31 October1914 Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-27 in the Straights of Dover.
Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:
5600 tons full load
Length:
350 ft (107 m)
Beam:
54 ft (16.5 m)
Draught:
22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion:
2 shaft TE engines, 10,000 ihp (7.5 MW)
Speed:
20 knots (37 km/h)
Range:
Complement:
450
Armament:
11 x 6 in (152 mm) QF (11 x 1), 9 x 12 pounder (5 kg) QF (9 x 1), 6 x 3 pounder (1.4 kg) QF (6 x 1), 2 x 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes
Aircraft:
3 aircraft
Motto:
HMS Hermes was the first of three modified Eclipse class cruisers, commonly known as the Highflyer class. She is historically notable for being refitted in 1913 to act as the first experimental seaplane carrier, with a launching platform and room to stow 3 seaplanes. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Map sources for Dover at grid reference TR315415 Arms of Dover Borough Council This article is about the English port town. ...
She was converted back into a cruiser and commissioned in May 1913, but taken out of service at the end of the year and placed in reserve.
She was brought back into service on the outbreak of World War I as a seaplane tender, and sunk by U-27 whilst transporting aircraft in October 1914. Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian dead: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First World War, also known as... A seaplane tender (or seaplane carrier) is a ship which provides the facililites necessary for operating seaplanes. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
See HMS Hermes for other ships of the same name. Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Greek mythology: The first Hermes was a converted cruiser that was used as an experimental seaplane tender by the Royal Naval Air Service shortly before World War I. She was sunk by a...
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