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French ship Argonaute (1781)

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Name
  
Argonaute

Builder
  
Rochefort

In service
  
December 1781

Construction started
  
August 1779

Length
  
55 m

Draft
  
7.4 m

Namesake
  
Argonaut

Laid down
  
August 1779

Out of service
  
1795

Launched
  
5 June 1781

Weight
  
1,500 tons

The Argonaute was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, lead ship of her class.

Career

Argonaute served in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean, taking part in the Battle of Cuddalore.

In 1794, she was razéed and renamed to Flibustier, recommissioned as a 42-gun frigate.

She was decommissioned in December 1795.

References

French ship Argonaute (1781) Wikipedia