HMS Caroline

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About this place

HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that was the lead ship of her sub-class. Completed in 1914, she saw combat service during the First World War and served as an administrative centre in the Second World War. The ship served as a static headquarters and training ship for the Royal Naval Reserve, based in Alexandra Dock, Belfast, Northern Ireland, for the later stages of her career. At the time of her decommissioning in 2011, she was the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service, after the ship-of-the-line HMS Victory. Caroline was converted into a museum ship after she was decommissioned. From October 2016, she underwent inspection and repairs to her hull at Harland and Wolff and opened to the public on 1 July 2017 at Alexandra Dock in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast. Caroline was the last remaining British First World War light cruiser in service, and she is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland still afloat. She is also one of only two surviving Royal Navy warships of the First World War, along with the 1915 monitor HMS M33 (in Portsmouth dockyard). A third ship, the Flower-class sloop HMS President, (formerly HMS Saxifrage) was scrapped in 2026.

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Getting There & Parking

HMS Caroline is located in County Down, roughly 3 km (5 min drive) from Belfast and 182 km (2h 40m) from Dublin. The nearest public car park is 139 m away (Paid). Nearby highlights within a short drive include Thompson Dock Pump House (0.1 km away).

Belfast3 km

~5 min drive

Dublin182 km

~2h 40m drive

Nearest car park Paid

139 m from landmark

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