History | |
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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 |
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Beam | 27 ft 3+1⁄2 in (8.3 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 0 in (4.0 m) |
Complement |
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Armament |
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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.