HMS Bulwark - Glasgow Visit

HMS Bulwark is one of Royal Navy's Albion-Class assault ships and is designed to put Royal Marines ashore by both air and sea.

She celebrated her 11th Birthday yesterday, and arrived in the River Clyde this morning where she  travelled up to Glasgow.

She will be docked there over the weekend and depart on Monday.

A bitterly cold morning but worth the very early start to see her arrive.

She is an impressive looking vessel.

 Approaching Braehead


Passing Braehead

Landing Craft

Upper Decks

 Bound for Shieldhall Quay

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Joint Warrior Arrivals Today

Not too much activity today but we did see a few arrivals for the first upcoming Joint Warrior military exercise of this year.

Favoured with dry weather it was still quite windy and cold.

First stop was Rhu at the Gareloch to catch HMS Bulwark arrive.

Then on down to Kilcreggan to see what may be coming upriver.

Finally across to Greenock to get a few images of the two at anchor.

Tomorrow looks to be a busier day - albeit an early start and weather forecast for more of the same.

Approaching Rhu Narrows

Bound for Faslane Naval Base

SD Resourceful and HMS Bulwark Faslane Bound

  HMS Bulwark

 HMS Bulwark and SD Resourceful

HNLMS Van Speijk passing Gourock Inbound

 HNLMS Van Speijk off Greenock Esplanade

 HMS Kent at Anchor

Scheduled to Tow Target

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HMS Bulwark Joins Joint Warrior Exercise - Faslane

Headed to Faslane first thing, but with poor light and not much appearing to be likely to happen, went over to Erskine to catch the three ship convoy heading to Glasgow.

While waiting got a heads up that HMS Bulwark would be arriving at Faslane - so passed up the convoy in favour of her arrival.

HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

 HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

 HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

 HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

 HMS Bulwark (L15)

 HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

 HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

 HMS Bulwark (L15) - Arriving at Faslane

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