Argo was launched at Whitby in 1807 as a West Indiaman. She made one voyage to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter she traded between Liverpool and Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was last listed in 1824 and may have foundered in June 1824.
Career Argo first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1807.LR (1807), Seq.No.W36.
Year Master Owner Trade Source 1807 Greenleaf R.Dale London–Jamaica LR 1809 GreenleafPurdy Dale London–Jamaica LR 1810 PurdyFerriman Dale London–Jamaica LR 1811 FerrimanW.Barclay Milligan London–Jamaica LR 1816 W.Barclay Milligan London–Halifax LR
In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. In 1817 Argo sailed for Bengal under a license from the EIC. On 27 June 1817 Captain W.Barclay sailed Argo for Fort William, India.LR (1818), "Licensed and Country Ships". Argo sailed from Bengal on 7 March 1818 and arrived off Margate on 23 July.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1818 W.Barclay Milligan Liverpool–Calcutta LR 1819 W.BarclayA.Adams MilliganPollock & Co. Liverpool–CalcuttaGreenock–Mirimac LR 1821 A.AdamsJ.Murray Pollock & Co. Liverpool–Mirimac LR 1824 J.Murray Pollock & Co. Liverpool–Mirimac LR; small repairs 1822 & 1823
Fate Argo was last listed in LR in 1824. An Argo, of Glasgow, foundered in June 1824 in the Atlantic Ocean () with the loss of four of her crew. , of Whitby, rescued the surviving crew and passengers and brought them into Miramichi.
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