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
Re-commissioned at Portsmouth on 24 January, 1924.[7]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain Humphrey H. Smith, 14 September, 1918[8] – 31 July, 1920[9][10]
- Captain Anselan J. B. Stirling, 31 July, 1920[11][12] – 15 August, 1922[13]
- Captain Francis G. G. Chilton, 15 August, 1922[14] – 15 August, 1924[15]
- Captain Stanley L. Willis, 15 August, 1924[16] – 1925[17]
- Commander Maitland W. S. Boucher, 14 October, 1926[18] – 5 November, 1928[19]
- Captain James W. Murray, 21 November, 1926[20] – 17 January, 1927[21] (loaned from Ark Royal for trials)
- Captain Alexander R. Palmer, 17 January, 1927[22] – 16 June, 1928[23]
- Captain Cyril St. C. Cameron, June, 1928[24] – 1930[25]
- Commander Ernest R. Archer, 14 July, 1930[26] – 9 September, 1930[27] (ship is in reserve)
- Commander Cecil Charles Brittain Vacher, 3 September, 1931[28] – 14 October, 1931[29] (ship is in reserve)
- Captain William G. Benn, 26 May, 1938[30] – 3 July, 1939[31]
- Captain Henry C. Bovell, October, 1939[32] – 16 August, 1940[33]
- Captain Edmund G. N. Rushbrooke, 16 August, 1940 – 1 May, 1941
- Captain Tom Oliver Bulteel, April, 1941[34] – October, 1941[35]
- Captain George T. Philip, October, 1941[36] – January, 1943[37]
- Captain Henry L. St. J. Fancourt, January, 1943[38] – September, 1943[39]
- Captain Villiers N. Surtees, September, 1943[40] – July, 1944[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). pp. 215, 216.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 727.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1920). p. 727.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 727.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Stirling Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/157. f. 175.
- ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 86.
- ↑ Chilton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 86.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 215.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Boucher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/63. f. 421.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Murray Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/245. ff. 248.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Palmer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/46. f. 46.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Archer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/53/141. f. 140.
- ↑ Vacher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 313.
- ↑ Vacher Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. Book 9, f. 313.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Benn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/52/66. f. 424.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Bovell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/55/28. f. 28.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
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