26th. November 1914.
A Tragic Loss - HMS Bulwark.H.M.S. "Bulwark" blown up in the Medway (foul play suspected - loss of 800).
On the 26th November, 1914 H.M.S. Bulwark was lying at her mooring in Kethole Reach to the west of Sheerness in the River Medway. On the stern at 0745 hours, the Royal Marine Band was playing and after having had their breakfast some of her crew were preparing for work on the upper deck. A few minutes later the ship was torn apart by an explosion and she quickly sank beneath the cold waters of the River Medway.
H.M.S. Bulwark was one of three 15,000-ton 'London' class battleships ordered by the Admiralty in 1898. She was laid down at Devonport in March 1899 and due to the installation of additional technical innovations was not completed until 1902.
Rob.
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