Argus, 1830

April 17, 2020
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Argus, 1830


A figure of Greek mythology: A giant with 100 eyes who was made guardian of Io and was later slain by Hermes.


Builder: Unknown builder in Surrey, Maine

Length: 39' 7"

Beam: 10'

Draft: 5'

Displacement: ?

Cost: ?

Launched: 1830

Commissioned: 1830

Decommissioned: 1834

Disposition: ?

Complement: ?

Armament: ?


History:

The small revenue boat Argus entered service in 1830 but little is known of her other than she was decked and had a pink stern.


Sources:

Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.