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Notable events involving Argo include:

9 Jun 1943
Argo arrived Freetown from Dakar. (1)

11 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Fowey (Cdr.(Retd.) L.B.A. Majendie, RN), HMS Campion (Lt.Cdr. A. Brown, RNR), HMS La Malouine (Lt. W.A. Ives, RNR), HMS Mallow (T/A/Lt.Cdr. H.T.S. Clouston, RNVR) and HMS Stonecrop (Lt.Cdr. J.P. Smythe, RNR). (2)

14 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Foxhound (Cdr. C.J. Wynne-Edwards, DSC and Bar, RN), HMS Bellwort (A/Lt.Cdr. N.F.R. Gill, RNR) and Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves. (2)

15 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMHDML 1076, HMHDML 1089, HMHDML 1137 and HMHDML 1147. (2)

17 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Cowslip (Lt.Cdr. F. Granger, RNR), HMS Butser (T/Lt. A.F. Cameron, RNVR) and HMS Duncton (Lt. J.N. Burgess, RANVR). (2)

18 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMML 261, HMML 263, HMHDML 1076 and HMHDML 1209. (2)

20 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Bridgewater (Cdr.(Retd.) N.W.H. Weekes, OBE, RN), HMS Petunia (A/Lt.Cdr. G.E. Newey, RNR), HMS Pict (T/Lt. G. Wallace, RNR) and HMS Wastwater (T/Lt. W.J.L. Storey, RNVR). (2)

21 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Butser (T/Lt. A.F. Cameron, RNVR) and HMS Duncton (Lt. J.N. Burgess, RANVR). (2)

23 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Buttermere (Lt. J.D.E. Lewis, RNR) and HMS Wastwater (T/Lt. W.J.L. Storey, RNVR). (2)

24 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Milford (Lt.Cdr. G. MacClelland, RN), HMS Clarkia (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR), HMS Cowslip (Lt.Cdr. F. Granger, RNR), HMS Woodruff (T/Lt. T. Muir, RNVR) and HMS Buttermere (Lt. J.D.E. Lewis, RNR). (2)

25 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Tamarisk (Lt. S. Ayles, RNR) and HMS Yestor (Lt. R.C. Holt, RNVR). (2)

28 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Snowdrop (T/Lt. W.A. Burnett, RNVR), HMS Turcoman (T/Lt. R.F. Pembry, RNR), HMS Buttermere (Lt. J.D.E. Lewis, RNR) and HMS Wastwater (T/Lt. W.J.L. Storey, RNVR). (2)

29 Jun 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Rapid (Lt.Cdr. M.W. Tomkinson, DSC and Bar, RN) and HMS Snowdrop (T/Lt. W.A. Burnett, RNVR). (2)

1 Jul 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Corinthian (Cdr. E.J.R. Pollitt, RD, RNR) and Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves. (2)

2 Jul 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMS Armeria (Lt. M. Todd, RNR) and HMS Turcoman (T/Lt. R.F. Pembry, RNR). (2)

6 Jul 1943
Argo conducted A/S exercises off Freetown with HMML 261, HMML 278 and HMML 290. (2)

8 Jul 1943
Argo departed Freetown for Dakar. (2)

18 Nov 1944
Argo departed New London, Connecticut, USA for Key West, Florida, USA.

23 Nov 1944
Argo arrived at Key West, Florida, USA from New London, Connecticut, USA.

11 Jul 1945
Argo departed Key West, Florida, USA for the Philadelphia Navy Yard to repair damage sustained in a collision.

15 Jul 1945
Argo arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from Key West, Florida, USA to repair damage sustained in a collision.

1 Aug 1945
Argo departed the Philadelphia Navy Yard for Bermuda and onward routing to Oran, Algeria.

3 Aug 1945
Argo arrived at Bermuda from the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

7 Aug 1945
Argo departed Bermuda for Casablanca, French Morocco.

19 Aug 1945
Argo arrived at Casablanca, French Morocco from Bermuda.