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Argo, 1781
Type: 4th rate ; Armament 44
Launched : 1781 ;
Disposal date or year : 1816
Notes:
25 Sep 1795, the Fortitude, Bedford, and Censeur, previously detached from the Mediterranean fleet, for England with a convoy, along with the frigates Argo, Captain Richard Randell Burgess, Juno, Lutine, and fireship Tisiphone. The Argo and Juno, with 32 sail of the convoy, parted company in the Gut.
13 Apr 1796 capture of the French frigate Unité by the Révolutionnaire while cruising off Ushant, and forming a part of a squadron composed of the frigates Indefatigable, Argo, Captain Richard Rundell Burgess, Amazon, and Concorde.
4 May 1798 the rescue of Captain Sir Sidney Smith and others by the Arethusa, Niger and Argo from off off the mouth of the river Seine.
7 Nov 1798 a part of a squadron which arrived this day for the invasion of Minorca.
13 Nov 1798 off Minorca the Leviathan, Centaur, and Argo, along with some armed transports, chase a fast disappearing Spanish squadron, but re-capture the late British sloop Peterel, taken the previous day.
6 Feb 1799 Argo captured the Spanish frigate Santa-Teresa, whilst in company with the Leviathan 74, near Majorca. The Santa-Teresa was subsequently purchased into the service.
May 1799 visit to Algiers.
7 Jul 1799 at Gibraltar.
14 Sep 1803 met a West Indian convoy at about Lat 49:15 – Long 20:19, having taken a French privateer yesterday.
20 Sep 1803 the convoy divides : those for Liverpool going up St George's Channel with the Venus.
May 1805 Deptford, fitting
Deal, Aug 5 1806 Sailed with a squadron on a cruize.
Portsmouth Jan 10 1811 Is ordered to sail for Leith to bring back the crews of the late ships Nymphe and Pallas for Court Martial.
Portsmouth Jan 28 1811 Has gone down to St. Helen's.
Portsmouth Jan 30 1811 Sailed with a squadron for Lisbon.
Portsmouth Sep 6 1811 Sailed for Algiers.
Portsmouth Dec 6 1811 Arrived from Malta, and put under quarantine.
Portsmouth Dec 9 1811 Came up from the Motherbank, having been released from quarantine.
Portsmouth, Feb 3 1812 Sailed.
Portsmouth Mar 4 1812 Arrived from off Brest.
Portsmouth, Apr 8 1812 Sailed for Constantinople.
Portsmouth Jan 22 1813 Sailed with the West India convoy.
Jamaica 30 Sep 1814 Arrived with a convoy from Carthagena.
Jamaica 17 Oct 1814 Sailed with convoy for England.
Portsmouth Dec 14 1814 Arrived from Jamaica, having parted with her convoy in a gale some weeks since.
Portsmouth Dec 23 1814 Sailed for Plymouth
Plymouth Dec 24 1814 Arrived from the Downs.
Plymouth Jan 25 1815 Sailed on a cruise.
Deal May 3 1815 Arrived from Portsmouth to receive the flag of Admiral Scott, the Flag Officer at the Downs.
Deal Jul 26 1815 Remains in the Downs.
