Talk:HMS Bulwark (R08)

Comment from Help Desk

(copied from the Help Desk) —This ship was not nicknamed the " Rusty B " in the late 1970's. It already had this name in the early to mid '60s. This was not due to this reason either, as it was given it's name by the embarked forces during this time. The Royal Marines Commandos. We had to work at ' Chippin & paintin ' most of the time on board to remove the rust. Also The A.&.S.H. were not the embarked forces to cover the withdrawl from Aden, it was 3rd.Cdo.Bdg.RM. In 1967 40.Cdo.RM. Left Singapore for the Yemen area. This was rotated with 42.Cdo.RM. & HMS Albion her sister ship. This is correct as far as I can remember, as I was a member of 'Charlie' Coy. 40.Cdo. RM. at the time. Each Cdo. did two tours of duty to effect this during 1967 - 1968, as 45 Cdo. was in Aden at the time.

[ Please can someone make these changes for me, as were not all Com'p Geeks, and I found negotiating the web labyrinth somewhat tiring...]RattlerC73 14:56, 22 November 2006 (UTC)Rattler.

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Corrected the Rusty B nickname and amended the 3rd Cdo role as above. I am unsure about the other issues raised by RattlerC73, have minor doubts about the duration of the tour going too far into 1968 because I joined Rusty after Arctic Express when she was in refit. Can anybody else firm up the dates on that, please? I also incorporated few corrections/additions, some cited and some personal recollections (see article).

--JH49S (talk) 10:10, 4 March 2010 (UTC)

The fire in Philadelphia Harbour

The fire in Philadelphia was a result of a Hydrogen fire in "A1" Boiler in "A" Boiler Room. HMS Bulwark had 2 boiler Rooms, 2 engine rooms and 2 shafts. (A & B Boiler Room, A & B Engine room and Port and Stbd shaftline. Both Boiler rooms could be either responsible for one shaft each or cross connected so that all 4 boilers supplied steam to both steam turbine. The fire started in "A" Boiler Room at about 0600 and is officially listed as a low water level in the Boiler which caused burning in iron creating a very hot fire. When water was applied to try to put out the fire the Hydrogen was released from the water and created a self sustaining fire. All that could be done was to boundary cool the fire to prevent the spread of the fire. After about 4 hours the fire eventually died out. The fire destroyed "A1" boiler completely, however "A2" Boiler was still operational and after some repairs we returned to England at a reduced speed (If i remember right it took us 16 days), and yes, i was there, I actually worked in the Boiler room. My mate "Ollie" was the water tender at the time of the fire. (Hows things Ollie :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kipper2k (talk • contribs) 12:09, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

Bulwark fire 1980

I was serving aboard Bulwark during this incident,my messdeck was adjacent to the fire and much damage was done.Buckling of the bulkhead wall and 6" of water flooded our mess due to firefighting operations.It happened on the evening of 9th November 1980.I was ashore at the time in the Navy club,my oppo was recalled to the ship to fight the fire.The fire was deliberately set by a serving crew member who wanted out of the Navy.He set the fire in the Royal Marines Equipment stowage area forward of the Forward aircraft lift.We spent weeks cleaning the Hangar with water jets. Those affected by the fire were accommodated in the messdecks at the aft end of the ship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.103.93 (talk) 14:39, 11 July 2014 (UTC)

Where did the bell go to that was on board the HMS Bulwark in the 1970's?.

I was baptized on board the ship and my name was put on the bell. Anne Chapman McCallum DOB 21/02/1970. Daughter of PO Robert Morrison McCallum. 80.195.12.177 (talk) 21:00, 25 May 2022 (UTC)