instrumentation and radar installed during the Second World War were replaced. Finally, the original bridge was rebuilt and insulated to cope with any chemical-bacteriological or nuclear attacks the original tripod trees were replaced with new trees in latex. A similar solution was implemented on the new Tiger class cruisers.

Until 1962, the ship operated in the Far East for exercises and diplomatic missions. In December 1961, provided the guard of honor in Dar-es-Salaam during the ceremony of independence of Tanganyika.

He left Singapore March 26, 1962 in the United Kingdom at a time, one last time to visit Belfast. After a final exercise in the Mediterranean was decommissioned 24 August 1963.

Museum ship

In 1967, the ‘Imperial War Museum began to think about the possibility to save a turret from 152 mmto add to the pair of cannons 381 mm BL already possessed. After a visit to HMS Gambia (April 14) the hypothesis became that of preserving an entire ship. The Gambia, however, it was already too deteriorated for the purpose, and so the attention is focused on trying to save the Belfast. A committee that included representatives of the Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum and the Ministry of Defence, concluded in June 1968 that the project was feasible. At the dawn of 1971, however, the government decided otherwise.

Nevertheless, a private association met to continue its efforts to preserve the ship. The HMS Belfast Trust was chaired by Rear Admiral Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles DSO OBE CM, former commander of the ship and Member of Parliament. Following the