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'''H.M.S. ''Bulwark''''' was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
 
'''H.M.S. ''Bulwark''''' was a [[pre-dreadnought]] [[battleship]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
  
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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'']].
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==Career==
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''Bulwark'' commissioned at Devonport on 18 March, 1902, under Captain [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]], to relieve [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|''Royal Oak'']] in the [[Mediterranean Station|Mediterranean]], where she would become flagship of the Commander-in-Chief.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 19 March, 1902.  Issue '''36719''', col D, pg. 8.</ref>  On 1 May Admiral [[Compton Edward Domvile|Sir Compton E. Domville]] hoisted his flag in her, before going on leave.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 2 May, 1902. Issue '''36757''', col C, pg. 8.</ref> 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==
 
==Commanding Officers==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
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*{{CaptRN}} [[Frederick Tower Hamilton|Frederick T. Hamilton]], 18 March, 1902.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 5 March, 1902.  Issue '''36707''', col E, pg. 5.</ref>
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*{{CommRN}} (Acting Flag Captain) [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], 24 February, 1905.
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*Captain [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B. Brock]], 1 May, 1905.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 24 April, 1905.  Issue '''37689''', col C, pg. 8.</ref>
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*Captain [[Bertram Mordaunt Chambers|Bertram M. Chambers]], 12 February, 1907.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 February, 1907.  Issue '''38253''', col E, pg. 6.</ref>
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*Captain [[Arthur Cavenagh Leveson|Arthur C. Leveson]], .
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*Captain [[Robert Falcon Scott|Robert F. Scott]], .
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*Captain [[Bentinck John Davies Yelverton|Bentinck J. D. Yelverton]], .
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*Captain [[George Price Webley Hope|George P. W. Hope]], .
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*Captain [[Edmund Hyde Smith|Edmund H. Smith]], .
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*Captain [[Herbert Chatterton]], .
 
*Captain [[Guy Lutley Sclater|Guy L. Sclater]], 17 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 287.</ref>
 
*Captain [[Guy Lutley Sclater|Guy L. Sclater]], 17 November, 1913.<ref>''Navy List'' (December, 1914).  p. 287.</ref>
  

Revision as of 19:37, 20 April 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
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H.M.S. Bulwark was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy.

Career

Bulwark commissioned at Devonport on 18 March, 1902, under Captain Frederick T. Hamilton, to relieve Royal Oak in the Mediterranean, where she would become flagship of the Commander-in-Chief.[1] On 1 May Admiral Sir Compton E. Domville hoisted his flag in her, before going on leave.[2] 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:

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 19 March, 1902. Issue 36719, col D, pg. 8.
  2. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 2 May, 1902. Issue 36757, col C, pg. 8.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 5 March, 1902. Issue 36707, col E, pg. 5.
  4. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 April, 1905. Issue 37689, col C, pg. 8.
  5. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 February, 1907. Issue 38253, col E, pg. 6.
  6. ↑ Navy List (December, 1914). p. 287.

Bibliography

  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. London: Ian Allan.
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  • Preston, Antony (1972). Battleships of World War I. New York, NY: Galahad Books. ISBN 0883653001.

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