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'''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. | '''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. | ||
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Revision as of 16:18, 19 November 2013
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.[1]
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Humphrey H. Smith, D.S.O., 14 September, 1918.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 52.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List (September, 1919). p. 731.
Bibliography
