HMS Bulwark

The sixth HMS Bulwark of the Royal Navy was a 22,000 ton Centaur-class light fleet aircraft carrier. Initially commissioned as a light aircraft carrier in 1954, the ship was converted into a commando carrier in 1958 and recommissioned as such in 1960. Bulwark remained in this capacity until 1979 following failed efforts to sell the ship, Bulwark re-entered service as an anti-submarine warfare carrier and remained as such until being decommissioned in 1981. The ship was scrapped in 1984.

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R08; The Rusty B
draft 8.5 metre, length 224.87 metre, beam 37 metre, 
Centaur-class aircraft carrier, amphibious assault ship, light aircraft carrier, Harland and Wolff, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1954-11-04T00:00:00Z

1981-04-01T00:00:00Z

1954 — 1981 HMS Bulwark

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1956-11-01T00:00:00Z

1956-11-01T00:00:00Z

Q2915155

1943-04-17T00:00:00Z

1943-04-17T00:00:00Z

order

1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship breaking

1948-06-22T00:00:00Z

1948-06-22T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1981-04-01T00:00:00Z

1981-04-01T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1954-11-04T00:00:00Z

1954-11-04T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1945-05-10T00:00:00Z

1945-05-10T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

Whirlwind helicopters on HMS Bulwark (R08) c1961

S2F-1 Tracker of VS-21 on HMS Bulwark (R08) in 1958

Royal Marines and Wessex HU5 of 484 NAS aboard HMS Bulwark (R08) in 1973

HMS Bulwark (R08) at anchor in May 1958

HMS Bulwark (R08) off Vieques Island 1973

British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956

Short Seamew landing on HMS Bulwark (R08) 1955

Short Seamew on HMS Bulwark (R08) 1955

Sea Hawks launching from HMS Bulwark (R08) 1956

Carriers Bulwark Melbourne and Philippine Sea at Singapore 1958

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Whirlwind helicopters on HMS Bulwark (R08) c1961		Commons
commons	image		S2F-1 Tracker of VS-21 on HMS Bulwark (R08) in 1958		Commons
commons	image		Royal Marines and Wessex HU5 of 484 NAS aboard HMS Bulwark (R08) in 1973		Commons
commons	image		HMS Bulwark (R08) at anchor in May 1958		Commons
commons	image		HMS Bulwark (R08) off Vieques Island 1973		Commons
commons	image		British carriers during Suez Crisis 1956		Commons
commons	image		Short Seamew landing on HMS Bulwark (R08) 1955		Commons
commons	image		Short Seamew on HMS Bulwark (R08) 1955		Commons
commons	image		Sea Hawks launching from HMS Bulwark (R08) 1956		Commons
commons	image		Carriers Bulwark Melbourne and Philippine Sea at Singapore 1958		Commons