HMS Argo (1758)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Argo |
| Ordered: | 19 September 1757 |
| Builder: | Henry Bird, Rotherhithe |
| Laid down: | 22 September 1757 |
| Launched: | 20 July 1758 |
| Commissioned: | October 1758 |
| Fate: | Broken up at Portsmouth November 1776 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 601 tons |
| Length: | 118 ft 5.75 in (36.1125 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 11.5 in (10.351 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 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 Sixth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was one of the Coventry Class, designed by Sir Thomas Slade as a development of 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.
References
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Brasseys Publications, London 1993.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail: 1714-1792, Seaforth Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
- Ships of the Old Navy
