HMS Argonaut (1782)
HMS Argonaut was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line, in Royal Navy service during the French Revolutionary Wars and the American Revolution. Launched in 1779 as the French ship Jason, she was captured by the British in 1782 and commissioned by them in the same year. After active service against the French, she was converted to a hospital ship in 1804 and permanently moored off Chatham Dockyard. Argonaut was removed from navy service in 1828 and broken up in 1831.
| History | |
|---|---|
| France | |
| Name | Jason |
| Launched | 13 February 1779 |
| Captured | 19 April 1782, by Royal Navy |
| Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Argonaut |
| Acquired | 19 April 1782 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1831 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 145177⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 166 ft 4 in (50.70 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 44 ft 8+1⁄2 in (13.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 64 guns of various weights of shot |
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