Argus 1923
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Argus | Arsenal de Toulon | 1922 | 1923 | laid up 1940, BU 1941 | |||
| Vigilante | Arsenal de Toulon | 1922 | 1923 | scuttled 9.3.1945 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
178 |
|
Displacement full, t |
218 |
|
Length, m |
51.8 |
|
Breadth, m |
7.70 |
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Draught, m |
1.20 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
600 |
|
Max speed, kts |
12 |
|
Fuel, t |
oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 2 x 1 - 37/40 M1902, 4 x 1 - 8.80 |
|
Complement |
42 |
Project history: Small gunboats for Chinese rivers, without battle value.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Argus was laid up at Haiphong in 1940 and scrapped next year. Vigilante was scuttled at Haiphong 9.3.1945 to avoid capture by Japanese fleet, salvaged in 1946 and repaired for mercantile service.
Argus
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