HMS Bulwark

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There have been seven HMS Bulwarks of the Royal Navy, ranging from an incomplete ship, to the current LPD (Landing Platform Dock Ship), each serving her nation faithfully and boldly,through peace and war. Her motto is "Under Thy Wings I Will Trust".

Construction of the first Bulwark began in 1780, but the keel was never laid down, and the order was subsequently cancelled.
The second Bulwark was a 74-gun frigate that took part in the blockade of Rochefort in 1813 and fought in the British-American War in 1814-15. She was broken up in 1826.
The third Bulwark was intended to be a screwship. Bulwark was laid down at Chatham on 8th March 1859, but construction was suspended in the same month. She was finally broken up in 1872.
The fourth Bulwark was a wooden 121-gun ship-of-the-line launched on 7th March 1860 at Pembroke. She was soon made obsolete by the launching of the iron-hulled battleship HMS Warrior. After initial sea trials lasting into 1861, she was never completed for full active duty. She became part of a training establishment for boys, finally being paid off in 1919.
The fifth Bulwark was a Formidable-class battleship launched in 1899 and destroyed in an explosion when loading ammunition at Sheerness in 1914.
The sixth Bulwark was a 22,000 tonne Centaur-class Light Fleet Carrier.
The most recent ship to bear the name, Bulwark, is an amphibious assault ship that has yet to commission into the Royal Navy as of early 2004.

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