French ship Argonaute (1781)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Argonaute.

History
France
Name	Argonaute
Namesake	Argonaut
Builder	Rochefort [1]
Laid down	August 1779 [1]
Launched	5 June 1781 [1]
In service	December 1781 [1]
Out of service	1795 [1]
Fate	Broken up
General characteristics
Class & type	Argonaute-class ship of the line
Displacement	2,943 tonneaux
Tons burthen	1,424 port tonneaux
Length	55.2 m (181 ft 1 in)
Beam	14.3 m (46 ft 11 in)
Draught	7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	Sail
Armament	74 guns: 28 × 36-pounders 30 × 18-pounders 16 × 8-pounders Later razéed to 52
Armour	Timber

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 ^[1] under Chevalier de Clavières. ^[2]

In 1794, she was razéed and renamed to Flibustier, recommissioned as a 42-gun frigate. ^[1]

She was decommissioned in December 1795. ^[1]

Citations

1. Roche (2005), p. 48.
2. Cunat (1852), p. 301-302.

References

• Cunat, Charles (1852). Histoire du Bailli de Suffren. Rennes: A. Marteville et Lefas. p. 447.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours 1 1671 - 1870. p. 48. ISBN   978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC   165892922.