HMS Hermes was a wooden paddle packet, originally in civilian service as George IV. She was purchased in 1830 as HMSCourier(1830), renamed HMS Hermes in 1832, became a coal hulk and was renamed HMS Charger in 1835, and was broken up in 1854.
HMSHermes(1835) was a wooden paddle sloop launched in 1835, rebuilt in 1842 and broken up in 1864.
HMSHermes(95) was the first purpose-built aircraft carrier in the world to be launched, in 1919. She was sunk in a Japanese air attack in 1942.
HMS Hermes was to have been a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, but was cancelled in 1945.
HMSHermes(R12) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, originally planned as HMS Elephant, but renamed in 1945. She was launched in 1953 and served in the Falklands War. She was sold to the Indian Navy in 1986, who recommissioned her as INSViraat until finally decommissioned in 2017
HMS Hermes is the name given to the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier Ship Control Centre Training Simulator situated in the Defence School of Marine Engineering, HMS Sultan, Gosport. It was opened by Flag Officer Sea Training Rear Admiral WJ Warrinder on 28 October 2018. The simulator was built by L3 and is a representation of the Ship Control Centre of the class and is used to train ship staff in machinery operation principles.
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