The HMS Hermes served as Britain's flagship in the Falklands before being sold to India in 1986 and renamed the INS Viraat, was decommissioned in 2017 and has now been sold for scrap.

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 ...

British Task Force arrived in the vicinity of the Falklands / Malvinas. The famous Black Buck raid against Port Stanley airport by a single Vulcan bomber was quickly followed by twelve Sea Harriers ...

Veteran aircraft carrier HMS Hermes has made her final voyage to the breakers' yard. She was the flagship of the British fleet during the Falklands war in 1982.

Britain's Falklands operation critically depended on HMS Hermes, making its destruction a key Argentine strategy. On May 25th, Argentine Super Etendard jets launched their last Exocet missiles ...

A Harrier of 800 NAS launches from HMS Hermes during the Falklands campaign. Courtesy Royal Navy The Falkland Islands Museum & National Trust is delighted to announce the impending arrival of two ...

The British Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA) said four decommissioned Royal Navy units, including the unique HMS Bristol, have been put up for sale. The Bristol belonged to Task Group 317. ...

During the Falklands War in 1982, the HMS Hermes was the flagship of the British armada, leading more than 100 ships to the South Atlantic to reclaim the islands from the Argentines.

Harrier jump jets taking off from HMS Hermes. After sailing across the Atlantic, British forces landed on the Falklands under air cover from Harrier fighter jets.

Hopes are high that Falklands flagship HMS Hermes can be brought back to Britain as a museum and visitor attraction. The aircraft carrier was sold to the Indian government in 1987 and renamed INS ...

Hermes was in service with the Royal Navy from 1959 until 1984, and she served as the flagship of the British forces during the 1982 Falklands war.

BRITAIN'S flagship vessel from the Falklands conflict must not be scrapped in India, according to campaigners who want to turn HMS Hermes into a museum that future generations can explore.