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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Bristol belonged to Task Group 317.8 during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas War. The three other vessels on sale are the frigates HMS Monmouth and ... When the aircraft carrier Hermes returned ...

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 ...

HMS Hermes, circa 1950 (Image: Getty Images) But Mr Campbell Bannerman, who has helped lead the campaign along with Falklands veteran Andy Trish, said: “We believe Boris intervened but haven’t ...

HMS Hermes returns to Portsmouth from the Falklands in July 1982. The News PP624 Portsmouth-based HMS Hermes was a conventional British aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur class.

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.

THE FLAGSHIP of the Royal Navy during the Falklands War is to be sold for less than a penny '“ to become a new luxury hotel in India. News you can trust since 1877. Sign In. Subscribe.