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HMS Hermes was a conventional British light aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur ... The ship is currently being scrapped in a ship breakers yard in Alang ...
INS Viraat was originally commissioned by the British Royal Navy as HMS Hermes on 18 November 1959, 15 years after she was laid down in June 1944. She served as the flagship of the Royal Navy's task force during the Falklands War in 1982 and was decommissioned from active duty in 1985.
Scrapped November 1973 HMS Bulwark (R08) 42 26,200 long tons (26,620 t) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines 10 May 1945 29 October 1954 Scrapped April 1984 HMS Hermes (R12) ex-Elephant: 42 27,800 long tons (28,246 t) 4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, Parsons geared turbines 21 June 1944 November 1959
Hermes paid off for the last time on 22 November 1983 and sold to India after the completion of HMS Ark Royal (R07). She was refitted at Devonport Dockyard for a year and then commissioned into the Indian Navy as INS Viraat on 12 May 1987. [4] Viraat decommissioned on 6 March 2017, [7] and scrapped starting in 2020. [17]
HMS Formidable sold for scrap. [32] HMS Unicorn decommissioned, placed in reserve. [37] 16 February – HMS Hermes launched. [60] 20 February – USS Yorktown recommissioned. [18] May – HMS Indomitable sold for scrap. [32] 15 May – USS Bon Homme Richard decommissioned, commenced extensive refit. [18] 1 July – USS Randolph recommissioned. [18]
HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark were reportedly being eyed for early retirement in order to free up sailors for other vessels, amid a recruitment crisis. Royal Navy amphibious assault ships will not be ...
INS Vikrant: 19,500 tons, Majestic-class carrier, (ex-HMS Hercules), in service from 1961 to 1997, used as a museum until 2012, scrapped 2014–2015. INS Viraat : 28,700 tons, Centaur class carrier (ex- HMS Hermes ) in service from 1987 to 2016.
HMS Bulwark; Centaur-class aircraft carrier recommissioned in 1979 from reserve as a helicopter ASW carrier. HMS Hermes; Centaur-class aircraft carrier converted to helicopter ASW in 1976. (Sold to India, renamed Viraat, then scrapped 2021.) Invincible class – three ships Strike/ASW/Amphibious Assault STOVL and helicopters.