Navy Ships – Aviation Training Ship RFA ARGUS A 135
RFA ARGUS A 135 is a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary operated by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) under the Blue Ensign. Formerly the Italian built container ship CONTENDER BEZANT ( 28 November 1980 launched by Cantieri Navali Breda S.A, Marghera Yard, Venice as Yard Nr: 293 named CONTENDER BEZANT for Contender 2 Ltd (Sea Containers Ltd, Managers) Hamilton, Bermuda. The […]
Yachting – 1906 built KALIZMA
KALIZMA is a 50.29 metre classic private yacht built in 1906 by Ramage & Ferguson at Leith, Scotland as MINONA. She was later renamed CORTYNIA and ODYSSEIA. She was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during both World Wars and underwent several major refits and remodelling during her lifetime. In 1967 she was bought by the […]
