Overview
- The Royal Navy says the move ends the career of the last active ship to have served in the Falklands War.
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Lloyd’s Register inspections led to withdrawal of safety certification, leaving the ship unable to sail under her own power since June 2025.
- A five-month A&P Falmouth overhaul in early 2025 left unfunded repairs, with faults reported in fire doors and leaks from propeller shafts and ballast tanks.
- Argus will be towed to Falmouth for final de-storing before disposal, with reporting indicating a likely sale for scrap.
- Across four decades she shifted from aviation training to Primary Casualty Receiving Ship, fielded a full hospital in the 1991 Gulf War, supported Ebola relief in 2014, and most recently deployed to the Indo-Pacific in 2024.