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RFA Argus, the British hospital ship

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RFA Argus is a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary operated by the MoD 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 use as 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. Argus is due to remain in service until 2024.

As the ship is armed and is not painted in the required white with red crosses, the Geneva Convention prevents her from being officially classified as a hospital ship.

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Name:RFA Argus
Namesake:HMS Argus
Launched:1981
Acquired:February 1982 by the MOD
Commissioned:1 June 1988
Identification:
Motto:Occuli Omnium (Eyes Of All)
Honours and
awards:
As the MV Contender Bezant: Falkland Islands 1982.
Status:Active
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Argus_(A135)
 

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