French ship Argonaute (1798)
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The Argonaute was a 74-gun ship of the line
Ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...
of the French Navy
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Under Villaret de Joyeuse
Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
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, she took part in the expedition to Saint Domingue.
She took part in the Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar
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and managed to return to Cádiz
Cádiz
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. Unable to leave the harbour because of the British blockage and damage, she was exchanged for the Spanish ship Vencedor.
She was renamed Argonauta but never recommissioned.