HMS Argonaut

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argonaut after the Argonauts of Greek mythology:


 * HMS Argonaut (1782) was a 64-gun third rate, originally the French ship Jason, captured in 1782 in the West Indies and broken up in 1831.
 * HMS Argonaut (1898) was a Diadem-class cruiser armoured cruiser launched in 1898 and broken up in 1921.
 * HMS Argonaut (61) was a Dido-class cruiser light cruiser launched in 1941 and sold in 1955.
 * HMS Argonaut (F56) was a Leander-class frigate 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