was towed a short distance into Dry Dock to have hull inspection, clean and repaint. She returned to the Alexandra Dock on completion of the works and was placed into the dock stern first. In April 2019, she was one of five finalists on the shortlist for the Art Fund Museum of the Year award. She was also shortlisted on two categories for the RICS awards 2019. Along with other tourist attractions, HMS Caroline closed her doors to the public on 17 March 2020, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding package from the Department for the Economy for HMS Caroline, to cover any shortfall in meeting costs, was in place until June 2020. The resultant funding gap threatened the continuation of HMS Caroline as a going concern in Belfast. Talks over a new funding agreement between the DfE and the NMRN were ongoing. A new funding package was announced, that would allow HMS Caroline to reopen, in order to keep her in Belfast until at least 2038. The reopening of Caroline to the general public from 1 April 2023 was announced by the NMRN. Records At her decommissioning in 2011, Caroline held the title of the second-oldest ship in Royal Navy service (behind HMS Victory), as well as being the last First World War British light cruiser in service. She is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland. Notes References Sources Further reading External links National Museum of the Royal Navy - HMS Caroline Daily Telegraph photo-gallery Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Caroline Crew List Sailors, with biographies, plotted on the Jutland Interactive Map of the NMRN Ships of the Caroline class C-class cruisers Ships built on the River Mersey 1914 ships World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom Ships and vessels of the National Historic Fleet Northern Ireland in World War II Museum ships in the United Kingdom