[C19fan]

The British built all these magnificant ships in the late 19th thru World War II and the only one preserved is some dinky cruiser in the Thames. Very sad.

[Stonewall Jackson]

HMS Belfast is the museum ship on the Thames, while HMS Caroline is a World War One light cruiser that is still in commission as a training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve in Belfast, Northern Ireland and is expected to be preserved and restored to her wartime appearance after she is finally decommissioned next year. At present, she is the second oldest warship afloat.