Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argonaut after the Argonauts of Greek mythology:
was a 64-gun third rate, originally the French ship Jason, captured in 1782 in the West Indies and broken up in 1831. was a armoured cruiser launched in 1898 and broken up in 1921. was a light cruiser launched in 1941 and sold in 1955. was a 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
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