Taking the place of H.MS. Kent, cruiser which has lain off the Bund for three weeks, the aircraft carrier Hermes came up-river from the Shanghai & Hongkew Wharf Co.'s Pootung Wharf shortly after 1 pan, fon October 22, to moor at "the British Naval Buoys. "Her unusual lines attracted a great deal of atten-ion from the rush-hour crowds along, the Bund, for not only" has. the Hermes an overhang of fifteen fect over her seaplane lifting rails, but her funnel and the whole of her superstructure is placed well on her starboard side, to leave plenty of room for aeroplanes to land on her At noon on Oct, 22 HLM.S, Kent, county class cruiser, flag ship of the China station, with Vieo-Admiral Sir Charles Little, Commander-in-Chief of the China Station and his personal staff on board, left the British naval buoys for Woosung, On Oct, 23 HL.M.S, Kent left for Hongkong, The Hermes actually arrived in port on Wednesday, October 14, but since the time of her arrival over= lapped the slay of the Kent. in Shanghai, she tied up at the whart down-river, and has remained there for the past week. With the do-allure of the Kent, however, the British Naval Buoys were again vacant, snd so now the Hermes lies off the Bund, here for a stay. of an indefinite period.
At about 1 pin. on Oct. 22, there fore, the 10,850" tons alreratt carrier left' the Pootung Wharf, the large tug ahead of her seeming almost diminutive in contrast, She steam ed up past the Bund, a number of aeroplanes on her landing deck make ing a brave and colourful show, 0 swing above the foreign naval buoys off the Quai de France, After Swinging, she came down-river on the Pooting side, and tied up at the British Naval Buoys without mishap, This is the first time in four years that Shanghai hay seen an alreratt carrier anchored off the Bund. Dur-Ing that troublous year 1932, the Hermes, with usually a number of aeroplanes on deck, was a welcome sight to residents of Shanghai of all nationalities,
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