HMS Argonaut

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argonaut after the Argonauts of Greek mythology:

• HMS Argonaut (1782) was a 64-gun third rate, originally the French ship Jason, captured in 1782 in the West Indies and broken up in 1831.
• HMS Argonaut (1898) was a Diadem-class armoured cruiser launched in 1898 and broken up in 1921.
• HMS Argonaut (61) was a Dido-class light cruiser launched in 1941 and sold in 1955.
• HMS Argonaut (F56) was a Leander-class frigate launched in 1966 and broken up in 1995.

Battle honours

Ships named Argonaut have earned the following battle honours:

• Arctic 1942
• North Africa 1942
• Mediterranean 1942
• Normandy 1944
• Aegean 1944
• Okinawa 1945
• Falkland Islands 1982

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.