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Argo was a French Navy Redoutable-class submarine of the M6 series commissioned in 1933. She participated in World War II , first on the side of the Allies from 1939 to June 1940, then in the navy of Vichy France until November 1942, and finally in the Free French Naval Forces through the end of the war.
Argo is a two-masted staysail schooner that measures 112 feet (34 m) overall and accommodates twenty six students and seven professional crew on ocean voyages. [4] Sailing under the Seamester flag, Argo circumnavigates on 90-day college semester-based programs and shorter 21-day and 60-day programs during the northern hemisphere summer.
In Greek mythology, the Argo (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ oʊ / AR-goh; Ancient Greek: Ἀργώ, romanized: Argṓ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The Argo carried the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece from Iolcos to Colchis.
Italian submarine Argo (1936), a submarine of the Italian Argo class; French submarine Argo (Q151), a submarine which served in the French Navy from 1933 to 1946; HMS Argo, five ships of the Royal Navy; Italian ship Argo, a 1971 presidential yacht of the Italian Navy; USCGC Argo (WPC-100), a US Coast Guard patrol boat
Argo (1800 ship) was an American schooner that was wrecked in Fiji during January 1800. Argo (1804 ship) was launched in 1802 in France, possibly under another name, and captured c.1804. She became a whaler in the British Southern Whale Fishery and made two complete whale hunting voyages. A US Navy frigate captured her on her third voyage. Argo ...
Dr. Heinrich Wiegand was a cargo ship that was built in 1938 by Nysted Verksted, Oslo for the Argo Line, Bremen. She was requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine during World War II and was designated Schiff 12. She was sunk in September 1944 but was raised post-war and returned to service as Else Basse. She was sold to Finland in 1954 and renamed ...
Argus building the Argo, with the help of Athena. In Greek mythology, Argus (/ ˈ ɑːr ɡ ə s / AR-gəs; Ancient Greek: Ἄργος, romanized: Árgos) was the builder and eponym of the ship Argo, and consequently one of the Argonauts; he was said to have constructed the ship under Athena's guidance. [1]
Argo was built by C.J. Mare and Company of Leamouth, London for the General Screw Steam Shipping Company and launched in 1853. She was a three-masted ship with a clipper bow and a single funnel. [citation needed]