HMS Caroline , the Royal Navy light cruiser that has been in Belfast as a naval training vessel since 1924 , has got the go-ahead to remain where she is in the Alexandra dock Belfast . It was rumoured that when the Royal Naval reserve unit that calls Caroline their home , moves to Thiepval ( Lisburn ) in 2011 , the ship would be on the move elsewhere . Thankfully she will remain where she is , hopefully for the public to view in the near future .
HMS Caroline was built in 1914 at Cammell Laird shipyard Birkenhead . She saw action in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and was capable of speeds of 30 knots - compared to todays modern warships , that can manage only 26 – 27 knots .
