H.M.S. Hermes (1919)

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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

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