HMS Argus (1799)

History
France
Name	Argus
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	1798
Captured	3 April 1799
Great Britain
Name	HMS Argus
Acquired	1799 by purchase of a prize
Commissioned	June 1803
Fate	Broken up April 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen	300, or 3263⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 102 ft 9 in (31.3 m); Keel: 82 ft 3+1⁄2 in (25.1 m);
Beam	27 ft 3+1⁄2 in (8.3 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Complement	Privateer: 90; RN:86;
Armament	Privateer: 18 × 9-pounder guns; RN: 16 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns;

HMS Argus was launched in 1798 at Bordeaux as Argus. She became a privateer that the British Royal Navy (RN) captured in 1799. She served from April 1803 until she was broken up in April 1811.

History

France
Name	Argus
Builder	Bordeaux
Launched	1798
Captured	3 April 1799
Great Britain
Name	HMS Argus
Acquired	1799 by purchase of a prize
Commissioned	June 1803
Fate	Broken up April 1811
General characteristics
Tons burthen	300, or 3263⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall: 102 ft 9 in (31.3 m) Keel: 82 ft 3+1⁄2 in (25.1 m)
Beam	27 ft 3+1⁄2 in (8.3 m)
Depth of hold	13 ft 0 in (4.0 m)
Complement	Privateer: 90 RN:86
Armament	Privateer: 18 × 9-pounder guns RN: 16 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder chase guns