SS Argo (1898 Napier)

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 long, had a beam of and had a depth of . She was assessed at 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 ().

References

Cargo ships of Finland

1898 ships

Ships built in Glasgow

Steamships of Finland

Ships sunk by Soviet submarines

Shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea

Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Finland

World War II shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea

Steamships of the United Kingdom

Steamships of Sweden

Merchant ships of Sweden

Merchant ships of the United Kingdom

Maritime incidents in June 1942