Hermes

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Type	Light Carrier
Class	Hermes
Nation	UK
Voice	Eleonora Varvagianni
Level 1 HP	10850
Level 1 Weight Cap	1396
Vestures to Rescue	4
Traits	Quirky Adaptable

The world's first ship to be designed as an aircraft carrier. Began the war in the Atlantic, patrolling for German raiders and once fighting Richelieu near Vichy Senegal. Assisted in the East African Campaign and ran patrols from Ceylon, where a Japanese raid slew her and Vampire in April 1942.

— In-game description

Hermes is a British Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Worn Messenger's Bag	400	Gun Damage: LB1	None
Good Luck Charm	Ornamental Chopsticks	1100	Torpedo Bomber Range	None
Honor	Special Commendation for Technological Innovation	400	Initiative	None
Library	Agatha Christie, Death on the Nile	1100	Torpedo Bomber Defense	None
Music	Parker/Charles "There'll Always Be an England"	1100	Scout Range	None
Recreation	Experimental Devices	400	Gun AA Damage: MB1	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
20	A Dream of Freedom	Belle Event Map	2023-03-24	2023-04-08
35	Mother Godless	Belle Event Map	2023-06-24	2023-07-10
25	The Mogadishu Patrol	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
45	The Trincomalee Watch	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
45	The Seven Islands Watch	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
50	The Run on Suez	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
95	The Andaman Push	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
105	The Oil Harvest	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
115	Nightmares in the Java Sea	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
75	The East Hudson Hunt	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24
90	Victoria Burns	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-24
110	The Machines in the Bay	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-24
130	Call to Karachi	Event Map	N/A	N/A
130	Call to Karachi	Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-08

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	10850
Speed	25
Refit Capacity	13
Weight capacity	1396
Reserves	4
Waterline Length	598.097
Mean Beam	56.2
Mean Height	68.25
Sortie Cost	10
Compartments	4
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	0.8
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.4
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.4
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.4
Vertical Armor: Barbette	0.425
Vertical Armor: Citadel	2.55
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.425
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.425
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.425

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	1	6x 5.5"/50 BL Mk I

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	1	2x 4"/45 QF Mk V

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	2x 0.5"/62 MG Mk III No. 1
II	N/A	Not Equipped
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	N/A
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	9x Fairey Swordfish I
Hangar 2	9x Fairey Swordfish I
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	Gone from us only as gods are ever gone.
Tragic	Slipped away like mercury.

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Hermes/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1924
Service	2.18.1924 - 4.09.1942
Namesake	Hermes
Sisters	None
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd Walker, England
Fate	Sunk

History Trivia

No historical notes yet--see if the historical ship is a museum, has a veteran's association, or has a Wikipedia page to find some!