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Spanish ship Argonauta (1798)
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The Spanish ship Argonauta was a 80 gun ship of the line of the Spanish Navy. She initially had 24, 18 and 8 pounder guns spread over her lower, upper, quarter and forecastle decks, but by 1805 she carried 36-pounders instead of 24-pounders. Her original crew was 21 officers and 642 ratings and soldiers, though it was 956 at the Battle of Cape Finisterre and 800 at Trafalgar.
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Name | Argonauta |
Ordered | 11 November 1795 |
Builder | Naval Dockyard, Ferrol |
Launched | 7 July 1798 |
Fate | Sank 30 October 1805 |
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