Summary: The HMS Hermes, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, served the Royal Navy from its completion in 1959 until it was decommissioned and sold to India, where it served as INS Viraat until 2017.

The HMS Hermes began construction during World War II, but issues plagued its progress for years. It finally entered active ...

British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes sails to London in 1950. Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images HMS Hermes was a conventionally powered Centaur-class flattop that was laid down in 1944.

Summary: The HMS Hermes, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, served the Royal Navy from its completion in 1959 until it was decommissioned and sold to India, where it served as INS ...

HMS Hermes returns to Portsmouth from the Falklands in July 1982. The News PP624 Portsmouth-based HMS Hermes was a conventional British aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur class.

The HMS Hermes began construction during World War II, but issues plagued its progress for years. It finally entered active service in late 1959 as the last of the Centaur-class aircraft carriers ...