The Royal Navy aircraft ... carriers. She was launched on 3 May 1977 and is the seventh ship to carry the name. She saw action in the Falklands war when she was deployed with HMS Hermes and ...

Lying in its watery grave, at a depth of a little over 50 meters off the East coast, the world's first aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes is Sri Lanka's star shipwreck. Sunk by Japanese bombers during World ...

Britain’s Falklands campaign relied entirely on HMS Hermes, its crucial floating base for war operations. Argentina’s strategy was simple but bold: destroy the British carriers and secure victory.

The largest warship ever built in the UK eased into the Firth of Forth as it set out on two years of sea trials HMS Queen ... as our new aircraft carrier takes to sea for the very first time.

With China expanding its naval presence in the Indian Ocean, Vikrant ensures that India remains a dominant maritime force.

The King, 76, visited one of the U.K.’s newest aircraft carriers ... which operated from the Commando carrier HMS Hermes — recalled his own navy service, which culminated in Feb. 1976 when ...