HMS Jason (1763)
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History | |
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Name | HMS Jason |
Ordered | 30 January 1762 |
Builder | Robert Batson, Limehouse |
Laid down | 1 April 1762 |
Launched | 13 June 1763 |
Completed | 19 September 1765 at Deptford Dockyard |
Commissioned | August 1765 |
Fate | Sold to break up at Chatham, 10 February 1785 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 689 59⁄94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 0.5 in (3.670 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 210 officers and men |
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HMS Jason was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1763 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War.
References
- Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. ISBN 0-85177-601-9.
- David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. ISBN 0-85177-617-5.
- Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.