Aircraft carriers have been a dominant naval asset for nearly a century. Their high cost and sturdy construction means those flattops often serve for decades. One of the longest-serving was HMS Hermes ...

Stan Curtis - survivor of the sinking of the Hermes at the age of 86. H.M.S. Hermes was sunk on the morning of April 9th 1942 at 11am after an action lasting half an hour from the bombing of 85 Jap ...

Dispatch from Alfred Pieres: the sinking of aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, 9th April 1942, off the coast of Ceylon, sent 12th April 1942 Letter sent by my uncle ,crew member, Roy James aged 26, from HMS ...

THE FLAGSHIP of the Royal Navy during the Falklands War is to be sold for less than a penny '“ to become a new luxury hotel in India. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...

The demise of HMS Hermes rekindles indelible memories of the carrier's emotional return to Portsmouth after serving as the Royal Navy's flagship in the Falklands War. Did you know with a Digital ...

In April 1942, just days after crippling two British cruisers off Ceylon, Japanese carrier-based dive bombers struck again. Their target: the Royal Navy’s hms Hermes, Britain’s first aircraft carrier.

The Diving Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy explored the sunken remains of HMS Hermes, a fascinating and historic World War II shipwreck off Batticaloa. The event, which took place in the eastern seas, was ...

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