HMS Argus (1799)

History
France
Name	Argus
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	1798
Captured	3 April 1799
Great Britain
Name	HMS Argus
Acquired	1799 by purchase of a prize
Commissioned	June 1803
Fate	Broken up April 1811
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen	300,[2] or 3263⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 102 ft 9 in (31.3 m) Keel: 82 ft 3+1⁄2 in (25.1 m)
Beam	27 ft 3+1⁄2 in (8.3 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Complement	Privateer: 90 RN:86
Armament	Privateer: 18 × 9-pounder guns RN: 16 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns

HMS Argus was launched in 1798 at Bordeaux as Argus. She became a privateer that the British Royal Navy (RN) captured in 1799. She served from April 1803 until she was broken up in April 1811.