French ship Argonaute

A large number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Argonaute in honour of the mythological navigators argonauts. Among them:


 * FRENCH SHIP Argonaute, a 50-gun ship of the line, personal ship of Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte
 * FRENCH SHIP Argonaute, a 46-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class
 * FRENCH SHIP Argonaute, a 74-gun ship of the line, razéed to a 42-gun ship in 1794 and renamed Flibustier, out of service in 1795
 * FRENCH SHIP Argonaute, a 74-gun ship of the line that took part in the Battle of Trafalgar
 * Argonaute (1806), formerly the Spanish Vencedor of 78 guns
 * FRENCH SHIP Argonaute, a ship of the line launched in 1840 but never commissioned
 * FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT Argonaute, a torpedo boat
 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Argonaute, a prototype submarine
 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Argonaute, a submarine, lead ship of her class, sunk by HMS Achates (H12) and/or HMS Westcott (D47) on 8 November 1942
 * FRENCH SUBMARINE Argonaute, a submarine of the Aréthuse type (1958), now a museum
 * FRENCH RESCUE SHIP Argonaute, a ship specialised in rescue and decontamination

Sources and references

 * Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom d'Argonaute, netmarine.net