HMS Hermes (R15)

GPTKB entity

Properties (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft Sea King helicopters
up to 30 aircraft
Harrier II
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Sea_Cat_missiles
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:class gptkb:Centaur-class_aircraft_carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1959
gptkbp:constructedIn Birkenhead
gptkbp:crew 1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned 1984
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1960
1982
gptkbp:displacement 28,000 tons
gptkbp:fate sold for scrap
scrapped in 2012
gptkbp:historical_significance first British carrier to operate fixed-wing aircraft from a ski-jump.
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Portsmouth
gptkb:Devonport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Hermes (R15)
gptkbp:launched 1959
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:missions humanitarian assistance
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:British_Home_Fleet
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Mighty_Hermes
gptkbp:notable_event first British carrier to operate Harrier jump jets
gptkbp:notable_feature angled flight deck
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Shader
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:operationalRange 7,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalRole aircraft carrier
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Operation_Corporate
gptkbp:productionYears 1959-1984
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Invincible
gptkb:HMS_Illustrious
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:Falklands_War
flagship
gptkbp:significantEvent Operation Black Buck
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:speed 30 knots