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Revision as of 21:48, 24 September 2012
| H.M.S. Hermes (1919) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | 95 (Jun 1920)[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong[2] |
| Laid down: | 15 Jan, 1918[3] |
| Launched: | 11 Sep, 1919[4] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1924[5] |
| Sunk: | 9 Apr, 1942[6] |
| Fate: | Air Attack |
H.M.S. Hermes was an aircraft carrier completed for the Royal Navy in 1924, being the first ship designed from the outset to operate aircraft in a proper manner – being able to recover aircraft while at sea.
History
The ship succumbed to Japanese air attack off Ceylon in World War II.
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 53.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 71.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 71.
Bibliography
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