SV Argo (1841)
Three-masted barque (early 20th century photo)
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 United States
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| Name: | SV Argo |
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| Builder: | William H. Webb |
| Laid down: | 1840 |
| Launched: | 1841 |
| Out of service: | 1854 |
| Fate: | Abandoned at sea |
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| Class and type: | Barque |
| Tons burthen: | 967 (registered) |
| Length: | 161 ft |
| Beam: | 36.3 ft |
| Draught: | 20.5 ft |
| Propulsion: | Full sail |
| Sail plan: | Square rigged |
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| Notes: | Square-riggers on schedule by Robert Greenhalgh Albion, 1938, Princeton University Press, p. 286 |
The SV Argo was an American wooden sailing vessel (SV) designed for the trans-Atlantic Packet trade. William Whitlock, Jr acquired the ship for his Havre-Whitlock Line, which regularly scheduled round trips three times a year from New York City to Le Havre, France.
Caleb Anthony, Jr 1841–1847
Isaac H. Davis 1848–1849
Daniel H Wood 1849
Samuel Macoduck 1851–1854
Charles D Crawford 1850
Compiled from ship arrivals from Le Havre, France from 1841–1849, Ancestry.com, NARA and castlegarden.org. All Argo arriving passengers were processed through the Castle Garden immigration center. Arrival in the Port of New York was on pier 13 noted as the Havre-Union Line (trans-Atlantic packet).
The "Argo" ran aground on a sand bar on the south shore of Long Island near present-day Mastic Beach and remained there for over a year before it was removed, repaired and sold to another owner. As was common, major local newspapers avoided mention of wrecks, especially without loss of life, as not to supply negative publicity for their advertisers (owners and operators). The 1850 grounding of the Argo occurred at approximately 40°43′30″N 72°53′21″W / 40.72500°N 72.88917°W, about 1.5 miles west of the contemporary memorial for TWA Flight 800.
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