Argonaut

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Argonaut may refer to:

• Argonaut (animal), a kind of octopus in the genus Argonauta
• Jason and the Argonauts, sailors in Greek mythology
• Argonauts of Saint Nicholas, a military order in Naples
• Argonaut Conference, the codename for The Yalta Conference, 1945 wartime meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin

In transportation:

• Argonaut, Simon Lake's first submarine
• USS Argonaut, name of two submarines of the United States Navy
• HMS Argonaut, name given to four ships of the Royal Navy
• French ship Argonaute, name of various French vessels
• Argonaut, train operated between Los Angeles and New Orleans
• Canadair Argonaut, a version of the DC-4 airliner
• Argonaut (automobile), an American automobile manufactured from 1959 to 1963

Companies:

• Argonaut Games, a British video game company
• Argonaut Mine, a defunct gold mine in Jackson, California

Other:

• Argonaut class reactor, a type of small nuclear research reactor
• Toronto Argonauts, a team in the Canadian Football League
• Argonaut Rowing Club, a rowing club in Toronto, Ontario
• Argonaute proteins, catalytic components of the complex that mediates RNA interference
• Argonaut Island, real name Ulleungdo, drawn at incorrect coordinates on some European maps of the 19th century. Some Japanese maps reproduced the error with the label Takeshima, causing confusion with Liancourt Rocks.
• CSTC Argonaut, commonly referred to as "Argo", located in CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, an Army Cadet Summer Training Centre

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