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  2. Northern Ireland War Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The Northern Ireland War Memorial also called NI War Memorial [1] [2] and War Memorial [1] was opened in 2007 in Talbot Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland.It replaced an earlier building called Memorial House which was located in Waring Street on a site which was bombed during the Blitz in 1941.

  3. HMS Belfast - Wikipedia

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    In June 1945, she was redeployed to the Far East to join the British Pacific Fleet, arriving shortly before the end of the Second World War. Belfast saw further combat action in 1950–52 during the Korean War and underwent an extensive modernisation between 1956 and 1959. A number of further overseas commissions followed before she entered ...

  4. List of museums in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary art, part of Queen's University Belfast: Northern Ireland War Memorial: Belfast: Antrim: Military: Commemorates the fallen of World War I and World War II, life during the 1941 Belfast Blitz: Ormeau Baths Gallery: Belfast: Antrim: Art: Contemporary art Red Barn Gallery: Belfast: Antrim: Art: Photography gallery, also known as RBG ...

  5. HMS Caroline (1914) - Wikipedia

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    One proposal considered was to remain in Belfast as a museum ship within the Titanic Quarter development alongside SS Nomadic. Another proposal was a move to Portsmouth, with many of her original fittings restored to return her as much as possible to her First World War appearance. [14]

  6. War Memorial Building, Belfast - Wikipedia

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    The site was formerly occupied by the Queen Anne Hotel and a number of shops which were destroyed by German bombing during the Belfast Blitz in 1941. [2] [3] The site was redeveloped after the war as a war memorial for Northern Ireland and to provide office space for charities and organisations associated with the armed forces. [3]

  7. Belfast Cenotaph - Wikipedia

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    The Belfast Cenotaph is a war memorial in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in Donegall Square West, to the west of Belfast City Hall. [1] [2] Like the City Hall, it was designed by Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas. The cenotaph was unveiled in 1929. It became a Grade A listed building in 1984. [3]

  8. National Museum of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    In August 2015, the First World War Monitor HMS M.33, currently undergoing restoration, opened to the public. [8] In December the same year, the museum acquired RML 497, a Second World War motor launch. [9] HMS Caroline, Belfast, joined the museum on 31 May 2016, on the centenary of the Battle of Jutland.

  9. Belfast Blitz - Wikipedia

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    The Belfast Blitz consisted of four German air raids on strategic targets in the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland, in April and May 1941 during World War II, causing high casualties. The first was on the night of 7–8 April 1941, a small attack which probably took place only to test Belfast's defences.