&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_Argo_with_a_Russian_ship_passing_through_the_straits.jpg) The Argo serving as flagship at Gibraltar, 1799. In the collection of the National Maritime Museum; Thomas Buttersworth; 19th century.
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| History | |
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 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Argo |
| Ordered | 26 February 1779 |
| Builder | John Baker & Co, Howden Pans, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Laid down | 18 August 1779 |
| Launched | 7 June 1781 |
| Completed | 15 October 1781 |
| Fate | Sold on 11 January 1816 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 44-gun Roebuck-class fifth rate |
| Tons burthen | 89221⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 38 ft 0+3⁄4 in (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft 4+1⁄2 in (5.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 280 (300 from 1783) |
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HMS Argo was a 44-gun fifth-rate Roebuck-class ship of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1781 from Howdon Dock. The French captured her in 1783, but 36 hours later the British recaptured her. She then distinguished herself in the French Revolutionary Wars by capturing several prizes, though she did not participate in any major actions. She also served in the Napoleonic Wars. She was sold in 1816.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 127.
- ^ de Tousard (1809), pp. 357–362.
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