‘Hermes Joins Royal Navy’ (1959)

British Pathe b&w newsreel of Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R12) joining the fleet in November 1959.

HMS Hermes joins the Royal Navy, 1959 newsreel from British Pathé

British Pathé newsreel of Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes from 1959.

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes off Aden, 1967

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes (R12) off Aden, 1967. Photo credit: Brian Harrington Spier (via flickr.com).