HMS Jason (1763)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Jason.
History
Great Britain
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 & type: Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen: 689 5994 bm
Length:
  • 127 ft 4 in (38.81 m) (gundeck)
  • 106 ft 10.25 in (32.5692 m) (keel)
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
Armament:
  • 32 guns comprising
  • Upperdeck: 26 × 12-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 4 × 6-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns

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.

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