Spanish ship Argonauta

Last updated April 14, 2023

Several ships of the Spanish Navy have borne the name Argonauta, in honour of the mythological navigators the Argonauts:

Argonauta (1798), an 80-gun ship, captured in 1805 during the Battle of Trafalgar which later sank as result of damage sustained during a gale.
Argonauta (1806), a schooner, captured in 1806.
Argonauta, a 74-gun ship, wrecked in 1810 on west coast of Sardinia.

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The Spanish ship Argonauta was a 80 gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She initially had 24, 18 and 8 pounder guns spread over her lower, upper, quarter and forecastle decks, but by 1805 she carried 36-pounders instead of 24-pounders. Her original crew was 21 officers and 642 ratings and soldiers, though it was 956 at the Battle of Cape Finisterre and 800 at Trafalgar.

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