HMS Argus

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Supermarine_Seafire
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufort
gptkb:Grumman_Hellcat
gptkb:Vought_Corsair
Fairey Swordfish
up to 40 aircraft
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Cammell_Laird
gptkbp:built 1946
gptkbp:class Argus-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:commissioned 1918
gptkbp:crew_size approximately 1,000
gptkbp:decommissioned 1944
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
1944
anti-submarine warfare
air defense missions
air strike missions
gptkbp:displacement 22,000 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped in 1946
gptkbp:firstFlight 1918
gptkbp:firstPublished 1943
gptkbp:historical_significance first purpose-built aircraft carrier
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HMS Argus
gptkbp:launched 1917
gptkbp:length 804 feet
gptkbp:nickname The Old Lady
gptkbp:notable_event first ship to operate a full-length flight deck
gptkbp:notable_feature angled flight deck
hangar deck
island superstructure
catapult_launch_system
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status 1941
1944
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:Operation_Torch
Operation Overlord
Operation Dragoon
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
training carrier
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:speed 24 knots