HMS Hermes
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HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, notable as one of the world’s first purpose-built carriers and for being sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Hermes canonical | 3 |
| HMS Hermes-class aircraft carrier | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
biplane fighters
ⓘ
torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupType | Fleet Air Arm ⓘ |
| armament |
6-inch guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Japanese carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| attacker | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| commissioned | 18 February 1924 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Indian Ocean raid
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewCasualties | significant loss of life in 1942 sinking ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 600–700 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 9 April 1942 ⓘ |
| deployedTo |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| designFeature |
full-length flight deck
ⓘ
starboard-side island ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 10,850 tons standard ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by Japanese aircraft ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign ⓘ |
| homePort | various Royal Navy bases ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 95 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 January 1918 ⓘ |
| launched | 11 September 1919 ⓘ |
| length | about 600 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Hermes
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek god Hermes
Hermes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the first purpose-built aircraft carriers
ⓘ
having an island superstructure on the flight deck ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 95 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
off Batticaloa, Ceylon ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
HMS Hermes
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Hermes-class aircraft carrier
|
| shipwreckLocation | off the east coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 25 knots ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
HMS Hermes-class aircraft carrier