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Originally Posted by PennBF
It is ironic that in WWII my brother was a radio man on a Coast Guard cutter which was the USS Argo. A few years ago it was represented in a movie about their capture of a Sub that was on its way to Japan with German secrets just as Germany surrendered. Of course it was not the right thing to do but when my brother was assigned to a Boston Hospital because of cronic ulcers he also took the portion of the ships log which documented this period with him. He had it for years and about 3 years ago he flew to NY and we drove to the Portsmouth Sub base and he donated the log to the Museum there. They were thrilled to get it for thier records. He has since passed away. He was the radio man on the cutter for most of WWII. They gave us a great tour of the base and explained the difference between US and German subs.  |
USS Argo. Had wondered where Argo name came from and suppose that the ship's history might give a clue.
http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Argo1933.asp
So simple an answer-- Jason and the Argonauts ship was the Argo.