Feb 9, 2025
HMS Bombay with troops on board for India, after having been dismasted in a gale on her passage from Portsmouth to Cork in tow of HMS Argus for Plymouth, November 1858', by Richard Henry Nibbs (1816–1893)
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HMS Bombay with troops on board for India, after having been dismasted in a gale on her passage from Portsmouth to Cork in tow of HMS Argus for Plymouth, November 1858', by Richard Henry Nibbs (1816–1893)
Royal Nay Aircraft Carrier HMS Argus
HMS Argus was a British aircraft carrier that served in the Royal Navy from 1918 to 1944. She was converted from an ocean liner that was under construction when the First World War began and became the first example of the standard pattern of aircraft carrier, with a full-length flight deck that allowed wheeled aircraft to take off and land.
During World War Two, she was used for training, aircraft transport and took part in Operation Torch, the invasion of French North Africa. Argus was scrapped in 1947.
More photos of HMS Argus can be found here.
1280x986 El veterano portaaviones HMS Argus en 1941. Foto IWM.
HMS Argus looking fine in her dazzle scheme in 1918.
His Majesty’s aircraft carriers Argus (left) and Ark Royal (right) delivering Hawker Hurricanes (which can be seen on Argus’ flight deck) to Malta in November, 1940.
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The Royal Navy had decided that no battleship of the Grand Fleet would wear camouflage but relented on reports of its effectiveness against submarine attack came in from ships involved in convoy escort. Only two battleships were chosen to test scheme. HMS Ramillies (top) had an overall type while HMS Revenge (middle) had one more limited to the hull. The use of vivid and contrasting colours was intended to cause confusion on the ship's size, speed and type for submarine commanders when trying to aim for torpedo attack.
The striking dazzle camo of HMS Argus had lines and colours running in confusing directions to again confuse U-Boat commanders. At this point in time (1918) the cammo greatly helped in hiding it's still rather unknown type as a Signaller on Admiral Beatty's staff recalled that when Argus arrived at Scapa Flow for the first time in this camouflage he reported 'ship sighted' to which Admiral Beatty turned to him asking "Well Which ship is it man?" The Admiral was use to ships being identified immediately by the signaller hence his question. The man replied "I'm afraid I dunno Sir! 'ain't never see nothing like that before Sir." Admiral Beatty then walked to the rail and raised his own binoculars to look he said to the signaller "Well what does it look like man?" to which the man replied "It looks like a floating Ditty Box to me sir." The Admiral spotted Argus, laughed and concurred giving Argus her first nickname.
Text and pictures adapted from Wright, M. (2015). British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWII. Seaforth Publishing.
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