HMS Bulwark

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:advances 1970s upgrades
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 6 helicopters
gptkbp:armament guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkb:Birkenhead,_England
gptkbp:class gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1960
gptkb:1979
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:countermeasures Chaff launchers
gptkbp:crew 1,200 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Plymouth
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1980
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:design gptkb:Centaur-class
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1980-01-01
gptkbp:displacement 36,000 tons
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Gas_turbine_engine
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:fighting_style gptkb:Type_1022_radar
gptkbp:has_a_commission_for 1960-01-01
gptkbp:historical_significance Cold War era operations
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Plymouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Bulwark
gptkbp:launch_date 1959-12-04
gptkbp:legacy Influence on amphibious warfare tactics.
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Bulwark
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:operational_period 1960-1980
gptkbp:operational_range 10,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:primary_mission Amphibious operations
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:turbofan_engine
gptkbp:radar gptkb:Type_965
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:HMS_Ocean
gptkbp:role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkbp:sonar Type 2050
gptkbp:speed 28 knots
gptkbp:status scrapped in 1984
gptkbp:successor gptkb:HMS_Albion
gptkbp:survivability Armored hull
gptkbp:training Naval training ship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Henry_Harwood
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4