HMS Argus (1904)

History
Name	SS Argus (1905-17); HMS Argon (1917-20); SS Peninnis (1920-27); SS Riduna (1927-32)
Owner	Admiralty (1905-20); Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (1920-27); Alderney Steam Packet Company (1927-32)
Operator	HM Coast Guard (1905-17); Royal Navy (1917-20); Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (1920-27); Alderney Steam Packet Company (1927-32)
Port of registry	United Kingdom
Builder	Bow, McLachlan and Company, Paisley, Scotland
Yard number	176
Launched	6 December 1904
Completed	1905
In service	1905
Out of service	1931
Fate	scrapped 1932
General characteristics
Type	coastguard cutter & fishery protection vessel; later passenger ferry
Tonnage	224 gross register tons (GRT)
Length	130 ft (40 m)
Beam	23.2 ft (7.1 m)
Draught	11.5 ft (3.5 m)[citation needed]
Installed power	65 RHP[citation needed]
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)[citation needed]
Armament	Two 6-pounder guns[citation needed]

HMS Argus was a Royal Navy ship built in 1904 for the His Majesty's Coast Guard.^[2]

Naval service[]

After launch the steam coastguard cruiser Argus was delivered to Sheerness to replace two sailing cruisers (Adder and Victoria). She was armed with two 6-pounder guns.^{[citation needed]}

In 1905 she captured seven Dutch coopers inside the three-mile limit off the Humber. She seized 2¼ tonnes of tobacco and cigars which were being sold illegally to local fishermen.^[3]

In July 1909 she was off Hastings, under the command of Captain Hicks RN, watching the interests of British fishermen and keeping a look out for French boats within the three mile radius.^[4]

In 1917 she was renamed HMS Argon.^[1]

RMS Peninnis[]

In 1920 she was sold to the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company^[1] for £8,000 (equivalent to £320,000 in 2019)^[5]^[6]^[a] and renamed RMS Peninnis. Following the necessary alterations at a cost of £5,000 (equivalent to £200,000 in 2019)^[5],^[6] she operated between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly until 1926, when she was replaced on that route by the purpose built SS Scillonian.

RMS Riduna[]

In 1927 she was sold to the Alderney Steam Packet Company and renamed Riduna.^[1]

She was sold for breakup in Plymouth in 1931.

Notes[]

^ Ships Monthly, Volume 10, 1975 gives an acquisition price of £10,000 (equivalent to £400,000 in 2019)^[5]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Cameron, Stuart; Asprey, David. "SS Argus". Clyde-built Database. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Railway and other steamers, Christian Leslie Dyce Duckworth, Graham Easton Langmuir - 1948
^ Otago Witness, Issue 2795, 9 October 1907, Page 78
^ Hastings Mail, 17 July 1909
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Scillonian III Back in Service after £1,700,000 Refit" in Scilly up to Date, issue 120 (April 1999) Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2011-08-16

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[7] Ships Monthly, Volume 10, 1975 gives an acquisition price of £10,000 (equivalent to £400,000 in 2019)^[5]

[Clyde-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Cameron, Stuart; Asprey, David. "SS Argus". Clyde-built Database. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2011.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[2] Railway and other steamers, Christian Leslie Dyce Duckworth, Graham Easton Langmuir - 1948

[3] Otago Witness, Issue 2795, 9 October 1907, Page 78

[4] Hastings Mail, 17 July 1909

[inflation-UK-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

[backinservice-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Scillonian III Back in Service after £1,700,000 Refit" in Scilly up to Date, issue 120 (April 1999) Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2011-08-16

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History


Name	SS Argus (1905-17); HMS Argon (1917-20); SS Peninnis (1920-27); SS Riduna (1927-32)^[1]
Owner	Admiralty (1905-20); Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (1920-27); Alderney Steam Packet Company (1927-32)^[1]
Operator	HM Coast Guard (1905-17); Royal Navy (1917-20); Isles of Scilly Steamship Company (1920-27); Alderney Steam Packet Company (1927-32)^[1]
Port of registry	United Kingdom
Builder	Bow, McLachlan and Company,^[1] Paisley, Scotland
Yard number	176^[1]
Launched	6 December 1904^[1]
Completed	1905^[1]
In service	1905
Out of service	1931
Fate	scrapped 1932^[1]
General characteristics
Type	coastguard cutter & fishery protection vessel; later passenger ferry
Tonnage	224 gross register tons (GRT)^[1]
Length	130 ft (40 m)^[1]
Beam	23.2 ft (7.1 m)^[1]
Draught	11.5 ft (3.5 m)^{[citation needed]}
Installed power	65 RHP^{[citation needed]}
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine
Speed	12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)^{[citation needed]}
Armament	Two 6-pounder guns^{[citation needed]}