H.M.S. Argus (1917)

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H.M.S. Argus (1917)
Pendant Number: N.96 (1919)
49 (Sep, 1919)[1]
Builder: Beardmore[2]
Launched: 2 Dec, 1917[3]
Commissioned: Sep, 1918[4]
Sold: 5 Dec, 1946[5]

H.M.S. Argus was an aircraft carrier completed for the Royal Navy in 1918, but which was originally designed to be the Italian ocean liner Conte Rosso. Despite her odd genesis, she boasted a continuous flight deck and more accurately reflected a mature aircraft carrier than any previous vessel.

She was purchased for conversion in August, 1916.[6]

Service

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
  2. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
  3. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
  4. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
  5. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
  6. ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
  7. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 727.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
  9. ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 86.
  10. ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 86.

Bibliography

British Aviation Ships
Experimental Cruiser Platform, 1913
Hermes
Seaplane Carriers from Converted Steamers
Ark Royal Empress Riviera Engadine Campania Pegasus
Ben-my-Chree Vindex Manxman Nairana Vindictive
Seaplane Carriers from Seized German Steamers
Anne Raven II
Flat Decked Conversions
Argus Furious
Through-Deck Carriers
Eagle Hermes
Kite Balloon Ships
Canning City of Oxford Hector Manica Menelaus



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