Constructed as one of the first aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy, HMS Argus would be commissioned just a few months before the end of World War I and would lay the ground for future carriers. Before HMS Argus became an aircraft carrier, she originally was an Italian liner that went by the name of "Conte Rosso." Argus would also be given the name of "Flat Iron" because during her construction, she was built without a tower and had a bow that came out pointed like an iron. Though she never had the chance to fight in the first World War, Argus would still have the opportunity to participate in fleet training and exercises with her crew during the inter-war period. When World War II broke out, HMS Argus would be commissioned once again and would be in charge of shipping fighter planes and necessary supplies across the sea. After the war concluded, Argus would be sold for scrap in 1946.