HMS Bulwark

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:alumni Veterans gatherings
gptkbp:armament 12-inch guns
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1951
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for films
gptkbp:decommissioned 1980
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:exhibits Naval history
6,000 square feet
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:featuredIn Documentaries
gptkbp:firstDeployment 1979
Mediterranean_operations.
gptkbp:firstHomePort gptkb:Devonport
gptkbp:firstPublished 1951
gptkbp:gameLength 850 feet
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 30 aircraft
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_power
gptkbp:historicalTours Public tours offered
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bulwark
gptkbp:internationalRelations Strengthening alliances
gptkbp:launched 1950
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern naval design
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:maintainedBy Naval archives
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Bulwark
gptkbp:notableEvent Suez Crisis
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Admiral_Sir_John_Cunningham
Royal_family_visits
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:operationalStatus Retired
Budget constraints
gptkbp:participatedIn NATO_exercises
gptkbp:productionYears 1951-1980
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkbp:retirementYear 1980 retirement ceremony
gptkbp:role Aircraft carrier
gptkbp:secondaryMission 1979
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
Queen Elizabeth II
gptkbp:significantEvent Humanitarian missions
Fire incidents
gptkbp:sisterShip gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:strategicGoals Naval presence in global conflicts
gptkbp:supportRole Naval cadets
gptkbp:trainingExercises Joint_exercises_with_NATO
gptkbp:type Battleship