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Revision as of 19:33, 6 May 2005
- See HMS Bulwark for other ships of the same name.
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| Career | RN Ensign |
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| Ordered: | 18 July 1996 |
| Laid down: | 27 January 2000 |
| Launched: | 15 November 2001 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 2004 |
| Decommissioned: | |
| Fate: | Template:Active in service |
| Struck: | |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 18,500 t |
| Length: | 176 metres |
| Beam: | 25.6 m waterline, 28.9 m maximum |
| Draught: | |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 6.25 MW and 2 x 1.56 MW diesel generators operating at 6.6 kV driving two AC motors through twin shafts and a bowthruster unit. |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Range: | 7000 nautical miles (13,000 km) |
| Complement: | 325 |
| Armament: | 2 Goalkeeper CIWS 4 x 7.62 mm machine guns |
| Aircraft: | |
| Motto: | |
HMS Bulwark is an Albion-class LPD, the UK's newest class of amphibious assault warship. For numerous reasons, delays caused the delivery date to be put back, with the ship entering service in December 2004. Coupled with Albion and HMS Ocean, as well as other amphibious ships, she should provide a much improved and potent amphibious capability for the Royal Navy.
Two-spot 64 metre flight deck is able to take two medium support helicopters and stow a third. The deck is also capable of supporting a Chinook helicopter. Though the Albion design does not have a hangar, the ship does have sufficient equipment to support helicopter operations.
Affiliations
- County Durham
- Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers
- Royal Irish Regiment
- The Bulwark Association
| Albion-class landing platform docks | |
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| List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy |