Sea Weapons

Light Carrier (1924)

Hermes

HMS Hermes (I95)
HMS Hermes (1942)

Preceded by:

Argus (1918)

Succeeded by:

Colossus (1944)

Datafile

ClassHermes
TypeLight Carrier
Year1924
Crew664
Dimensions
Length182.3 m
Beam21.4 m
Draught5.7 m
Displacement
Empty10,850 t
Loaded13,700 t
Performance
Speed46 km/h
Range10,371 km @ 19 km/h
Machinery
Shafts2
Turbines2 x Geared steam
40,000 hp
Parsons
Boilers2 x Yarrow
FuelOil: 2,000 t
Armament
Main6 x 140-mm/50 (6 x 1)
BL 5.5"/50 Mk. I
-7° / +25°

Anti-Aircraft4 x 102-mm (4 x 1)
QF 4"/45 Mk. V
Armor
Belt76 mm
Deck25 mm
Aircraft
Aircraft20
Production
Built1
Total1

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Hermes I95 Armstrong Whitworth15/01/191811/09/191907/07/192309/04/1942 Loss by aircraft

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