Sea Weapons

Light Carrier (1918)

Argus

HMS Argus (I49)
Argus

Preceded by:

None

Succeeded by:

Hermes (1924)

Datafile

ClassArgus
TypeLight Carrier
Year1918
Crew401
Dimensions
Length172.5 m
Beam20.7 m
Draught6.4 m
Displacement
Empty14,550 t
Loaded15,750 t
Performance
Speed37 km/h
Range12,964 km @ 28 km/h
Machinery
Shafts4
Turbines2 x Geared steam
20,000 hp
Parsons
Boilers2 x
FuelOil: 2,000 t
Armament
Anti-Aircraft6 x 102-mm (6 x 1)
QF 4"/45 Mk. V
Armor
ArmorNone
Aircraft
Aircraft20
Production
Built1
Total1

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Argus I49 Beardmore06/191402/12/191716/09/191809/1945Sold/Scrapped

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