SS Argo (1898 Napier)

History
Name	Camperdown (1898-1912) Elisabeth (1912-1919) Odessa (1919-1924) Argo (1924-1942)
Owner	Rederi A/B Ponape
Builder	Napier R. & Sons
Yard number	464
Launched	7 June 1898
Completed	1898
Acquired	1898
Maiden voyage	1898
In service	1898
Identification	OFCD Official number: 891
Fate	Torpedoed and sunk 16 June 1942
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,513 GRT
Length	98.5 metres (323 ft 2 in)
Beam	13.47 metres (44 ft 2 in)
Depth	6.22 metres (20 ft 5 in)
Installed power	1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller
Speed	8.5 knots
Crew	23

SS Argo was a Finnish Cargo ship that the Soviet submarine Shch-317 torpedoed on 16 June 1942 in the Gulf of Finland between Bogskär and Utö, Finland.

Construction

Argo was built at the Napier R. & Sons shipyard in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1898. Where she was launched and completed that same year. The ship was 98.5 metres (323 ft 2 in) long, had a beam of 13.47 metres (44 ft 2 in) and had a depth of 6.22 metres (20 ft 5 in). She was assessed at 2,513 GRT and had 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine driving a screw propeller. The ship could reach a maximum speed of 8.5 knots and could generate 832 n.h.p.

Sinking

Argo was torpedoed and sunk by the Soviet submarine Shch-317 torpedoed on 16 June 1942 in the Gulf of Finland between Bogskär and Utö, Finland. The sinking claimed the lives of 9 of her crew and the 14 survivors were rescued by the Swedish merchant ship Ulla, who herself was nearly torpedoed by the same Soviet submarine.

Wreck

The wreck of Argo lies at (59°21′N 20°14′E).