Interpreting the reported bomb hits on HMS Hermes

Did HMS Hermes really receive more than forty bomb hits when she was sunk?

She was certainly hit many times, but the exact claim of more than forty may overstate what can be established.

Hermes was struck by a very large number of bombs, but the figure of more than forty remains uncertain. The exchange illustrates the difficulty of turning intense attack reports into a precise damage count without wreck evidence. A dense attack can produce overlapping claims and observations. Investigating the wreck could help separate a general conclusion of overwhelming damage from an exact hit total.