMS Chatham ( F87 ) on 8 May 2008.

A second village was started at Ball Bay, named after the captain of HMS Supply, Lieutenant Henry Lidgbird Ball.

The impending starvation at Sydney led to a great transplantation of convicts and marines to Norfolk Island in March 1790 on HMS Sirius.

Trials with Smith's SS Archimedes, the first steam driven screw, led to the famous tug-of-war competition in 1845 between the screw-driven HMS Rattler and the paddle steamer HMS Alecto ; the former pulling the latter backward at 2. 5 knots ( 4. 6 km / h ).

Approximately at 2AM on June 10, 1772, a band of Providence residents attacked and subsequently burned to the waterline, the grounded HMS Gaspee, for harassing shipping within Narragansett Bay.

In fact, HMS Sandwich never fought at Trafalgar, it's a mistake from Auguste Étienne François Mayer | Auguste Mayer, the painter.

He rejoined HMS Ruby 31 August 1892, remaining in her until 5 September 1893.

He was posted to the battlecruiser HMS Renown in March 1920 and accompanied Edward, Prince of Wales, on a royal tour of Australia in her.

The Bucentaure also fights HMS Victory | HMS Victory ( behind her ) and HMS Temeraire ( 1798 ) | HMS Temeraire ( left side of the picture ).

The Bucentaure also fights HMS Victory | HMS Victory ( behind her ) and HMS Temeraire ( 1798 ) | HMS Temeraire ( left side of the picture ).

When they noticed the presence in the escort of the old battleship, HMS Ramillies, they fled the scene, rather than risk damage from her 15 " guns.

The Bucentaure also fights HMS Victory | HMS Victory ( behind her ) and HMS Temeraire ( 1798 ) | HMS Temeraire ( left side of the picture ).

In fact, HMS Sandwich never fought at Trafalgar and her depiction is a mistake by Auguste Étienne François Mayer | Auguste Mayer, the painter.

For instance, in 1815 Chasseur encountered HMS St Lawrence, herself a former American privateer, mistaking her for a merchantman until too late ; in this instance, the privateer prevailed.

Britain's First Sea Lord Admiral Fisher argued the Japanese victory at Tsushima confirmed the importance of large guns and speed on modern battleships, and in October 1905 the British began construction of HMS Dreadnought, which upon her launching in 1906 began a dreadnought naval arms race between Britain and Germany in the years before 1914.

His Majesty's Ship ( HMS ) Bounty began her career as the collier Bethia, a relatively small sailing ship built in 1784 at the Blaydes shipyard in Hull.

* HMS Hermione was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1782, notorious for the mutiny which took place aboard her.

It was originally to be released as a two-part film, one named The Lawbreakers that dealt with the voyage out to Tahiti and the subsequent mutiny, and the second named The Long Arm that studied the journey of the mutineers after the mutiny, as well as the admiralty's response in sending out the frigate HMS Pandora and her famous box in which some of the mutineers were imprisoned.

* HMS Invincible was to have been the world's second ocean-going iron-hulled armoured frigate, and sister to HMS Warrior, but she was renamed HMS Black Prince before her launch.

HMS Victory used the two 68-pounder carronades which she carried on her forecastle to great effect at the Battle of Trafalgar, clearing the gun deck of the Bucentaure by firing a round shot and a keg of 500 musket balls through the Bucentaures stern windows.