R22 INS Viraat
Hermes class (ex-HMS Hermes)

Builder: Vickers-Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness Launched: 16.02.1953
Dimensions: 226.85 x 48.78 x 8.80m Displacement: 28,706 full load
Armament: 2/40mm 60-cal. Bofors Mk. 3 AA, 4/30mm 65-cal. AK-230M AA
Air Group: 12/Sea Harrier Mk. 51, 6/Sea King Mk. 42B, 3/Sea King Mk. 42C

Flagship during the Falklands War.

 



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