RN · CV
SunkThe first British carrier designed as a carrier. Armstrong Whitworth launched her at Walker on 11 September 1919 and she was commissioned on 19 February 1924. On 9 April 1942 she left Trincomalee ahead of an air raid, with no aircraft aboard, escorted by Vampire. A floatplane from Haruna found them. Carrier aircraft sank her off Batticaloa. Not credited to one ship.
| Type | Aircraft carrier (CV) |
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| Hull | 95 |
| Builder | Armstrong Whitworth, Walker |
| Launched | 1919-09-11 |
| Commissioned | 1924-02-19 |
| Fate | Sunk. off Batticaloa on 9 April 1942 by carrier aircraft. She had no aircraft of her own aboard. Three hundred seven of her crew were killed, including Captain Richard F. J. Onslow. HMAS Vampire, her escort, was sunk the same morning. Not credited to one Japanese ship. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
HMS Hermes in June 1940, escorting convoy US.3. The heavy cruiser Dorsetshire is the ship astern. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Command
Indian Ocean Raid
1942-04-05 · sunk off Batticaloa on 9 April. No aircraft aboard. Not credited to one ship
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