BULWARK Is Being Tested – The Flagship, the Assault Ship BULWARK has begun five weeks of intensive training with a team of 100 expert Royal Navy inspectors and assessors from Flag Officer Sea Training organisation will join the ship to ensure that ship is ready for all eventualities as the UK’s On-Call Assault Ship.

The BULWARK has spent a period of maintenance since completing the 2012 programme the ship is undertaking Directed Continuation Training, which is unique to the ship and the ability to put more than 700 Royal Marines with all their kit ashore… and bring them back again if required.    In addition to testing the amphibious capability, the from Flag Officer Sea Training staff will also test and assess every aspect of the ship’s fighting ability ie: warfare against surface, submarine and air attack, the ability to command a task group, disaster relief missions and large scale evacuation of civilians such as the Royal Navy has conducted in the Lebanon and Libya in recent years.

Once the training is completed, the BULWARK will be the “on call” available to respond to global events as the Flagship of the UK’s Response Force Task Group.