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HMS Argo (1758)
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HMS Argo was a 28-gun sixth-rate
frigate of the Royal Navy
. The ship was one of the Coventry class
, designed by Sir Thomas Slade as a development of based on the Lyme
, "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns."
She served during the Seven Years War, at first blockading Dunkirk, before sailing for the far east to take part in the expedition against Manila
. In a two hour action on 31 October 1762, the Argo and Panther
captured the Santisima Trinidad, a Spanish galleon loaded with treasure, valued at two million dollars.
Sixth-rate
Sixth rate was the designation used by the Royal Navy for small warships mounting between 20 and 24 nine-pounder guns on a single deck, sometimes with guns on the upper works and sometimes without.-Rating:...
frigate of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. The ship was one of the Coventry class
Coventry class frigate
These 28-gun sailing frigates of the sixth rate were designed in 1756 by Sir Thomas Slade "to the draught of the Tartar with such alterations withinboard as may be judged necessary"...
, designed by Sir Thomas Slade as a development of based on the Lyme
HMS Lyme (1748)
HMS Lyme was a 28-gun, sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. Originally ordered as a 24 gun ship to the draft of the French privateer Tyger. The sixth vessel of the Royal Navy to bear the name, the Lyme, as well as the , which was a near-sister, were the first true frigates built for the Royal Navy...
, "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns."
She served during the Seven Years War, at first blockading Dunkirk, before sailing for the far east to take part in the expedition against Manila
Battle of Manila (1762)
The Battle of Manila was fought during the Seven Years' War , from September 24, 1762 to October 6, 1762, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Spain in and around Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a Spanish colony at that time.-Prelude:British troops stationed in India were...
. In a two hour action on 31 October 1762, the Argo and Panther
HMS Panther (1758)
HMS Panther was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 June 1758 at Chatham Dockyard.She served during the Seven Years War, sailing for the far east to take part in the expedition against Manila...
captured the Santisima Trinidad, a Spanish galleon loaded with treasure, valued at two million dollars.