RFA Argus
ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- RFA Argus
- IMO number
- 7822550
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 175.1 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1981
- Builder
- Fincantieri
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About RFA Argus
RFA Argus was a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary operated by the Ministry of Defence under the Blue Ensign. Italian-built, Argus was formerly the container ship MV Contender Bezant. The ship was requisitioned in 1982 for service in the Falklands War and purchased outright in 1984 for a four-year conversion to an Aviation Training Ship, replacing RFA Engadine. In 1991, during the Gulf War, she was fitted with an extensive and fully functional hospital to assume the additional role of Primary Casualty Receiving Ship. In 2009, the PCRS role became the ship's primary function. In July 2022 it was reported that the future Littoral Strike Role would be assumed by Argus after a refit to convert her to this role. As of October 2023, Argus had started her deployment to serve as part of Littoral Response Group (South).
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RFA Argus now?
- RFA Argus has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is RFA Argus?
- RFA Argus is a ship, built in 1981 by Fincantieri. The vessel is 175.1 m long.
- Has RFA Argus been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for RFA Argus appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).