HMS Jason (1763)

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.

For other ships with 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 and type: Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate
Tons burthen: 689 ​59⁄94 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

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.
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