French ship Argonaute (1798)
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For other ships of the same name, see French ship Argonaute.
 Scale model of the Achille, sister-ship of the Argonaute, on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris |
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| Career (France) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Argonaute |
| Namesake: | Argonauts |
| Ordered: | 10 July 1794 |
| Builder: | Lorient shipyard |
| Laid down: | 10 July 1794 |
| Launched: | 22 December 1798 |
| Commissioned: | September 1799 |
| Decommissioned: | 1805 |
| Career (Spain) | .svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain_(1785-1873_and_1875-1931).svg.png){kind=small} |
| Name: | Argonauta |
| Fate: | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Téméraire class ship of the line |
| Displacement: | 2900 tonnes |
| Length: | 55.87 metres (172 French feet) |
| Beam: | 14.90 metres (44' 6) |
| Draught: | 7,26 metres (22 French feet) |
| Propulsion: | Up to 2485 m² of sails |
| Complement: | 3 officers + 690 men |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
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| Armour: | Timber |
The Argonaute was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy.
Under Villaret de Joyeuse, she took part in the expedition to Saint Domingue.
She took part in the Battle of Trafalgar and managed to return to Cádiz. Unable to leave the harbour because of the British blockage and damage, she was exchanged for the Spanish ship Vencedor.
She was renamed Argonauta but never recommissioned.
