Subject
Vickers-Armstrong (Barrow-In-Furness) Centaur-Class Aircraft Carrier
Operator
Royal Navy [R12]
Registration
HMS Hermes
Location
Portsmouth *
Quality
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Colour
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Remarks
Built 1944-53 - commissioned 25/11/1959
Length = 198.1m / Beam = 43.9m / Draught = 8.5m
Displacement = 23,000 tons
Retro-fitted with 'ski-jump' for Sea Harrier operations, as shown, in 1981.
Decommissioned 1984 - Sold to India & became Indian Navy 'INS Viraat'
Length = 198.1m / Beam = 43.9m / Draught = 8.5m
Displacement = 23,000 tons
Retro-fitted with 'ski-jump' for Sea Harrier operations, as shown, in 1981.
Decommissioned 1984 - Sold to India & became Indian Navy 'INS Viraat'
Category
Transport > Water > Navy
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