:::: Naval Vessels - GREAT BRITAIN - AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ARGUS
Code - N1210
£1.35
Class - 1
Date - 1918
Description - H.M.S. ARGUS N1210
Laid down 1914 as Italian liner
Conte Rossi, purchased in 1916 and
completed as a carrier in 1918.
Displacement 14,450 tons
Dimensions 535'x68'x21'
Armament 6 x 4" AA
4 x 3pdr
(8 x 20mm added during WW2)
Aircraft 20
Speed 20 ¼ knots
