HMS Hermes was sold to India and for years was the Indian Navy's flagship The dismantling of the Indian Navy's former flagship, Viraat, (ex HMS Hermes) has been kept on hold by the country's ...

Britain’s Falklands campaign relied entirely on HMS Hermes, its crucial floating base for war operations. Argentina’s strategy was simple but bold: destroy the British carriers and secure victory.

Together with HMS Hermes she was home of the Task Force strike force made up of the V/TOL Harriers and Sea Harriers that proved a formidable and versatile weapon even outnumbered by the Argentine ...

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 ...

It's 10 weeks into the Falklands War, and two British Harriers find themselves protecting a damaged ship, the HMS Hermes. Suddenly, Argentine Skyhawks appear on the horizon and a fight ensues.