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HMS Hermes
There have been two ships in the Royal Navy that have borne the name HMS Hermes. They are named for the Greek messenger god.
- The first Hermes was the first purpose built fleet aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, built just after the First World War.
- The second Hermes was the last of the postwar conventional aircraft carriers commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1959.
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