On 5 April 1942, HMS Hermes and the destroyer HMAS Vampire were sent to Trincomalee in Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka) to prepare for Operation Ironclad, the British invasion of Madagascar during World War II. After advance warning of a Japanese air raid on 9 April 1942, the vessels left ...
HMS Hermes in Batticaloa The world’s first aircraft carrier, HMS Hermes descended into the ethereal world under water during World War II on April, 9 1942. The derelict hulk lies at a depth of a little over 50m off the East coast of the island. The ship was sunken by Japanese bombers...