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Hermes
III Hermes
Nation
Tier
IIIThree
Peer
Tier Three Aircraft Carriers
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

British Aircraft Carriers
III Hermes
V Furious
VII Implacable

Overview

3Builds Submitted
4Reviews Submitted
15Records Submitted
Nov 2021Added to WoWS Builds

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.

Hermes Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints33,200
Effective HP33,200
Armor10-76 mm
Torpedo Protection0%
Armament
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range3.50 km
Battery 1102 mm 3x1
Reload4.0 s
Damage1,500
Fire Chance6.0%
Battery 2140 mm 6x1
Reload5.0 s
Damage2,000
Fire Chance8.0%
Aircraft
Torpedo Bombers
Aircraft NameFairey Albacore
Payload1
Hitpoints2,000
Max Speed137
Cruise Speed107
Alpha Strike10,734
Torpedo Damage5,367
Torpedo Range3.00 km
Detectability10.00 km
Squardon Size4
Restoration270
Planes in Attack2
Max Range26.00 km
Torpedo Speed42.0 kt
Planes Restored4
Dive Bombers
Aircraft NameFairey Swordfish
Payload4
Hitpoints1,900
Max Speed133
Cruise Speed108
Alpha Strike27,200
Damage3,400
Detectability10.00 km
Squardon Size4
Restoration270
Planes in Attack2
Max Range26.00 km
Bomb Fire Chance25.0%
Planes Restored4
Air Defense
AA Max DPS8
AA Max Range3.50 km
AA Mount 1102 mm 3x1
AA DPS 18
AA Range 13.50 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed25.0 kt
Turning Circle750 m
Rudder Shift Time9.6 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability11.00 km
Air Detectability7.70 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty2.00 km

Hermes Records

damage128905
Apophis SOML
Jun 2024
damage117625
Tennoinu
Jun 2024
damage117625
Tennoinu
Jun 2024
damage115877
TDR PINK
May 2024
damage111664
Veined Girth
Jul 2024
damage106530
Riosaceelite
Mar 2022
damage102348
Aquila3TN
Feb 2022
damage80342
ChrystalGek
Jan 2022
damage64881
LSI1980
Nov 2021
base_xp2351
Apophis SOML
Jun 2024
TypeValueMemberDate
Damage128905
Apophis SOML
Jun 2024
Damage117625
Tennoinu
Jun 2024
Damage117625
Tennoinu
Jun 2024
Damage115877
TDR PINK
May 2024
Damage111664
Veined Girth
Jul 2024
Damage106530
Riosaceelite
Mar 2022
Damage102348
Aquila3TN
Feb 2022
Damage80342
ChrystalGek
Jan 2022
Damage64881
LSI1980
Nov 2021
Base XP2351
Apophis SOML
Jun 2024

Hermes Reviews

Power1.75
Fun2.00
Learning Curve1.75
Skill Ceiling3.00
Utility2.00
oddfeather44
Power2
Fun2
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling2
Utility3
Carfan
Power3
Fun3
Learning Curve2
Skill Ceiling4
Utility2
A random user
Power1
Fun2
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling5
Utility2
BigMAC9732
Power1
Fun1
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling1
Utility1

Peer Comparison

Tier III Aircraft Carriers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Hermes
33,200--25.0 kt11.00 km
Hermes W
33,200--25.0 kt11.00 km
Hōshō
31,800--25.0 kt10.60 km
Komsomolets
31,000--17.0 kt10.60 km
Langley
33,700--15.0 kt10.70 km
Rhein
32,300--26.0 kt10.70 km

Hermes Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
2
AA Support
Jun 2023Open
1
Regular
Feb 2022Open
1
Hermes
Jan 2023Open

Hermes Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
Cooldown
90 s
Duration
60 s
Slot 2
Catapult Fighter
Charges
4
Cooldown
40 s
Duration
600 s