Belfasts - The Third of the Ton Class Cruisers

The third of the ton class cruisers comes in response to the japanese breaking the arms limitation treaties, which have governed the size of fleets since first world war. Belfast becomes this super cruiser, rectry of econ o, enhanced cruiser status, because of a reaction to the ships that these other nations are building. The great fear in the mid 19 thirties is therei's going to be a war simultaneously against germany, italy and japan, all of whom have got naval capacity. And when that comes into being, by 19 forty one, the fleet is fully stretched. So so it's it, although we think of her in terms of the war