Argo (1806 Liverpool ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see Argo (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameArgo
BuilderFrance[1]
Launched1783[1]
Acquired1806 by purchase of a prize
FateLost 1806
General characteristics
Tons burthen332[1] (bm)
Complement38
Armament16 × 6-pounder guns[1]

Argo was built in France in 1783, possibly under another name. She was taken in prize circa 1806 and sailed as a slave ship. She first appeared in the Register of Shipping in 1806.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1806 Thomson McDowell Liverpool–Africa RS; damages repaired 1806

Captain William Thompson sailed Argo from Liverpool on 10 April 1806, bound for Bonny.[2][3]

In September 1806 Lloyd's List reported that Argo, of Liverpool, Thompson, master, had been lost on the coast of Africa.[4] She had been lost on the Windward Coast; Her crew was saved.[3]

Citations[]

  1. ^ a b c d e RS (1806), "A" supple. pages.
  2. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Argo voyage #80345.
  3. ^ a b "SHIP NEWS". Lancaster Gazetter (Lancaster, England), 4 October 1806, Volume 6, Issue 277.
  4. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List. No. 4085. 26 September 1806. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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