R 12 Hermes
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#947 - R 12 Hermes -- United Kingdom (Royal Navy), 1982-1983, -
HMS Hermes (R12) 1959 - 1984, Sold to India 1986 Her typical aircraft complement in the late 1960s consisted of 12 Sea Vixen FAW2s, 7 Buccaneer S2s, 4 Gannet AEW3s, 1 Gannet COD4, 5 Wessex HAS3s and 1 Wessex HAS1. She was recommissioned as a commando carrier in 1973, as an ASW carrier in 1976 (carrying around 20 or so Sea King and Wessex helicopters), and then as a V/STOL carrier in 1981. Hermes initial complement of aircraft as a V/STOL carrier was 5 Harriers and 12 Sea King helicopters, though she had the capacity for up to a total of 37 aircraft. The final CATOBAR air wing in 1968-1970 consisted of:
1976 Converted to CVS
Air group at the height of the Falklands Conflict 1982
In the autumn of 1983 she took part in her last exercise, Ocean Safari, where she reverted to a strike carrier role, embarking
After this exercise she returned to the UK for a minor refit and into maintained reserve in February 1984. |
General Data
Country: | United Kingdom | Service: | United Kingdom Royal Navy |
Category: | Carrier (Aviation Ship) | Max Sea State: | 6 |
Type: | CV - Aircraft Carrier | Troop Capacity: | 0 |
Damage Points: | 2690 | Cargo Capacity: | 0 |
Length: | 224.6 m | Pier / Dock / Davit Size: | Extra Large Pier (200.1m-500m) |
Beam: | 39.6 m | ||
Draft: | 8.7 m | ||
Height: | 0 m | ||
Empty Displacement: | 0 tons | ||
Standard Displacement: | 22000 tons | ||
Full Displacement: | 28700 tons | ||
Crew: | 2100 |
Properties
Property |
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Degaussed Steel Hull |
Air Facilities
Facility Type | Physical Size | Capacity | Runway Length |
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Pad | Large Aircraft (18.1-26m Long) | 1 | 0m (VTOL) TOD/LAD |
Pad | Large Aircraft (18.1-26m Long) | 1 | 0m (VTOL) TOD/LAD |
Elevator | Large Aircraft (18.1-26m Long) | 1 | |
Elevator | Large Aircraft (18.1-26m Long) | 1 | |
Hangar | Large Aircraft (18.1-26m Long) | 50 | |
Open Parking | Large Aircraft (18.1-26m Long) | 60 | |
Aircraft Carrier Ski Jump | Medium Aircraft (12.1-18m Long) | 1 |
Sensors/EW
Mounts
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GWS.22 Sea Cat Quad | 2 | 4 |
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GWS.22 Sea Cat Quad | 2 | 4 |
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Outfit DLC Corvus | 1 | 8 |
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Outfit DLC Corvus | 1 | 8 |
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Magazines
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Sea Cat Mod 1 | 28 |
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Outfit DLC Corvus DL | 40 |
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Carrier Magazine | 10000 |
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Signatures
Signature Type | Front | Side | Rear | Top |
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nm for Visual/Pac | dBsm for Radar | db for Sonar | ||
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) | 130 | 131 | 132 | 131 |
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) | 100.5 | 101 | 102 | 101 |
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) | 92.5 | 93 | 94 | 93 |
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) | 84 | 85 | 86 | 85 |
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) | 80 | 600 | 80 | 600 |
Visual Detection Range | 9.95 | 16.92 | 9.95 | 22.55 |
Visual Classification Range | 4.23 | 7.52 | 4.23 | 8.46 |
Infrared Detection Range | 9.95 | 16.92 | 9.95 | 22.55 |
Infrared Classification Range | 4.23 | 7.52 | 4.23 | 8.46 |
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) | 32.5 | 36.2 | 32.5 | 42.8 |
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) | 32.5 | 36.2 | 32.5 | 42.8 |
Comms/Datalinks
Name | Type | Range (nm) | Channels |
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HF Radio (Secure) | Radio | 300 | 10 |
VHF Radio (Unsecure) | Radio | 100 | 10 |
UHF Radio (Unsecure) | Radio | 100 | 10 |
VHF Radio (Secure) | Radio | 100 | 10 |
Link 10 | Link 10 | 160 | 10 |
HF Radio (Unsecure) | Radio | 300 | 10 |
UHF Radio (Secure) | Radio | 100 | 10 |
Propulsion
Engines | Type | Creep Speed (kts) | Cruise Speed (kts) | Full Speed (kts) | Flank Speed (kts) |
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4x Admiralty Boilers, 2x Steam Turbines | Steam | 5 | 14 | 20 | 28 |
Fuel
Fuel Type | Quantity (kg) |
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Aviation Fuel | 320000 |
Oil Fuel | 27857 |
Credits
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