Admiral Sir Derek Reffell, who has died aged 96, was Controller of the Navy and later Governor of Gibraltar. As Controller of ...

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In 1974, the future King qualified as a helicopter pilot, and he flew with 845 Naval Air Squadron from the commando aircraft carrier HMS Hermes. The then-Prince of Wales demonstrates his flying skills ...

Aircraft carriers HMS Prince of Wales and ITS Cavour have rendezvoused as the former travels through the Mediterranean on the Carrier Strike Group 25 deployment, taking a chance Home Military Aviation ...

Dark Seas. The Aircraft Carrier Caught Using a Cargo Ship as a Missile Shield. Posted: March 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 21, 2025. Britain’s Falklands campaign relied entirely on HMS Hermes ...

King Charles on board HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier on Mar. 4, 2025. PA Images. The King — who qualified as a helicopter pilot in 1974 before joining 845 Naval Air Squadron, which ...

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has assumed the title of Royal Navy flagship during a visit to Liverpool, where the ship will open to the public.The 65,000 tons warship, pennant number R09 ...

The HMS Hermes began construction during World War II, but issues plagued its progress for years. It finally entered active service in late 1959 as the last of the Centaur-class aircraft carriers ...

The dive to HMS Hermes is particularly significant given the ship’s storied past. Built by the Royal Navy and launched in September 1919, HMS Hermes was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft ...

The U.S. Air Force collaborated with Boeing to convert its 747 into an aircraft carrier, but it was outpaced by the seaborne ... Britain modified one of its light cruisers, the HMS Hermes, ...

Summary: The HMS Hermes, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, served the Royal Navy from its completion in 1959 until it was decommissioned and sold to India, where it served as INS Viraat until 2017.