HMS Hermes
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HMS
Hermes was a Highflyer class light cruiser. laid down at
Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company in
Glasgow in April 1897. She was launched in April 1898 and
did in the coming years service at Royal Navy's foreign
stations. She returned to England in 1913, and was used to
test out experimental airplanes for Royal Navy. After the
outbreak of world war one she was put in service at Nore
Station transporting airplanes and other military
equipment to France. During a journey from Dunkirk back to
England 31. October 1914 she was torpedoed and sunk by the
German uboat SM U-27 under command by Kapitänleutnant
Bernd Wegener outside Straits of Dover. The wreck rest
today on a depth of 29 to 33 meter at Ryulingen Bank.
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| 51°06′18″N 1°50′18″E ( Source: Wikipedia )  Picture: HMS Hermes in Dar-Es Salaam Courtesy of Wikivividly Last updated: May 2019 |
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