Argo she was imagined like a Greek warship, a galley, and authors hypothesized that she was the first ship of this type that had gone out on a high-sea voyage. Argo In Greek mythology, Argo (; in Greek: ) was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. She was named after her builder, Argus. "Argo" was constructed by the shipwright Argus, and its crew were specially protected by the goddess Hera. The best source for the myth is the "Argonautica" by Apollonius Rhodius. According to a variety of sources of
Golden Fleece (clipper) Golden Fleece (clipper) Golden Fleece was an 1855 medium clipper in the California trade, built by Paul Curtis. She was known for arriving with cargoes in good condition, for making passages in consistently good time, and for catching fire with a load of ice. "Golden Fleece" was built from the same model as the clipper "Reporter". She had a knight in armor as her figurehead. This was the second clipper named "Golden Fleece" built by Paul Curtis, for the same owners. The first "Golden Fleece" sailed from 1852 to 1854. "Golden Fleece" made 3 passages from Boston to San Francisco,