HMS Argo (1758)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Argo |
| Ordered: | 1757 |
| Builder: | Henry Bird, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | September 1757 |
| Launched: | 20 July 1758 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1776 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 583 tons |
| Length: | 117 ft 10 in (35.9 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 10 in (10.3 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 2 in (3.1 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Complement: | 200– |
| Armament: | (As built): 28 guns Upper Deck: 24 × 9-pdrs Quarter Deck: 4 × 3-pdrs 12 Swivels |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Argo.
HMS Argo was a 28-gun frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade based on the Lyme, "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns."
She served during the Seven Years War, at first blockading Dunkirk, before sailing for the far east to take part in the expedition against Manila. In a two hour action on 31 October 1761 Argo and HMS Panther captured the Santisima Trinidad, a Spanish Galleon loaded with treasure, valued at two million dollars.
[edit] References
- David Lyon, "The Sailing Navy List", Brasseys Publications, London 1993.
- Ships of the Old Navy
