HMS HERMES
HMS HERMES

Battle Honours




Captain

Commander L.E. Middleton ADC [DSO]
Ship's Complement
  x Officers
y Seamen
z Others Embarked
Displacement (tons)
  23,900 Standard
28,700 Full Load
Dimensions (feet [metres])
  Hull
744 x 90 [227.9 x 27.4]
  Flight Deck
600 x 112 [182.9 x 34.1]
Machinery
  2 sets of geared steam turbines
76,000shp = 26 knots (approx)
Armament
  2 x Seacat system (GWS 22)
4 x LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicles & Personnel)
Aircraft
  pre-'Corporate'
5 Sea Harriers
9 Sea King 5
9 Sea King 4
  21 May 1982
15 Sea Harriers
6 Harrier GR3
6 Sea King 5
2 Lynx
1 Wessex 5
IN Memoriam

PO K S Casey
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Bibliography:
David Brown, "The Royal Navy and the Falklands War", Book Club Associates, 1987
Martin Middlebrook, "Operation Corporate", Viking, 1985
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