Diving · Batticaloa · Eastern
The First Ship Built as a Carrier
HMS Hermes Wreck — 46 km offshore from Batticaloa
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A deep technical dive to a named warship wreck; organised expeditions only began in 2005.
The wreck of HMS Hermes, the first ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier, launched in 1919 and sunk by Japanese dive bombers off the east coast on 9 April 1942 with 307 crew lost. It lies at about 53 metres, roughly 46 km from Batticaloa.
Location
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7.5912° N, 82.0986° EOSM
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