American packet ship Montezuma
Built 1843, Webb & Allen Very similar dimensions to the Argo | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | SV Argo |
Owner |
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Builder | Webb & Allen |
Laid down | 1840 |
Launched | 1841 |
Out of service | 1854 |
Fate | Abandoned at sea |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Full-rigged |
Tons burthen | 967 (registered) |
Length | 161 ft |
Beam | 36.3 ft |
Draught | 20.5 ft |
Propulsion | Full sail |
Sail plan | Square rigged |
Complement |
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Notes | Square-riggers on schedule by Robert Greenhalgh Albion, 1938, Princeton University Press, p. 286 |
The SV Argo was an American wooden sailing vessel (SV) designed for the trans-Atlantic Packet trade.[1] William Whitlock, Jr acquired the ship for his Havre-Whitlock Line, which regularly scheduled round trips three times a year from New York City to Le Havre, France.[2]