HMS Bulwark (L15)
2005-
L · Landing Ship/Platform Dock
| IMO: | 9160607 |
| MMSI: | 234613000 |
| Flight Deck: | BK |
| Call Sign: | GDIV |
| Shipyard: | BAE Systems (Vickers) |
Timeline
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1996 | |
| Jan 27, 2000 | |
| Nov 15, 2001 | at Barrow-in-Furness |
| Apr 28, 2005 | |
| Apr 28, 2005 | HMNB Devonport |
| Jul 1, 2005 | Present at International Festival of the Sea (Trafalgar 200), Portsmouth. |
| Jul 2006 |  off Lebanon assisted in evacuation of British nationals from Beirut, including over 1300 in one day, during first use of two Chinook operations. Operation Highbrow |
| May 9, 2008 | arrived in Liverpool for 4 day visit |
| Oct 4, 2008 | North Western Approaches participated in bi-annual multi-national exercise off Scottish coast, until 17 Oct Exercise Joint Warrior 08-2 |
| Nov 29, 2008 | Amsterdam Netherlands |
| Sep 5, 2009 | HMD Devonport present for Navy Days 2009, with 846 NAS Sea King HC.4 ZB507/F aboard Navy Days 2009 |
| May 2010 | by Babcock Marine for 8 months at HMD Devonport which included engine improvements, better night vision capabilities and an IT system upgrade, together with allowing her to operate two Chinooks simultaneously, following the lessons learned from Operation Highbrow. Refit completed mid Jan 2011. |
| Mar 16, 2011 | Greenwich Reach visit to London for 5 days. Moored at Greenwich Ship Tier on the River Thames. |
| Jul 22, 2011 | anchored in Torbay for a 3 day visit to Torquay, with Ship Open to Visitors on 24 Jul. |
| Sep 22, 2011 | attended the 2011 PSP Boat Show at Southampton |
| Oct 25, 2011 | launched a demonstration Royal Marine assault onto Browndown Beach near Gosport, Hampshire. Supported by RFA Mounts Bay. Staff College Sea Days 2011 |
| Feb 10, 2012 | visited Hamburg for 4 days, departing 13 Feb |
| Feb 17, 2012 | visited Gydnia, Poland after two days exercising with Polish Navy in the Baltic. |
| Jul 16, 2012 | Portland Harbour departed HMNB Devonport to take up station off Weymouth (arrived 24 Jul, with 814 NAS aboard) as a logistics hub in support of Police maritime security operations for the London 2012 Olympic sailing events. Supported by RFA Mounts Bay. |
| Oct 2012 | departed HMNB Devonport for 3 month Cougar 12 deployment in the Mediterranean, with a detachment of Lynx from 659 Sq AAC, supporting flagship, HMS Illustrious. |
| May 5, 2013 |  Rotterdam Harbour 5-9 may visit Rotterdam Wilhelminapier |
| May 23, 2013 | to Alexandra Dock, Liverpool for BOA70 commemorations. Battle of the Atlantic 70th Anniversary |
| Aug 12, 2013 | departed HMNB Devonport for Gulf, Red Sea and Horn of Africa as Flagship for Exercise Cougar 13. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 13 Dec. Cougar 13 |
| Nov 28, 2013 |  Grand Harbour / il-Port il-Kbir / Valletta arrived in Valetta for 5 day visit |
| Mar 31, 2014 | North Western Approaches JW 14-1 Exercise Joint Warrior 14-1 |
| May 28, 2014 | Greenwich Reach visit to London for celebration of 350th anniversary of the Royal Marines. Moored at Greenwich Ship Tier on the River Thames. |
| Jun 5, 2014 | departed HMNB Portsmouth with HMS Richmond and smaller ships for Gold Beach and the 70th Anniversary of D-Day commemorations |
| Aug 2014 | departed HMNB Devonport for Cougar 14 deployment and operations in Middle East. Returned on 16 Dec. |
| Sep 2014 |  Kepi i Pallit In company with RFA Lyme Bay, launched pre-dawn practice assault on beaches near Rinia Exercise Albanian Lion |
| Sep 2, 2014 |  Gibraltar Harbour arrived in Gibraltar for Cougar 14 deployment, in company with RFA Lyme Bay and RFA Wave Knight. Departed 10 Dec 2014. Cougar 14 |
| Nov 7, 2014 | diverted from Cougar 14 deployment to lead the multi-national exercise. IMCMEX 2014 International Mine Counter Measures Exercise 2014 |
| Dec 17, 2014 | alongside maintenance at Devonport, until Feb 2015 |
| Mar 17, 2015 | participated in Sea Days 2015, launching 40 Commando RM and supporting units, in an assault on Browndown Beach Exercise Browndown Battle II Staff College Sea Days 2015 |
| Apr 19, 2015 |  Piraeus visited Piraeus, en route to Gallipoli centenary commemorations |
| Apr 21, 2015 |  Canakkale Port to Canakkale to participate in centenary of Gallipoli celebrations. Departed 26 Apr. |
| Apr 30, 2015 | off Libya received a detachment of 3 Merlin HM.2 from 814 NAS for Mediterranean operations, until Jul. Operation Weald |
| May 4, 2015 | off Libya deployed for humanitarian SAR operations in the Mediterranean. Relieved on station by HMS Enterprise on 3 Jul. Operation Weald |
| Oct 1, 2015 | departed HMNB Devonport for 4 month Mediterranean deployment on multi-national Exercise Cougar 15, which included participation in Exercise Trident Juncture 2015. Returned to HMNB Devonport on 7 Dec 2015. Cougar 15 Exercise Trident Juncture 2015 |
| May 6, 2016 | Cruise Terminal weekend visit to Liverpool |
| May 30, 2016 | Hatston Pier alongside Kirkwall, for Battle of Jutland commemorations Jutland 100 |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Greenwich Reach visited London for 4 days, following Jutland 100 commemorations. Departed 9 Jun. Greenwich |
| Jul 20, 2016 | visit to Sunderland for International Airshow and Amphibious Assault capabilty demonstration on Seaburn beach, over the weekend Sunderland Intl Airshow |
| Sep 19, 2016 | departed HMNB Devonport for 6 month Middle East Task Group deployment. Returned after 3 months. JEFM2016 Joint Expeditionary Force (Maritime) 2016 |
| Dec 2016 | HMD Devonport Held at Low Readiness at Devonport Low Readiness |
| Jul 24, 2025 | HMD Devonport present during Babcock dockyard open days Open days |
| Sep 10, 2025 | HMD Devonport sale agreed and signed at DSEI 2025 on board HMS Mersey for transfer of HMS Bulwark to Brazilian Navy as NDM Oiapoque. |
| Mar 26, 2026 | HMD Devonport alongside 16 Wharf at Devonport Dockyard, being prepared for the Brazilian Navy. |