ARGUS (A-135) class (Britain)

Country of Origin: United Kingdom

ship list


 1 ARGUS-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY (AG)

 Name      Pendant     Launched     Commissioned     Status

 ARGUS     A-135       1981         June 1, 1988     Active
   (ex-British M/V CONTENDER BEZANT)

description

Former merchant ship roll-on/roll-off vehicle and container cargo ship. Purchased on March 2, 1984, having been on charter since May 1982 for the Falklands War. Converted at Harland and Wolff, Belfast, between March 1984 and March 3, 1988, when she was accepted. Placed in...

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