HMS Jason (1859)

HMS Jason was a wooden screw corvette launched on 10 November 1859 for the Royal Navy at Devonport Dockyard.[1] She was broken up in 1877.[2]

History
United Kingdom
Class and type: Corvette
Name: HMS Jason
Launched: 10 November 1859
Out of service: 1870
Fate: Broken up in 1877
General characteristics
Class and type: Jason-class corvette
Displacement: 2431 tons`
Length: 225 feet
Propulsion: Screw
Armament: 21

References

  1. Winfield, R. (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817-1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Pen & Sword Books Limited. p. 194. ISBN 9781473849624. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
  2. "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Jason". pdavis.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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