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She commissioned at Devonport in March, 1902 under Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]] for duty in the Mediterranean, where she flew the flag of Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Sir Compton E. Domville]] from 1 May. She recommissioned at Devonport under Commander [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts||Edward M. Phillpotts]], acting Flag Captain to Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]]. In May, 1905 Captain [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]] was appointed in command. Paid off in March, 1907 ''Bulwark'' was recommissioned as flagship of Rear-Admiral [[Frank Finnis]], Rear-Admiral in the Nore Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]. Captain [[Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|Bertram M. Chambers]] took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']]. | She commissioned at Devonport in March, 1902 under Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]] for duty in the Mediterranean, where she flew the flag of Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Sir Compton E. Domville]] from 1 May. She recommissioned at Devonport under Commander [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts||Edward M. Phillpotts]], acting Flag Captain to Admiral [[Charles William de la Poer Beresford, First Baron Beresford|Lord Charles Beresford]]. In May, 1905 Captain [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]] was appointed in command. Paid off in March, 1907 ''Bulwark'' was recommissioned as flagship of Rear-Admiral [[Frank Finnis]], Rear-Admiral in the Nore Division, [[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Home Fleet]]. Captain [[Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|Bertram M. Chambers]] took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']]. | ||
==Commanding Officers== | |||
Dates of appointment given: | |||
*Captain [[Guy Lutley Sclater|Guy L. Sclater]], 17 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914). p. 287.</ref> | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 5 February 2011
| H.M.S. Bulwark | |
| Career | Details |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 27 June, 1898 |
| Builders: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 20 March, 1899 |
| Launched: | 18 October, 1899 |
| Commissioned: | 11 March, 1902 |
| Fate: | Destroyed by internal explosion 26 November, 1914 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 15,366 tons (load); 15,995 tons (deep) |
| Length: | 431 feet 9 in (131 m) |
| Beam: | 75 ft |
| Draught: | 27 ft 3 in (load); 28 ft 2 in (deep) |
| Propulsion: | Two sets 3-cylinder vertical triple expansion engines, two in-turning propellers |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Range: | 5,550 nautical miles at 10 knots |
| Complement: | 750; 766 as flagship, 1904 |
| Armament: | 4 × Mk IX 12 inch guns 12 × Mk VII 6 inch guns 16 × 12 pdr quick-firing guns 2 × 12 pdr boat and field guns 6 × 3 pdr guns 2 × machine guns 4 × 18 in submerged torpedo tubes |
| Aircraft: | None |
| Motto: | |
H.M.S. Bulwark was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy.
She commissioned at Devonport in March, 1902 under Captain Frederick T. Hamilton for duty in the Mediterranean, where she flew the flag of Admiral Sir Compton E. Domville from 1 May. She recommissioned at Devonport under Commander |Edward M. Phillpotts, acting Flag Captain to Admiral Lord Charles Beresford. In May, 1905 Captain Osmond de B. Brock was appointed in command. Paid off in March, 1907 Bulwark was recommissioned as flagship of Rear-Admiral Frank Finnis, Rear-Admiral in the Nore Division, Home Fleet. Captain Bertram M. Chambers took command, with the crew from the paid-off battleship Resolution.
Commanding Officers
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Guy L. Sclater, 17 November, 1913.[1]
Footnotes
- ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 287.
Bibliography
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
- Template:BibParkesBritishBattleships
- Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.
