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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_uk.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Aircraft Carrier b-description-img_type__Aircraft Carrier-Tech Tree"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">IV</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PBSA204_Hermes.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">1,000,000</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; U.K. Tech Tree Tier&nbsp;IV [[Ship:Aircraft Carrier|Aircraft Carrier]].</p><p>The first ship in the world that was laid down as an aircraft carrier. She was based on the hull of the D-class cruiser. After being commissioned, Hermes set off to the Mediterranean Sea, then to the China Station, where she served for 10 years. During World War II, Hermes conducted anti-submarine patrols, took part in the Dakar raid, and then participated in the search for pocket battleship Graf Spee. In the winter of 1941–1942, the aircraft carrier arrived at the island of Sri Lanka to prepare for the invasion of Madagascar. On April 9, 1942, Hermes was sunk by aircraft from Japanese carriers.</p><p> </p></div>
One of the first aircraft carriers of special construction in the world. The ship featured very good speed for her time, had armor protection similar to that of a cruiser, and carried quite a powerful secondary battery. One of her drawbacks was the small size of her aircraft hangar.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|b6b229d95db0405f886ec1c759f91e8f}}


|Performance={{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
===Pros===
Hermes is a good mobile Tier IV CV with excellent planes. Her torpedo bombers allow you to drop multiple torpedos due to its good turning radius and intuitive aiming guide. Although the HE bombers lack penetration on tier 4 and below battleships, they are highly effective against cruisers. Attack aircraft arm and launch rockets quite fast, allowing you to make mistakes and still get hits. Also they are very effective in hunting and killing enemy destroyers. Overall, Hermes players should maximize their damage with carful target selection and DOT damage through floods and fires.
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
===Cons===
* Good HP for a Carrier, with only 500 HP difference to [[Langley]].
* Con 1
* Fastest Tier IV Carrier(Tied with [[Hosho]])
* Con 2
* Surprisingly good armor.
* Bomb aiming circle is round and a wide area is covered by many bombs, makes targeting from any angle easy (good for DD hunting)


|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
* Worst Tier IV Bomber damage with only 2300 HP maximum
* Worst Tier IV Carrier detection range(at 12km)
* Longest Tier IV Carrier rudder shift time.
* Only one torpedo drop per run and planes die easily, makes it hard to get more than two hits
* 1/3 of bombs will drop left and right of targets due to the wide spread


|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
==Ship Stats==
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
* '''Main Battery:''' 
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
* '''Hull:'''  Upgrade to Hull (B) for XXX.  Research of this module unlocks progression to YYY.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Torpedoes:''' 
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Hermes (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Hermes (B)
* '''Gun Fire Control System:'''  Upgrade to XXX for an extra 10% range on the main battery.
|-
* '''Propulsion:''' 
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 32200 || style="color:inherit;" | 33200
-->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
</div>


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<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.-->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Hermes (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Hermes (B)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 750 || style="color:inherit;" | 750
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 17.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 12.5
|}
</div>


|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below -->
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
*'''Slot 1''': {{Air Groups Modification 1}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Hermes (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Hermes (B)
*'''Slot 2''': {{Aircraft Engines Modification 1}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 11.7 || style="color:inherit;" | 11.7
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.23 || style="color:inherit;" | 8.23
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.23 || style="color:inherit;" | 8.23
|}
</div>


|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
</div></div></div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 7.0
|}
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{{Commander Skills 3 CV
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<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->  
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating11 = <!-- Last Gasp -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
| rating12 = 2 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
|-
| rating13 = <!-- Engine Techie -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | HE
| rating14 = 2 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
|-
| rating15 = <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 140 mm HE Mk ID
| rating16 = <!-- Search and Destroy -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 1x102mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 11.3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 1500
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 811
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 17
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 6.0%
|}
</div>


| rating21 = <!-- Torpedo Bomber -->
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
| rating22 = <!-- Swift Fish -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating23 = 2 <!-- Improved Engines -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
| rating24 = <!-- Repair Specialist -->
|-
| rating25 = <!-- Secondary Armament Expert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | HE
| rating26 = <!-- Patrol Group Leader -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 102 mm HE 35 lb Mk I
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 1x140mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 2000
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 850
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 23
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 8.0%
|}
</div>


| rating31 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition -->
| rating33 = 2 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
| rating34 = 2 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 = 2 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
| rating36 =  <!-- Interceptor -->


| rating41 = 2 <!-- Bomber Flight Control -->
</div></div></div>
| rating42 = <!-- Proximity Fuse -->
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| rating43 = <!-- Close Quarters Expert -->
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| rating44 = 2 <!-- Enhanced Aircraft Armor -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| rating45 =  <!-- Hidden Menace -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
| rating46 = <!-- Enhanced Reactions -->
|-
}}
| style="color:inherit;" | 102 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 3 × 1
|}


'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 10.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 4.0
|}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has access to the following consumables:
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 120 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–4.0
|}
</div>
</div></div></div>
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Aircraft</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ROCKET PLANES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 1730
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Cruise speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 107
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Per squadron || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Plane regeneration time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 55.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ammo name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPR104_Hermes_stock
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ammo type || style="color:inherit;" | ROCKET
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rockets in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage per rocket || style="color:inherit;" | 1300
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0
|}
</div>


All aircraft carrier consumables are automatically activated.  
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Slot 2:'''  {{CAP Fighter}} 4
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 1780
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 97
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPT104_Hermes_stock
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedoes in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo damage || style="color:inherit;" | 13800
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Flood chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5%
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 35
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming distance (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 100
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|}
</div>


'''Attack Aircraft:'''
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* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Engine Cooling}} 3
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DIVE BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 1840
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 98
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 6
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb name || style="color:inherit;" | PBPB104_Hermes_stock
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb type || style="color:inherit;" | BOMB
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 12
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2300
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|}
</div>


'''Torpedo Bombers:'''
</div></div></div>
* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Engine Cooling}} 2


'''Bombers:'''
* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Engine Cooling}} 2


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
<!-- Add the ship code here to populate the upgrade table -->
{{TT Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=4}}
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PBSA204_Hermes}}




|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
 
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
{{Signal Flags
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
<!-- The usual 1,2,3 rating; others ignored. Zero may be useful to other editors to remind that the signal has no effect on the ship. -->
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
 
}}
| Juliet Charlie          =  <!-- No Detonate -->
| India Yankee            =  <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Hotel Yankee            =  <!-- ram someone -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo  =  <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| Victor Lima            =  <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| India X-Ray            =  <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +5% you detonate -->


| Juliet Whiskey Unaone  =  <!-- +15% flood, +5% you detonate -->
| Mike Yankee Soxisix    =  <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| November Echo Setteseven=  <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Sierra Mike            =  <!-- +5% speed -->
| November Foxtrot        =  <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
| India Delta            =  <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->


| X-Ray Papa Unaone      = <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
==Gallery==
| Sierra Bravo            =  <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DFAA reload time -->
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}}
 
|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
File:HermTower.jpg
File:HermBow.jpg
File:HermBomber.jpg
File:HermLaunch.jpg
File:HermBomb.jpg
File:HermCaledon.jpg


<gallery>
</gallery>
</gallery>
</div></div></div>


|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>HMS ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1938</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Armstrong Whitworth shipyard; Newcastle, England
:Laid down: 15 January 1918
:Launched: 11 September 1919
:Commissioned: 18 Feburary 1924
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===Specifications===
:11,020 tons displacement, standard
:182.9m length
:21.4m beam
:7.1m draft
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====Machinery====
:6 water-tube boilers
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====Performance====
:25 knots at 40,000 shaft horsepower
:5,600 nautical miles at 10 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 76mm
:Decks: 25mm
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====Armament====
=====Anti-aircraft=====
:Six BL 5.5-inch Mk I guns on each side of ship
:Four QF Mk V 4-inch anti-aircraft guns on flight deck


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<gallery>
====Aircraft====
=====Total=====
:Twenty (20) aircraft
=====Fighters=====
:Faiery Flycatchers, Fairey IIIDs(1920s)
===== Bombers=====
:Fairey Seal torpedo bombers(1934)
:Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers (1939)
 
}}</div>
[[File:HMS_Hermes_1938.jpg|none|thumb|x350px|link=|HMS ''Hermes'' in 1938.]]
 
===History===
HMS ''Hermes'' was a British aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy and was the world's first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, although the Imperial Japanese Navy's ''[[Hōshō]]'' was the first to be launched and commissioned. The ship's construction began during the First World War but not completed until after the end of the war, delayed by multiple changes in her design after she was laid down. After she was launched, the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard which built her closed, and her fitting out was suspended. Most of the changes made were to optimize her design, in light of the results of experiments with operational carriers.
 
Finally commissioned in 1924, ''Hermes'' served briefly with the Atlantic Fleet before spending the bulk of her career assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and the China Station. In the Mediterranean, she worked with other carriers developing multi-carrier tactics. While showing the flag at the China Station, she helped to suppress piracy in Chinese waters. ''Hermes'' returned home in 1937 and was placed in reserve before becoming a training ship in 1938.
 
When the Second World War began in September 1939, the ship was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet and conducted anti-submarine patrols in the Western Approaches. She was transferred to Dakar in October to cooperate with the French Navy in hunting down German commerce raiders and blockade runners. Aside from a brief refit, ''Hermes'' remained there until the fall of France and the establishment of Vichy France at the end of June 1940. Supported by several cruisers, the ship then blockaded Dakar and attempted to sink the French battleship ''[[Richelieu]]'' by exploding depth charges underneath her stern, as well as sending Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers to attack her at night. While returning from this mission, ''Hermes'' rammed a British armed merchant cruiser in a storm and required several months of repairs in South Africa, then resumed patrolling for Axis shipping in the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.
 
In February 1941, the ship supported Commonwealth forces in Italian Somaliland during the East African Campaign and did much the same two months later in the Persian Gulf during the Anglo-Iraqi War. After that campaign, ''Hermes'' spent most of the rest of the year patrolling the Indian Ocean. She was refitted in South Africa between November 1941 and February 1942 and then joined the Eastern Fleet at Ceylon.
 
''Hermes'' was berthed in Trincomalee on 8 April when a warning of an Indian Ocean raid by the Japanese fleet was received, and she sailed that day for the Maldives with no aircraft on board. On 9 April a Japanese scout plane spotted her near Batticaloa, and she was attacked by several dozen dive bombers shortly afterward. With no air cover, the carrier was quickly sunk by the Japanese aircraft. Most of the survivors were rescued by a nearby hospital ship, although 307 men from ''Hermes'' were lost in the sinking.
 
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===Historical Inaccuracies===
* None of ''Hermes''’ modernizations are represented, in particular, her 1941 condition when her anti-aircraft armament comprised one quadruple QF 2-pounder pom-pom, two quads 12.7 mm Vickers machine guns, five single 20 mm Oerlikons and two single 102 mm dual-purpose guns.
* Admiralty disruptive camouflage is missing.
 
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File: HMS Hermes (95) at Honolulu c1924.jpg|HMS ''Hermes'' at Pearl Harbor, circa 1924
File:HMS Hermes 1938.jpg|''Hermes'' in 1938
File: HMS Hermes June 1940.jpg|''Hermes'' and HMS ''Dorsetshire'' escorting a convoy in June 1940
File:HermesSinking302403.jpg|A close-up view of Hermes sinking
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*Update 0.8.0.1:
**The parameters of the approach of attack for the torpedo bombers were changed: the duration of the attack preparation was increased and the angles of the torpedo spread at optimal aiming were increased.
**The arming time and range of the aerial torpedoes were increased, and the speed was changed to 35 knots.
*Update 0.8.1:
**Made temporarily available for purchase in the Arsenal for crowns and florins during the Fly! Strike! Win! event.
*Update 0.8.2:
**Made available in the tech tree as part of the British aircraft carrier line.
**The cruising speed for all aircraft was increased by 10%.
**Minor fixes to textures and geometry.
*Update 0.8.7:
**The number of bombers and torpedo bombers in a squadron was increased from 3 to 4.
**The number of bombers and torpedo bombers on deck was increased from 5 to 6.
**Minor textures to textures and geometry.
*Update 0.9.0:
**Minor fixes to the geometry of the armor.
*Update 0.9.2:
**Fixed an issue affecting camera movement when switching view to the secondary battery guns.
**The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 to 7 seconds.
*Update 0.9.3:
**Minor fixes to textures and geometry.
*Update 0.9.7:
**The rocket crosshair was made horizontal by rotating it 90 degrees.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The speed of the patrol fighters was increased to 187 knots.
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Hermes — U.K. Tech Tree Tier IV Aircraft Carrier.

The first ship in the world that was laid down as an aircraft carrier. She was based on the hull of the D-class cruiser. After being commissioned, Hermes set off to the Mediterranean Sea, then to the China Station, where she served for 10 years. During World War II, Hermes conducted anti-submarine patrols, took part in the Dakar raid, and then participated in the search for pocket battleship Graf Spee. In the winter of 1941–1942, the aircraft carrier arrived at the island of Sri Lanka to prepare for the invasion of Madagascar. On April 9, 1942, Hermes was sunk by aircraft from Japanese carriers.

Pros

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Cons

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Ship Stats

Hull Information

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Aircraft


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Air Groups Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Aircraft Engines Modification 1


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