Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argonaut after the Argonauts of Greek mythology:
The first Argonaut was a 64-gun third-rate, originally the French ship Jason, captured in 1782 in the West Indies and broken up in 1831.
The second Argonaut was a Diadem-class armoured cruiser launched in 1898 and broken up in 1921.
The third Argonaut (61) was a Dido-class light cruiser launched in 1941 and sold in 1955.
The fourth Argonaut (F56) was a Leander-class frigate launched in 1966 and broken up in 1995.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving HMS Argonaut
" Hi, I’m Adam Phillips (Flipper) and served on the Argonaut from 1990 – 1993. I now run the HMS Argonaut Web Site at www.hmsargonaut.co.uk please visit and pass on your comments to the Association. A NEW site will be launched in December and we need your stories and input. The Association is in ..."
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" Quoting: Arthur Rowsell Must be a good bloke.... He has a wonderful Mother, I know I met her, and he was in the superior part of the Senior Service.... The Fleet Air Arm!!!! Thankyou for those kind words Roly. The following poem was written by my daughters friend on the ..."
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" Dear all During the Conflict I got around a lot more than most. I was on the Sir Tristram, HMS Fearless, Intrepid, Argonaut, Antrim, Plymouth and a few more. "What was I? Some sort of gypsy?" Well yes, sort of. I was with the MCD (Mine Clearance Divers). I wrote a 60 page diary whilst down ..."
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"Hi all Argonaut shipmates just to let you know HMS Argonaut reunion to be held on 19th November 2011 at the Astor Hotel Plymouth Same venue as last year. Hope to see you there if you can make it.
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" Hugh my son served in the Falklands on HMS Hermes and I remember the night that HMS Sheffield was hit, the news just said one of our ships had been hit and I would not go to bed until I heard which one. My eldest daughter’s best friend lost her brother on his 18th birthday on HMS Argonaut. ..."
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