Third Rate Ship of the Line 1782 - 1831
Captured - 19th April 1782
Broken Up - 1831
On the 19th April, 1782, The two decked 64-gun French third-rate ship, “Jason”, was captured whilst in the Mona Passage that separates Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, by a squadron of ships under the command of Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Hood.
In 1783, she was renamed HMS Argonaut. On January 8th 1795, whilst commanded by Captain A J Ball she was involved in battle with the French and, with the assistance of HMS Oiseau; she captured the 22-gun French sloop, Esperance.
In 1797, she was reduced to harbour service and used as a Hospital Ship in the River Medway. Then, in 1822, she was moved a short distance upstream to Chatham and used in a similar role. Argonaut was eventually broken up in 1831.
