Argus 1923
| Name | 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 |
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Displacement normal, t |
178 |
|
Displacement full, t |
218 |
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Length, m |
51.8 |
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Breadth, m |
7.70 |
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Draught, m |
1.20 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
600 |
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Max speed, kts |
12 |
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Fuel, t |
oil |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 75/35 M1897, 2 x 1 - 37/23 M1884, 4 x 1 - 8/80 |
|
Complement |
42 |
Ship 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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