Lying in its watery grave, at a depth of a little over 50 meters off the East coast, the world's first aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes is Sri Lanka's star shipwreck. Sunk by Japanese bombers during World ...
HMS Hermes was laid down in 1944 and was in service with the Royal Navy between 1959 to 1984 serving as the flagship during the Falklands War in 1982. She was sold to the Indian Navy in 1987 and ...
During the 1982 South Atlantic conflict, the Ambuscade has been credited with saving the Task Force flagship, HMS Hermes, from an Exocet attack while her sister ships HMS Ardent and HMS Antelope ...
That included the flagship aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R12), which was sold to India in 1986 and operated as the Indian Navy's INS Viraat until 2017. When the warship was retired, a crowdfunding ...
Conceived over 100 years ago starting with Britain’s HMS Hermes, the dedicated aircraft carrier is a feat of modern naval engineering. Building one is a massive technical and financial ...
John Blight, 58, and Nigel Ingram, 57, deny charges related to failing to declare items taken from HMS Hermes. Canterbury Crown Court heard they were involved in "commercial exploitation of ...
as well as the aging HMS Hermes, would also need to be available to fixed wing aircraft for ground attack, leading to the rapid training of Royal Air Force Harrier GR3 pilots on naval flying and ...
Dedications have come in from around the country after the death of a man described as having the Royal Navy in his blood.