HMS Argus (1904)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Argus.

History
Name
  • 1904: Argus
  • 1917: Argon
  • 1920: Peninnis
  • 1927: Riduna
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderBow, McLachlan & Co, Paisley
Yard number176
Launched6 December 1904
Completed1905
In service1905
Out of service1931
FateScrapped 1932
General characteristics
Type
  • built 1904 as coastguard cutter and fishery protection ship
  • converted 1920 into passenger ferry
Tonnage224 GRT, 88 NRT
Length130.0 ft (39.6 m)
Beam23.2 ft (7.1 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Installed power65 NHP
PropulsionTriple expansion engine
Speed11+1⁄2 knots (21.3 km/h)
ArmamentTwo 6-pounder guns[citation needed]

HMS Argus was a steamship that was built in Scotland in 1904 as a cutter and fishery protection ship for the His Majesty's Coast Guard, and later served in the Royal Navy as HMS Argon. After the First World War she was converted into a passenger ferry, serving first the Isles of Scilly as Peninnis and then in the Channel Islands as Riduna. She was scrapped in England in 1932.