USS Argus

USS Argus

USS "Argus" may refer to one of these United States Navy ships:

*, a brig during the War of 1812.

* An "Argus" (1813), was laid down at the Washington Navy Yard and was still on the ways when the British advanced on the National Capital late in the summer of 1814. To prevent her capture, she was burned on 24 August 1814.

*, a patrol yacht during World War II.

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