Hermes

13.3

Hermes

Aircraft Carrier | U.K. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11000 exp

Purchase price1,000,000

Hit Points32,200

Secondary Armament #1

140 mm/50 BL Mk.I on a PI* mount6 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell140 mm HE Mk ID

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Secondary Armament #2

102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount3 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount3 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius750 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.7 km.

Air Detectability Range8.23 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Hermes

Aircraft Carrier | U.K. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price11000 exp

Purchase price1,000,000

Hit Points33,200

Secondary Armament #1

140 mm/50 BL Mk.I on a PI* mount6 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell140 mm HE Mk ID

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Secondary Armament #2

102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount3 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.5 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount3 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second8.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius750 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.7 km.

Air Detectability Range8.23 km.

Battle Levels

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IV

1,000,000

Hermes — British Tier IV aircraft сarrier.

One of the first aircraft carriers of special construction in the world. The ship featured very good speed for her time, had armor protection similar to that of a cruiser, and carried quite a powerful secondary battery. One of her drawbacks was the small size of her aircraft hangar.

Modules

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Hermes (A)	32,200	10	76		3/6	3				0	100,000
Hermes (B)	33,200	10	76		3/6	3				3,000	250,000

	Speed (knot)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_MED_DAMAGE (HP/min)	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SQUADRON_AMMO_AMOUNT	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Sea Gladiator	107			1,730		0	50,000

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Albacore	5,200	97	1,780		0	50,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Swordfish		98	1,840		0	50,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 40,000 hp	25		0	40,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Player Opinion

Performance

Hermes is a good mobile Tier IV CV with excellent planes. Her torpedo bombers allow you to drop multiple torpedos due to its good turning radius and intuitive aiming guide. Although the HE bombers lack penetration on tier 4 and below battleships, they are highly effective against cruisers. Attack aircraft arm and launch rockets quite fast, allowing you to make mistakes and still get hits. Also they are very effective in hunting and killing enemy destroyers. Overall, Hermes players should maximize their damage with carful target selection and DOT damage through floods and fires.

Pros:

• Good HP for a Carrier, with only 500 HP difference to Langley.
• Fastest Tier IV Carrier(Tied with Hosho)
• Largest Hangar in Tier IV Carriers(at 36 planes, 12 more than Langley and Hosho)
• Surprisingly good armor.
• Bomb aiming circle is round and a wide area is covered by many bombs, makes targeting from any angle easy (good for DD hunting)

Cons:

• Worst Tier IV Bomber damage with only 2300 HP maximum
• Worst Tier IV Carrier detection range(at 12km)
• Longest Tier IV Carrier rudder shift time.
• Only one torpedo drop per run and planes die easily, makes it hard to get more than two hits
• 1/3 of bombs will drop left and right of targets due to the wide spread

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Hermes are as follows:

• Slot 1: Air Groups Modification 1
• Slot 2: Aircraft Engines Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense		Support
1	Last Gasp Completely restores engine boost for the last attack squadron.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. ★★	Engine Techie -20% Engine Cooling cooldown time.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. ★★	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to CAP squadrons.	Search and Destroy +10% to action radius of Patrol Fighter and Interceptor squadrons.
2	Torpedo Bomber -10% torpedo arming distance.	Swift Fish +5% to torpedo speed.	Improved Engines +2.5% aircraft squadron speed. ★★	Repair Specialist +1 In-flight Repair consumable +10% its action time.	Secondary Armament Expert +10% flak and continuous damage -10% secondary battery reload time.	Patrol Group Leader +1 fighter to Patrol Fighter or Interceptor squadrons.
3	Sight Stabilization +7.5% aiming speed.	Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition +3% damage from AP bombs and rockets.	Pyrotechnician +1% chance of HE rockets causing a fire. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire. ★★	Aircraft Armor -10% continuous AA damage while in an aura. ★★	Survivability Expert +25 aircraft HP per ship tier. ★★	Interceptor Interceptors replace Patrol Fighters:  +10% action radius.  Invulnerable to fighters.  Cannot attack fighters.  Cannot spot ships.
4	Bomber Flight Control +5% speed all bomber types. ★★	Proximity Fuze -10% (absolute) to target's torpedo protection.	Close Quarters Expert Secondary batteries: +20% range -30% dispersion.	Enhanced Aircraft Armor -25% damage from flak. ★★	Hidden Menace -15% ship detectability range. -20% Damage Control Party cooldown. +50% aircraft return time.	Enhanced Reactions -80% time before activated Patrol Fighters or Interceptors attack. +25% action time. +50% cooldown time.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Hermes has access to the following consumables:

All aircraft carrier consumables are automatically activated.

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: CAP Fighter  4

Attack Aircraft:

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  3

Torpedo Bombers:

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2

Bombers:

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  2

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Historical Info

HMS Hermes, 1938

Construction

Builder: Armstrong Whitworth shipyard; Newcastle, England

Laid down: 15 January 1918

Launched: 11 September 1919

Commissioned: 18 Feburary 1924

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Specifications

11,020 tons displacement, standard

182.9m length

21.4m beam

7.1m draft

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Machinery

6 water-tube boilers

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Performance

25 knots at 40,000 shaft horsepower

5,600 nautical miles at 10 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 76mm

Decks: 25mm

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Armament

Anti-aircraft

Six BL 5.5-inch Mk I guns on each side of ship

Four QF Mk V 4-inch anti-aircraft guns on flight deck

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Aircraft

Total

Twenty (20) aircraft

Fighters

Faiery Flycatchers, Fairey IIIDs(1920s)

Bombers

Fairey Seal torpedo bombers(1934)

Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers (1939)

HMS Hermes in 1938.

History

HMS Hermes was a British aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy and was the world's first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier, although the Imperial Japanese Navy's Hōshō was the first to be launched and commissioned. The ship's construction began during the First World War but not completed until after the end of the war, delayed by multiple changes in her design after she was laid down. After she was launched, the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard which built her closed, and her fitting out was suspended. Most of the changes made were to optimize her design, in light of the results of experiments with operational carriers.

Finally commissioned in 1924, Hermes served briefly with the Atlantic Fleet before spending the bulk of her career assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet and the China Station. In the Mediterranean, she worked with other carriers developing multi-carrier tactics. While showing the flag at the China Station, she helped to suppress piracy in Chinese waters. Hermes returned home in 1937 and was placed in reserve before becoming a training ship in 1938.

When the Second World War began in September 1939, the ship was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet and conducted anti-submarine patrols in the Western Approaches. She was transferred to Dakar in October to cooperate with the French Navy in hunting down German commerce raiders and blockade runners. Aside from a brief refit, Hermes remained there until the fall of France and the establishment of Vichy France at the end of June 1940. Supported by several cruisers, the ship then blockaded Dakar and attempted to sink the French battleship Richelieu by exploding depth charges underneath her stern, as well as sending Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers to attack her at night. While returning from this mission, Hermes rammed a British armed merchant cruiser in a storm and required several months of repairs in South Africa, then resumed patrolling for Axis shipping in the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.

In February 1941, the ship supported Commonwealth forces in Italian Somaliland during the East African Campaign and did much the same two months later in the Persian Gulf during the Anglo-Iraqi War. After that campaign, Hermes spent most of the rest of the year patrolling the Indian Ocean. She was refitted in South Africa between November 1941 and February 1942 and then joined the Eastern Fleet at Ceylon.

Hermes was berthed in Trincomalee on 8 April when a warning of an Indian Ocean raid by the Japanese fleet was received, and she sailed that day for the Maldives with no aircraft on board. On 9 April a Japanese scout plane spotted her near Batticaloa, and she was attacked by several dozen dive bombers shortly afterward. With no air cover, the carrier was quickly sunk by the Japanese aircraft. Most of the survivors were rescued by a nearby hospital ship, although 307 men from Hermes were lost in the sinking.

Design

Service

Historical Inaccuracies

• None of Hermes’ modernizations are represented, in particular, her 1941 condition when her anti-aircraft armament comprised one quadruple QF 2-pounder pom-pom, two quads 12.7 mm Vickers machine guns, five single 20 mm Oerlikons and two single 102 mm dual-purpose guns.
• Admiralty disruptive camouflage is missing.

Historical Gallery

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  HMS Hermes off Yantai, China, circa 1931

• HMS_Hermes_(95)_at_Honolulu_c1924.jpg

  HMS Hermes at Pearl Harbor, circa 1924

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  Hermes in 1938

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  Hermes and HMS Dorsetshire escorting a convoy in June 1940

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  A close-up view of Hermes sinking

References

1. HMS Hermes (95) - Wikipedia
2. Hermes at the “Most Dangerous Moment of the War” - News - World of Warships

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Added for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.0.
• Update 0.8.0.1:
  • The parameters of the approach of attack for the torpedo bombers were changed: the duration of the attack preparation was increased and the angles of the torpedo spread at optimal aiming were increased.
  • The arming time and range of the aerial torpedoes were increased, and the speed was changed to 35 knots.
• Update 0.8.1:
  • Made temporarily available for purchase in the Arsenal for crowns and florins during the Fly! Strike! Win! event.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • Made available in the tech tree as part of the British aircraft carrier line.
  • The cruising speed for all aircraft was increased by 10%.
  • Minor fixes to textures and geometry.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • The number of bombers and torpedo bombers in a squadron was increased from 3 to 4.
  • The number of bombers and torpedo bombers on deck was increased from 5 to 6.
  • Minor textures to textures and geometry.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry of the armor.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Fixed an issue affecting camera movement when switching view to the secondary battery guns.
  • The minimum time between attacks for bomber squadrons was increased from 5 to 7 seconds.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes to textures and geometry.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • The rocket crosshair was made horizontal by rotating it 90 degrees.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The speed of the patrol fighters was increased to 187 knots.

Ships of U.K.

Aircraft Carriers