HMS Argonaut (1782)
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| Career (France) |  |
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| Name: | Jason |
| Launched: | 1779 |
| Captured: | 19 April 1782, by Royal Navy |
| Career (UK) |  |
| Name: | HMS Argonaut |
| Acquired: | 19 April 1782 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1831 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1451 tons (1474.3 tonnes) |
| Length: | 166 ft 4 in (50.7 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 8½ in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft 1 in (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Argonaut and French ship Jason.
The 64-gun Jason was a ship of the line of the French Navy, launched in 1779.
She was captured by the Royal Navy on 19 April 1782, and commissioned as the third rate HMS Argonaut. She was placed on harbour service in 1797, and eventually broken up in 1831.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1. p182.
[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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