11 Sep 1919

United Kingdom
  • Hermes was launched at Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom, sponsored by Mrs. A. Cooper, daughter of the First Lord of the Admiralty, Walter Long. ww2dbase [Hermes | Newcastle, England | CPC]
17 Oct 1941

Photo(s) dated 17 Oct 1941
Cruiser Mk V Covenanter III tanks of British 9th Armoured Division being loaded onto flatbed railway wagons, Blaydon near Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, 17 Oct 1941

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