Aircraft carriers have been a dominant naval asset for nearly a century. Their high cost and sturdy construction means those flattops often serve for decades. One of the longest-serving was HMS Hermes ...

Stan Curtis - survivor of the sinking of the Hermes at the age of 86. H.M.S. Hermes was sunk on the morning of April 9th 1942 at 11am after an action lasting half an hour from the bombing of 85 Jap ...

Dispatch from Alfred Pieres: the sinking of aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, 9th April 1942, off the coast of Ceylon, sent 12th April 1942 Letter sent by my uncle ,crew member, Roy James aged 26, from HMS ...

On May 1, 1982, the Falklands air war began. From HMS Hermes and Invincible, twenty Sea Harriers took off to face waves of ...

In April 2012 a team of technical divers from Secret Compass will set off on a pioneering expedition to link the three most significant wrecks of World War Two in South Asia, HMS Hermes, HMS Repulse ...

After Argentina captured the Falkland Islands in 1982, the British navy sailed south to retake them. The Falklands War was one of the largest conflicts since World War II and featured major operations ...