Talk:Houshou/@comment-50.70.41.0-20151207202438/@comment-26334968-20151230230307

First, Argus was laid down in 1914 as the Italian liner Conte Rosso which the RN aquired in 1916 when later in that year the conversion begun to a carrier, so not first purpose built.

HMS Hermes indeed the first designed carrier but was comissioned later then Hosho.