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  HMS Argus I 49  
1918 - 1944 .
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HMS Argus

Class

 Argus Class

Builder

 William Beardmore and Company Glasgow

Laid down

 1914

Launched

 2. December 1917

Commissioned

 16. September 1918
Decommissioned 6. May 1946
Identification Pennant I49 later D49 Deckcode -
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Dalmuir, Greenock
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14. September 1918 - 23. December 1918

Firth of Clyde
     
 The first landing on the ship was made on 1 October 1918 by a Sopwith Ship Strutter

At sea periods
14. Sep. 1918 - 16. Sep. 1918
20. Sep. 1918 -   4. Oct. 1918
22. Dec. 1918 - 23. Dec. 1918
last update 1. July 2018
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Burntisland, Rosyth, Devonport
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Yardtime
23. December 1918 -  14. March 1919
Refitted  with modified arresting gear at Devonport
The wires of the arresting gear had been lifted off the deck so they could engage the hooks on the undercarriages of the aircraft, but this prevented the use of the flight deck for any other purpose. The after lift was therefore lowered 9 inches (229 mm), which allowed aircraft to use the area when the lift was raised flush with the rest of the flight deck. 
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Devonport, Rosyth, Killingholme, Archangel (Russia)
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14. March 1919 - 7. August 1919

Firth of Clyde / North Sea
     
At sea periods
14. Mar. 1919 - 21. Mar. 1919
21. Jul.  1919  - 22. Jul. 1919
24. Jul.  1919  -  30. Jul. 1919
  2. Aug. 1919 -  7. Aug. 1919
last update 1. July 2018
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Rosyth
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Yardtime
October 1919 - October 1919
Refitted with modified at Rosyth
The lift was widened in October 1919
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Rosyth, Copenhagen (Denmark), Rosyth
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7. November 1919 - 12. December 1919

North Sea
     
At sea periods
  7. Nov. 1919 -   9. Nov 1919
  9. Dec. 1919 - 12. Dec. 1919
last update 1. July 2018
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Plymouth
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17. January 1920 - 24. March 2020

Spring Cruise, Mediterranean
  Ship Strutters (8)  
  Sopwith Camel (4)  
  Airco DH.9A (2)  
  Fairey floatplanes (2)  
At sea periods
Port Calls at: Arosa Bay, ESP, Gibraltar, Palma Majorca ESP, Algiers Algeria, Gibraltar, Arosa Bay ESP.
last update 1. July 2018
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Devonport, Rosyth, Invergordon, Scapa Flow, Greenock, Holyhead, Swansea Bay, Falmouth
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19. May 1920 - 20. July 1920

Firth of Clyde / North Sea
     
At sea periods
19. May 1920 - 21. May 1920
31. May 1920 -   1. Jun. 1920
  6. Jul. 1920 -   7. Jul. 1920
16. Jul. 1920 - 17. Jul. 1920
19. Jul 1920 -  20. Jul. 1920
26. Jul. 1920 - 28. Jul. 1920
last update 1. July 2018
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Devonport
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Decommissioned

21. September 1920
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21. September 1920 -  6. January 1921

Refitted  with modified arresting gear at Devonport.
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Recommissioned

6. January 1921
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Devonport and Spithead
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22. January 1921 - 23. March 1921

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 26. January 1921, Martella 9. Feberuary 1921, Gibraltar 9. February 1921, Vigo Bay Spain 11. March 1921
last update 10. September 2016
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Spithead, Portmouth, later Scapa Flow and Spithead, Portmouth, Weymouth Bay
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17. January 1922 - 11. April 1922

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Arosa Bay Spain 20. January 1922, Gibraltar 27. January 1922, Polensa Bay Majorca Spain 9, February 1922, Malte 22. February 1922, Gibraltar 30. March 1922, Vigo Bay Spain 3. April 1922
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth and Spithead
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18. September 1922 - 4. January 1923

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Malta 23. September 1922, Khelia Liman Bay Turkey 26. September 1922, Constaninopel Turkey 6. November 1922, Khelia Liman Bay Turkey 14. November 1922, Mudros Limnos Greece 15. November 1922 , Khelia Liman Bay Turkey 19. December 1922, Malta 23. December 1922, 30. December 1922 Gibraltar
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth and Spithead
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25. March 1923 - 3. April 1923

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Arosa Bay Spain 28. March 1923
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth and Spithead
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19. February 1924 - 7. April 1924

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 23. February 1924, Pollensa Bay Majorca Spain 11. March 1924, Gibraltar 17. March 1924, Arosa Bay Spain 1. April 1924
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth and Spithead
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26. January 1925 - 2. April 1925

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 31. January 1925, Cartagena Spain 10. Februray 1925, Barcelona Spain 14. February 1925, Gibraltar 25. Ferbruary 1925, Palma Majorca Spain 14. March 1925, Gibraltar 23. March 1925
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth, Spithead, Invergordon, Rosyth, Chatham
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Decommissioned

2. November 1925
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Recommissioned

23. November 1926
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Chatham, Portsmouth
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1. February 1927 - 31. July 1927

China Station

404B Flt.

Flycatcher

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411 Flt.

IIID

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441 Flt.

IIID

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443B Flt.

IIID

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Port Calls at: Malta 8. February 1927, Aden 20. February 1927, Colombo Ceylon 26. Februar 1927, Singapore 6. March 1927, Hong Kong 12. March 1927, Wusung Shanghai China 26. March 1927-28. June 1927, Wei-Hai-Wei China 30. June 1927
last update 10. September 2016
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Hong Kong
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31. August 1927 - 6. November 1927

China Station

404B Flt.

Flycatcher

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411 Flt.

IIID

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441 Flt.

IIID

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443B Flt.

IIID

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Port Calls at: Shanghai China 4. September 1927, Wei-Hai-Wei China 13. September 1927-12. October 1927, Shanghai China 14. October-3. November 1927
last update 10. September 2016
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Hong Kong
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20. March 1928 - 4. Mai 1928

China Station

404B Flt.

Flycatcher

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411 Flt.

IIID

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441 Flt.

IIID

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443B Flt.

IIID

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Port Calls at: Singapore 25. March 1928, Colombo Ceylon 31. March 1928, Bombay India 5. April 1928, Port Sudan 16. April 1928, Malta 24. April 1928
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth, Invergordon, Rosyth, Spithead, Portland
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15. January 1929 - 6. April 1929

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 20. January 1929-4. March 1929, Oran Algeria 5. March 1929, Pollensa Bay Majorca Spain 1. MArch 1929, Gibraltar 26. March1929-4. April 1929
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth, Invergordon, Torbay, Rosyth, Spithead, Portland
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14. January 1930 - 31. March 1930

Mediterranen

401 Flt.

Flycatcher

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441 Flt.

IIIF

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450 Flt.

Blackburn

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Port Calls at: Gibraltar 19. January 1930-24. Febbrary 1930, Barcelona Spain 26. February 1930, Pollensa Majorca Spain 7. March 1930, Palma Majorca Spain 11. March 1930, Gibraltar 18. March 1930
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth, Devonport
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Decommissioned (Reserve)

7. Mai 1930
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21. September 1930 -  6. January 1931

Reduced to reserve at Chatham. Approved for modernisation as training carrier and Queen Bee pilotless aircraft tender 23. May 1936. Refit at Rosyth
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Recommissioned for trials

4. July 1938
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Portsmouth
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Decommissioned

8. June 1938
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Recommissioned

30 July 1938
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Portsmouth, Poole, Portsmouth
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17. May 1939 - 11. June 1939

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 20. May 1939, Malta 23. May 1939, Alexandria Egypt 25. May 1939, Malta 1. June 1939, Gibraltar 8. June 1939
last update 10. September 2016
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Plymouth, Portsmouth
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13. November 1939 - 1940

Mediterranen
     
     
Port Calls at: Gibraltar 17. November 1939, Toulon France 21. November 1939, ???
last update 10. September 2016
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Portsmouth, Devonport

December 1940 - February 1941

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825 NAS Det. Swordfish (2) -
Atlantic
last update 20. October 2013
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April 1941 - May 1941

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812 NAS Swordfish (9) -
Atlantic
last update 20. October 2013
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August 1941 - September 1941

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802 NAS B Flight Martlet III (2) -
Atlantic
last update 20. October 2013
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December 1941 - 1942

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880 NAS Seafire IIB (18) -
Operation Torch
last update 1. August 2015
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Decommissioned

6. May 1946
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last update 1. Februay 2013

written 1. November 2011

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