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HMS Argonaut (1898)
HMS ''Argonaut'' was a ship of the of protected cruiser in the British Royal Navy. She was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan and launched on 24 January 1898.
==Service history==
She was commissioned at Chatham, Kent in 1900 for service on the China Station from 1900-1904. During this time, the Commanding Officer, Captain George H Cherry RN, issued some 600 punishment warrants, gaining a reputation as a stern disciplinarian. As a consequence, the ship's officers ordered medals to be struck by Gamages of London as reward and mementos of their service under such a captain: on the obverse it read "Argonaut China 1900-1904" and showed a foul anchor (for the Royal Navy), a fleece (for Argonaut) and a dragon (for China); on the reverse are a cherry tree and a representation of the officers who survived the commission. An honorary "Cherry Medal" was presented to King George VI; many others were lost with ships sunk in the First World War.
From June to September 1906, ''Argonaut'' was refitted for special service and in October, joined the Home Fleet. She was paid off in February 1911 and recommissioned February 1912, joining the 3rd Fleet. The cruiser was paid off again in April 1914.〔Gardiner and Gray, p.11〕
During the First World War ''Argonaut'' was part of the 9th Cruiser Squadron, operating in the Atlantic. The squadron was stationed off Cape Finisterre from August 1914 to July 1915. While a part of this unit, ''Argonaut'' captured the German merchant ship ''Graecia''. In 1915 she was converted to a hospital ship at Portsmouth and in 1918, to an accommodation ship.〔 She was sold to Ward of Milford Haven on 18 May 1920 and arrived there for breaking up on 4 September 1921.
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