The British carrier HMS <i>Hermes</i> (95), the first ship laid down as an aircraft carrier, pictured in Manila, Philippine Islands c1928.
U.S. Navy
circa 1928 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1928-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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