H.M.S. Hermes
I.95
1938
(Neptun 1115)
- Class: Hermes - 1 aircraft carrier of 1917
- Displacement: 10,850 tons
- Dimensions: 548 (pp) 600 (oa) x 70.25 x 18.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft geared turbines, S.H.P. 40,000 = 25 knots
- Armor: Main belt 2-3 in., deck 1 in., shields 1 in.
- Armament: 6-5.5 in. (6x1), 3-4 in. A.A. (3x1) guns
- Aircraft: 15
- Complement: 664 + air wing
- Builder: Armstrong Whitworth, Walker
- Laid Down: 15 Jan 1918
- Launched: 11 Sep 1919
- Commissioned: 19 Feb 1924
- Service: Home fleet 1939, East Indies 1939-42, Eastern Fleet 1942. Bombed and sunk by Japanese aircraft from carriers
Akagi,
Hiryu, and
Soryu 70 miles south of Ceylon on 9 Apr 1942.
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