| Name: | ARGUS |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/11/1888 |
| Completed: | 01/1889 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 608 |
| Dimensions: | 2792grt, 1822nrt, 325.0 x 40.4 x 24.0ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (26, 43 & 70 x 45ins), 356nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 95956 |
| History: | |
| 08/04/1889 | Archibald Currie & Co, Melbourne |
| 1906 | Osaka Shosen KK, Osaka; renamed GIRAN MARU |
| 11/09/1907 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 31/07/1903: Damaged in a collision with MILDURA in Sydney Harbour |
| 11/09/1907: Wrecked in the Soya Strait with a cargo of timber |
Above photo as ARGUS is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo showing the collision damaged ARGUS is copyright of the South Australian Maritime Museum
Above photo is of the builder's model of the ARGUS