HMS Belfast is a Type 26 frigate of the Royal Navy and the second vessel named after the Northern Ireland capital Belfast.[13][14] In September 2017, her name was announced by the First Sea Lord. HM ships' names are selected by the Ships' Names and Badges Committee.[15] HMS Belfast (C35) was renamed HMS Belfast (1938) by the Imperial War Museum to avoid confusion.[16] She was ordered on 2 July 2017. The first steel was cut on HMS Belfast 29 June 2021 by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.[17]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Belfast |
| Namesake | Belfast |
| Ordered | 2 July 2017 |
| Builder | BAE, Glasgow |
| Laid down | 29 June 2021 |
| Commissioned | Expected 2029[1] |
| Identification | F90 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 26 frigate |
| Displacement | 6,900 t (6,800 long tons; 7,600 short tons), 8,000+ t full load[2][3] |
| Length | 149.9 m (491 ft 10 in) |
| Beam | 20.8 m (68 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | In excess of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | In excess of 7,000 nmi (13,000 km) in electric-motor (EM) drive |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 |
| Complement | 157 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | IRVIN-GQ DLF decoys |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | |
| Notes |
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