Argus

Japanese: Argus
Argus

…At the end of World War I, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom began full-scale construction of aircraft carriers. In 1918, the Royal Navy converted an unfinished passenger ship to complete the world's first full-deck aircraft carrier, the Argus (approximately 14,000 tons). In 1922, the Japanese Navy completed the Hosho (approximately 7,500 tons), the first ship in the world to be designed and built as an aircraft carrier from the beginning. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Argus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第1次大戦末期には,日本,アメリカ,イギリスにおいて本格的に航空母艦の建造が開始された。18年にイギリス海軍は,未成客船を改造して,世界最初の全通甲板型空母アーガスArgus(約1万4000トン)を完成させた。22年には日本海軍が鳳翔(約7500トン)を完成させたが,これは当初から空母として計画され建造されたものとしては世界で初めてのものである。…

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