RFA Argus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:beam 30.4 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Harland_and_Wolff
gptkbp:commissioned 1988
gptkbp:convertedTo 1984
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew 100 medical staff
80 RFA
gptkbp:displacement 28,081 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 8.1 m
gptkbp:facilityId gptkb:pharmacy
gptkb:research_institute
dental surgery
CT scanner
operating theatres
blood test
intensive care units
rehabilitation facilities
100-bed medical complex
casualty triage area
decontamination suite
high dependency beds
isolation ward
mortuary
radiology suite
ward beds
x-ray facilities
gptkbp:helicopter_capacity up to 4 Merlin or 5 Sea King helicopters
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Falmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RFA Argus
gptkbp:IMO_number 7718136
gptkbp:launched 1981
gptkbp:length 175 m
gptkbp:notableDeployment gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
gptkb:Ebola_crisis_in_West_Africa
Caribbean hurricane relief
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary
gptkbp:pennantNumber A135
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:MV_Contender_Bezant
gptkbp:propulsion 2 × Sulzer 8RND90 diesel engines
gptkbp:role gptkb:ship
aviation training
casualty receiving
gptkbp:speed 18 knots
gptkbp:status active (as of 2024)
gptkbp:type gptkb:Aviation_Training_Ship
gptkb:Primary_Casualty_Receiving_Ship
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:30_mm_DS30M_Mk2_guns
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6