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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