A large number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Argonaute in honour of the mythological navigators argonauts. Among them:
, a 50-gun ship of the line, personal ship of Emmanuel-Auguste de Cahideuc, Comte Dubois de la Motte , a 46-gun ship of the line, lead ship of her class , a 74-gun ship of the line, razéed to a 42-gun ship in 1794 and renamed Flibustier, out of service in 1795 , a 74-gun ship of the line that took part in the Battle of Trafalgar Argonaute (1806), formerly the Spanish Vencedor of 78 guns , a ship of the line launched in 1840 but never commissioned , a torpedo boat , a prototype submarine , a submarine, lead ship of her class, sunk by and/or on 8 November 1942 , a submarine of the Aréthuse type (1958), now a museum , a ship specialised in rescue and decontamination
Sources and references Les bâtiments ayant porté le nom d'Argonaute, netmarine.net