HMS Bulwark (L15)
Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Bulwark
Operator:	Royal Navy
Ordered:	18 July 1996
Laid down:	27 January 2000 Barrow-in-Furness, England
Launched:	15 November 2001
Commissioned:	10 December 2004
Fate:	Active in service as of 2008
General characteristics
Class and type:	Albion class landing platform dock
Displacement:	18,500-21,500 tonnes
Length:	176 m
Beam:	25. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 6 m waterline, 28. 9 m maximum
Propulsion:	2 × Wärtsilä 6. Wärtsilä is a Finnish manufacturer of large ( Diesel) engines and Power plants The core business of Wärtsilä is marine diesel engines 25 MW and 2 × Wärtsilä 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:	7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km)
Complement:	325
Armament:	2 × Goalkeeper CIWS 4 × 7. Goalkeeper is a Dutch Close-in weapon system, which defends Ships against incoming Missiles and ballistic shells 62 mm machine guns 2 × 20 mm cannon

HMS Bulwark is an Albion-class landing platform dock, the UK's newest class of amphibious assault warship and built in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK. An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is an Amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks transports and lands elements The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A naval ship is a Ship (or sometimes Boat, depending on classification used for combat purposes commonly by a Navy. Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and Seaport in Cumbria, England. Boundaries and divisions Cumbria is neighboured by Northumberland, County Durham, North Yorkshire, Lancashire, and the Lieutenancy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For numerous reasons, delays caused the delivery date to be put back, with the ship entering service in December 2004. Coupled with HMS Albion and HMS Ocean, as well as other amphibious ships, it provides a much improved and potent amphibious capability for the Royal Navy. Affiliations Chester The Mercian Regiment Plymouth Albion RFC History An invitation to tender for a new Helicopter carrier was issued in February 1992 The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)

The 64 metre flight deck is able to take two Sea King HC4 medium-lift helicopters and stow a third. The deck is also capable of supporting two CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter one down the side of the flight deck and one at the rear of the flight deck. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Though the Albion design does not have a hangar, the ship does have sufficient equipment to support helicopter operations.

The ship also supports a permanently-embarked Marine landing craft unit, 4 Assault Squadron Royal Marines.

Contents 1 Service history 2 Affiliations 3 References 4 See also

Service history

HMS Bulwark departed the UK in January 2006 for a six-month East of Suez maiden deployment. She conducted counter-terrorist and counter-piracy tasks in waters off the Horn of Africa. HMS Bulwark then headed for the northern Persian Gulf to become the flagship of Task Force 158, providing security for Iraqi oil platforms.

At the start of the summer of 2006 HMS Bulwark was near Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Due to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon crisis, on 15 July 2006 she was ordered to divert to Lebanon and to support operations evacuating British citizens from the conflict area^[1]. Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية On 20 July, she evacuated approximately 1,300 people from Beirut in the biggest British evacuation^[2]. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold On completion of her extended deployment the ship returned to the United Kingdom. At the start of June 2007 HMS Bulwark was docked at Sunderland on the River Wear. Sunderland (, or /ˈsʌn(dlən/ is a City in Tyne and Wear, England. The River Wear (wɪə("wee-er" is a river in North East England, rising in the Pennines and flowing eastwards mostly through County Durham,

Affiliations

• County Durham
• Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers
• The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment)
• The Bulwark Association
• Bristol Adventure Sea Cadet Corps
• Giggleswick School Combined Cadet Force

References

See also

• List of amphibious warfare ships

Commissioned Royal Navy Ships

Aircraft carriers Invincible-class HMS Illustrious | HMS Ark Royal Submarines Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine HMS Vanguard | HMS Victorious | HMS Vigilant | HMS Vengeance Swiftsure-class fleet submarine HMS Superb | HMS Sceptre Trafalgar-class fleet submarine HMS Trafalgar | HMS Turbulent | HMS Tireless | HMS Torbay | HMS Trenchant | HMS Talent | HMS Triumph Destroyers Type 42 (Sheffield/Manchester-class) HMS Exeter | HMS Southampton | HMS Nottingham | HMS Liverpool | HMS Manchester | HMS Gloucester | HMS Edinburgh | HMS York Frigates Type 22 (Broadsword-class) HMS Cornwall | HMS Cumberland | HMS Campbeltown | HMS Chatham Type 23 (Duke-class) HMS Argyll | HMS Lancaster | HMS Iron Duke | HMS Monmouth | HMS Montrose | HMS Westminster | HMS Northumberland | HMS Richmond | HMS Somerset | HMS Sutherland | HMS Kent | HMS Portland | HMS St Albans Landing vessels Albion-class Landing Platform, Docks HMS Albion | HMS Bulwark Landing Platform, Helicopter HMS Ocean Mine countermeasures vessels Sandown-class HMS Walney | HMS Penzance | HMS Pembroke | HMS Grimsby | HMS Bangor | HMS Ramsey | HMS Blyth | HMS Shoreham Hunt-class HMS Ledbury | HMS Cattistock | HMS Brocklesby | HMS Middleton | HMS Chiddingfold | HMS Atherstone | HMS Hurworth | HMS Quorn Patrol vessels Antarctic ice-patrol ship HMS Endurance River-class HMS Mersey | HMS Severn | HMS Tyne | HMS Clyde Archer-class HMS Archer | HMS Biter | HMS Smiter | HMS Blazer | HMS Puncher | HMS Charger | HMS Ranger | HMS Trumpeter | HMS Express | HMS Example | HMS Explorer | HMS Exploit | HMS Tracker | HMS Raider | HMS Pursuer | HMS Dasher Scimitar-class HMS Scimitar | HMS Sabre Survey vessels Ocean-going survey vessel HMS Scott Coastal survey vessel HMS Roebuck Echo-class multi-role survey vessel HMS Echo | HMS Enterprise Survey launch HMS Gleaner Miscellaneous vessels Type 82 destroyer HMS Bristol (Static training vessel) C class cruiser HMS Caroline (Shore establishment) First-rate ship of the line HMS Victory (Flagship of the Second Sea Lord)

List of ship names of the Royal Navy

This is a list of Amphibious warfare ships updated as of January 2005. This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of July 2008 An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Development The Invincible class has its origins in a sketch design for a 6000  ton, guided-missile armed helicopter carrying escort cruiser intended as See HMS ''Illustrious'' for other ships of the same name Construction She was laid down at Swan Hunter on the River Tyne Construction Her keel was laid by Swan Hunter at Wallsend on 7 December 1978 A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Design The Vanguard s were designed from the outset as an unlimited-range nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine unlike the previous ''Resolution'' class A ballistic missile submarine is a Submarine equipped to launch Ballistic missiles ( SLBMs) General characteristics Displacement 16000 tons submerged Propulsion Rolls-Royce PWR2 reactor, two GEC turbines single shaft pump Affiliations The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland Affiliations The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys Incidents On 28 May 2008, HMS Superb of the Swiftsure class collided with a rock while submerged in the Red Sea. Operations She was the first British submarine to visit the Arctic Ocean and sail under the polar ice caps Affiliations Scots Guards Yorkshire University Royal Naval Unit (YURNU Description The Trafalgar is a refinement of the ''Swiftsure'' class and designed six years later than its predecessor See HMS Tireless for other ships of the same name March 2007 explosion On 21 March 2007 two Tireless crew members Leading Operator In Fiction Torbay was featured in the Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising, in which she helps to sink a Soviet ''Alfa'' -class MFV Antares On 22nd November 1990 the nets of the fishing vessel Antares were snagged by HMS Trenchant the Antares was pulled under with the loss of all four members of In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy History The class was designed in the late 1960s to provide fleet area air-defence Affiliations The Rifles Exeter College Oxford Worshipful Company of Plaisterers Affiliations The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires Old Southamptons (veterans of the previous HMS Southampton Affiliations The Mercian Regiment No 8 Squadron RAF No 56(R Squadron RAF 307 (South Nottinghamshire Affiliations The City of Liverpool The Worshipful Company of Pewterers Liverpool University Royal Naval Affiliations The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border Worshipful Company of World Traders Manchester Affiliations The Rifles City of Gloucester Worshipful Company of Grocers Gloucester R Operations In 1990 Edinburgh completed a refit which included the fitting of the Phalanx Close-in weapon system (CIWS Affiliations The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Design The Type 22 was designed to be a specialist Anti-submarine warfare vessel as part of the Royal Navy's contribution to NATO. Service HMS Cornwall has battle honours from Barfleur in 1692 the Falkland Islands in 1914 and the Dardanelles in 1915 Service In 2003 HMS Cumberland (in partnership with RFA ''Wave Knight'') seized 3 Affiliations Welsh Guards J Battery 3 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery No Affiliations 3 Regiment Army Air Corps Medway Council Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors Design Origin The Type 23 was initially conceived as an Anti-submarine warfare platform with a Westland Lynx or EHI Merlin Helicopter Deployments In 2000 Argyll was part of the Royal Navy task force - Task Group 342 Affiliations HM The Queen The Duke of Lancaster The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border City Deployments In 2000 Iron Duke was part of the Royal Navy task force — comprising ''Illustrious'', ''Ocean'', ''Argyll'' Commanding Officers Commander T J Peacock (?-present Affiliations 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Service The ship was under the command of the husband of The Princess Royal, Captain Timothy Laurence from 27 August 1996. Affiliations Duke of Westminster City of Westminster Worshipful Company of Fanmakers Household Service history Construction She was built by Swan Hunter in 1992 at Wallsend, was launched by her sponsor Lady Kerr in April 1992 and was accepted Affiliations His Grace The Duke of Richmond and Gordon The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th 19th and 33rd/76th Foot Affiliations Duchy of Somerset The Rifles City of Wells Worshipful Company of Apothecaries Affiliations The Highlanders, 4th Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland No Deployments March 2002 saw HMS Kent return from the Gulf after a five-month record-breaking mission under Commander John Clink History The ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year History The ship was launched on the River Clyde on Saturday 6th May 2000 An amphibious assault ship (also referred to as an amphibious assault carrier or commando carrier) is a type of Helicopter carrier employed to land An amphibious transport dock (also called a landing platform dock or LPD) is an Amphibious warfare ship, a warship that embarks transports and lands elements Affiliations Chester The Mercian Regiment Plymouth Albion RFC Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH is the US Navy Hull classification symbol for the Amphibious assault ships of the ''Iwo Jima'' class and three History An invitation to tender for a new Helicopter carrier was issued in February 1992 A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during Ships Ships A patrol boat is a small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties Gallery See also Red Sea rig Design The three ships HMS ''Tyne'' (P281 commissioned July 2003 HMS ''Mersey'' (P283 commissioned December 2003 and HMS ''Severn'' (P282 commissioned Affiliations HMS Eaglet &mdash The third largest Reserve Training Centre in the UK with approximately 300 reservists there Description The ships have large working decks to allow the vessels to cope in several roles such as disaster relief fire fighting rescue work and interception of other vessels History & operations Ten vessels were ordered as the P2000 class, based on a design of an Omani coastguard cutter from Watercraft Marine Early service URNU service Archer became the training ship of Aberdeen URNU in 1991 succeeding Chaser. Liverpool URNU Liverpool University Royal Naval Unit (Liverpool URNU is one of 14 URNUs in the country with the mission statement to 'educate a wide-spectrum of high calibre 1st Patrol Boat Squadron (1PBS HMS Example is part of the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron Affiliations HMS ''Daring'' HMS ''Superb'' TS Blackcap, Birkenhead Sea Cadets Oxford University Royal Naval Unit Oxford University Royal Naval Unit was founded in 1994 to educate high calibre undergraduates as to the role and function of the Cambridge URNU Students undergo shore-based training at weekly drill-nights held in Town Headquarters (THQ in Cambridge Vessels HMS ''Scimitar'' (P284 (ex-MV Grey Fox) HMS ''Sabre'' (P285 (ex-MV Grey Wolf) A research vessel (R/V is a Ship designed and equipped to carry out Research at Sea. Affiliations 42 Engineer Regiment Royal Engineers The two ships of Echo class are the latest vessels to join the Royal Navy 's Hydrographic Squadron History The CVA-01 aircraft carrier project was cancelled in the 1966 Strategic Defence Review, eliminating the requirement for the Type 82 class Origin The CVA-01 Queen Elizabeth class Aircraft carrier was designed to replace the World War II vintage Aircraft carriers of The Caroline Class The Caroline -class were all ordered in July to August 1913 as the first six of eight "light armoured cruisers" under under Construction and service HMS Caroline was built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead. Stone frigate is a nickname for a naval establishment on land First-rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for its largest ships of the line, those mounting 100 guns or more on three gundecks A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle Construction In December 1758 the commissioner of Chatham Dockyard was instructed to prepare a Dry dock for the construction of a new First-rate Fictional Many novels about the Royal Navy feature fictional ships, but most use real names.

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