Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argonaut after the Argonauts of Greek mythology: was a 64-gun third rate, originally the French ship Jason, captured in 1782 in the West Indies and broken up in 1831. was a armoured cruiser launched in 1898 and broken up in 1921. was a light cruiser launched in 1941 and sold in 1955. was a frigate launched in 1966 and broken up in 1995. Battle honours Ships named Argonaut have earned the following battle honours: Arctic 1942 North Africa 1942 Mediterranean 1942 Normandy 1944 Aegean 1944 Okinawa 1945 Falkland Islands 1982 References Royal Navy ship names