HMS Argonaut

Template:Use dmy dates 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