| Name: | HMS Bulwark |
| Operator: | Royal Navy |
| Ordered: | 18 July 1996 |
| Builder: | BAE Systems Marine, Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| Laid down: | 27 January 2000 |
| Launched: | 15 November 2001 |
| Sponsored by: | Lady Walker |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 2004 |
| Refit: | 2010–2011 |
| Homeport: | HMNB Devonport, Plymouth |
| Motto: | "Under thy wings I will trust" |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
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| Class and type: | Albion-class amphibious transport dock |
| Displacement: | 19,560 tonnes (19,250 long tons; 21,560 short tons) |
| Length: | 176 metres (577 ft) |
| Beam: | 28.9 metres (95 ft) |
| Draught: | 7.1 metres (23 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Range: | 8,000 miles (7,000 nmi; 13,000 km) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Capacity: | 67 vehicles |
| Troops: | 405 Royal Marines (710 overload)[1][2] |
| Crew: | 325 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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| Aviation facilities: | Two landing spots for helicopters up to the size of a Chinook. |
Kind of ships
- CONTAINERSHIPS
- CRUISE SHIPS
- WARSHIPS
- FERRIES
- MOTOR YACHTS
- TUGS
- VEHICLE CARRIERS
- TANKERS
- HELLENIC NAVY
- PASSENGER ONLY SHIPS
- CATAMARANS
- SAILING SHIPS
- DOUBLE ENDED FERRIES
- CARGO SHIPS
- HELLENIC COAST GUARD
- MONOHULLS
- LANDING CRAFT
- CEMENT CARRIER
- HYDROFOILS
- OFFSHORE VSLS
- Greek Fire Department
- PILOT BOAT
- RESEARCH VESSEL
- MUSEUM SHIP
- PALLETISED CARGO
HMS Bulwark L15
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