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HMS Hermes |
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HMS Hermes Laid Down : 15th January 1918 Launched : 11th September 1919 Completed : July 1923 Type : Aircraft Carrier Class : Builder : Armstrong Country : UK Pennants : 95 Fate : Sunk 9th April 1942. |
After launching, work was suspended on her and, in January 1920, she was towed to Devonport Dockyard for completion. |
HMS Hermes Photos for Sale |
HMS Hermes, 1920. | HMS Hermes, 1924. | HMS Hermes, October 1937. | HMS Hermes, May 1937. | HMS Hermes, October 1934. |
HMS Hermes, October 1934. | HMS Hermes, May 1937. | HMS Hermes, May 1937. | HMS Hermes, May 1937. | HMS Hermes c.1927 |
HMS Hermes | HMS Hermes, Malta, 1920s. | HMS Hermes China Station Sports Trophies, 1930 - 1933. | The flight deck of HMS Hermes. |
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15th January 1918 - Laid down at Armstrongs (Newcastle upon Tyne) 11th September 1919 - Launched 7th July 1923 - Commissioned 26th July 1924 - Fleet Review at Spithead 9th September 1924 - Sailed UK for the Mediterranean 29th October 1926 - At Hong Kong 23rd April 1932 - Sailed Hong Kong for Amoy 26th April 1932 - Arrived Amoy 1st October 1932 - China Station 1st October 1932 - Capt. W. B. MacKenzie in Command 27th April 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong for Tsingtao 27th April 1933 - Sailed Hong Kong for Tsingtao 22nd June 1933 - Arrived Colombo 18th July 1933 - Passed Gibraltar heading west 15th August 1934 - Capt. Hon. G. Fraser in Command 23rd November 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar for Malta 30th November 1934 - Sailed Gibraltar for Port Said 3rd December 1934 - Arrived Port Said 4th December 1934 - Sailed Port Said for Aden 4th December 1934 - Arrived Suez and sailed for Aden 9th December 1934 - Arrived Aden 10th December 1934 - Sailed Aden for Colombo 17th December 1934 - Arrived Colombo 20th December 1934 - Sailed Colombo for Singapore 26th December 1934 - Arrived Singapore 26th December 1934 - Arrived Singapore 26th December 1934 - Capt. Hon. G. Fraser in Command 26th December 1934 - Arrived Singapore 1st January 1935 - Sailed Singapore for Hong Kong 6th January 1935 - Arrived Hong Kong 16th July 1935 - Attended 1935 Spithead Fleet Review 1st August 1935 - Sailed Chinwangtao 2nd March 1936 - Arrived Hong Kong 11th May 1936 - Sailed Kobe for Kagoshima 27th May 1936 - At Wei Hai Wei 27th May 1936 - Arrived Wei Hai Wei 12th October 1936 - Sailed Hong Kong 14th October 1936 - Arrived Shanghai 28th October 1936 - Sailed Shanghai 30th October 1936 - Arrived Amoy 2nd November 1936 - Sailed Amoy 17th March 1937 - Sailed Singapore for Penang 25th March 1937 - Sailed Penang 30th March 1937 - Arrived Colombo 23rd April 1937 - Sailed Malta 26th April 1937 - Arrived Gibraltar 22nd May 1937 - Arrived Plymouth 12th June 1937 - Cdr. Charles Thorburn Addis in Command January 1938 - Reserve Fleet, UK 1st September 1939 - Sailed Plymouth and arrived Portland later that day 3rd September 1939 - Channel Force 3rd September 1939 - At Portland 7th October 1939 - Sailed Portland for Halifax 7th October 1939 - Sailed Plymouth 14th October 1939 - Arrived Dakar 16th October 1939 - Arrived Halifax 25th October 1939 - Sailed Dakar to search for Santa Fe 25th October 1939 - Sailed Dakar to carry out a sweep to the southwest 29th October 1939 - Arrived Dakar 23rd November 1939 - Patrolling between Pernambuco and Freetown 12th December 1939 - North of St Paul Rocks 13th December 1939 - Arrived at Dakar for refuelling, also before setting off for Rio de la Plata 28th December 1939 - Sailed Freetown and joined Convoy SL.14 1st January 1940 - Joined Convoy SLF.14 11th January 1940 - Arrived in the UK with Convoy SLF.14 11th February 1940 - Sailed Freetown to search for the German ships which had escaped from Vigo 19th February 1940 - Arrived Dakar after VO operations 6th March 1940 - Patrolled off the African coast 9th March 1940 - Sailed Dakar on Patrol 16th March 1940 - Arrived Dakar from patrol 26th March 1942 - In the Maldives 29th March 1942 - Sailed Maldives 2nd April 1942 - Arrived Maldives 9th April 1942 - Sunk by Japanese aircraft |
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Last edited : 19:00, March 26, 2011
By : jbryce1437
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