Episode 167 - HMS Hermes
Episode 167 - HMS Hermes  
Podcast: Beyond the Breakers
Published On: Mon May 25 2026
Description: In this episode we discuss HMS Hermes, the first vessel designed explicitly as an aircraft carrier. The Sameer Project Sources:"Hermes". World War II Database. Osprey Publishing. https://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=160"HMS Hermes I: Fleet Aircraft Carrier." Index of Naval Aircraft Carriers. Symonds, Craig L. World War II at Sea: A Global History. Oxford University Press, 2018. Support the show