Princess Elizabeth in Wartime

Pages tagged with "Korean War"

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  • Image of HMS Belfast’s forward gun turrets encased by ice

    HMS Belfast is a unique ship. She is the Royal Navy’s last surviving cruiser, the largest preserved warship in Europe, and the only surviving cruiser built in the 1930s. Belfast was launched in March 1938, at a time when navies were competing to build...

  • Image of HMS Belfast firing a salvo from her 6-inch guns against enemy troops

    At the end of the Second World War Korea, which had formerly been occupied by the Japanese, was divided along the 38th Parallel. The North soon fell under the influence of the Soviet Union whilst the South relied on the support of the Americans. On 25...