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HMS Hermes was a conventional British light aircraft carrier and the last of the Centaur class. 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 .
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HMS Broadsword - hit by IAI Dagger cannon fire, later damaged by bomb from Douglas A-4B Skyhawk - Moderate Damage. Captain W.R. Canning; Type 21 frigates HMS Antelope returning to San Carlos, 23 May 1982. HMS Active. Commander P.C.B. Canter; HMS Alacrity - sank Argentine transport ship ARA Isla de los Estados. Slightly damaged by bomb.
Hermes was fitted with longitudinal arresting gear. [6] A large crane was positioned behind the island. Because of her size, the ship was able to carry only about 20 aircraft. Bulk petrol storage consisted of 7,000 imperial gallons (32,000 L; 8,400 US gal). The ship's crew totalled 33 officers and 533 men, exclusive of the air group, in 1939. [13]
Centaur-class – Hermes. Invincible-class – Invincible, Illustrious, [Note 1] & Ark Royal. [Note 2] The carriers Hermes and Invincible were deployed to the Falkland Islands in April 1982 as the centre piece of Rear Admiral Woodward's Carrier Battle Group. [2] [3] [4] [5]
David Henry Spencer Morgan DSC (born 29 December 1947) is a former British Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot who flew on attachment to the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during the Falklands War in 1982 where he became the most successful British fighter pilot of the conflict and was also involved in the last dogfight by British fighter pilots in which enemy aircraft were destroyed.
On 25 May 1982, she was paired with HMS Coventry to draw Argentine aircraft away from the landings at San Carlos. If Coventry 's long range Sea Dart missiles missed, then Broadsword' s shorter range Sea Wolf missile system could engage aircraft (and missiles).
The raid on Pebble Island was a raid by British Special Forces on Pebble Island's airfield during the Falklands War, and took place on the night of 14–15 May 1982.Pebble Island is one of the smaller Falkland Islands, lying north of West Falkland.