Argus, 1804
A figure of Greek mythology: A giant with 100 eyes who was made guardian of Io and was later slain by Hermes.
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COMMISSIONED: 1804
DECOMMISSIONED: 1809
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The second cutter bearing the name Argus served from 1804 to 1809. Little else is known about her.
Sources:
Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.
U.S. Coast Guard. Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard: 1790 - December 31, 1933. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934; 1989 (reprint).