Argo (2006 ship)

Argo under full sail in Gulf of Thailand near Ko Samet
British Virgin Islands
NameArgo
OperatorSeamester
Port of registryRoad Harbour, British Virgin Islands
BuilderMarsun Shipyards
Launched2006
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Displacement148 tonnes (146 long tons)
Length112 ft (34 m)
Beam25 ft (8 m)
Draught10.1 ft (3 m)
PropulsionSail and 1 × Caterpillar 425 hp (317 kW) diesel engine
Sail planStaysail Schooner
Capacity7 Professional Crew and 26 Student Trainee Crew

S/Y Argo is a two-masted Marconi rigged schooner. She is owned and operated by Seamester Study Abroad Programs as one of three sail training vessels the company operates. Argo is certified and inspected by the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency as a Category “0” vessel, allowing her unrestricted operation in the world's oceans. She is registered in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.[1]

  1. ^ "Argo - Seamester Global Programs". Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-09-04.