The ''Argonaute'' was a

74-gun The "seventy-four" was a type of two- decked sailing ship of the line, which nominally carried 74 guns. It was developed by the French navy in the 1740s, replacing earlier classes of 60- and 62-gun ships, as a larger complement to the recently-de ...

ship of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...

of the

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, lead ship of her class.

Career

''Argonaute'' served in Suffren's campaign in the Indian Ocean, taking part in the Battle of Cuddalore under Chevalier de Clavières. In 1794, she was

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d and renamed to ''Flibustier'', recommissioned as a 42-gun frigate. She was decommissioned in December 1795.

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* * Ships of the line of the French Navy Argonaute-class ships of the line 1781 ships {{France-line-ship-stub