![]() HMS Jason captures Seine on 30 June 1798, depicted in a contemporary engraving
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Name | HMS Jason |
Ordered | 1 April 1793 |
Builder | John Dudman, Deptford |
Laid down | April 1793 |
Launched | 3 April 1794 |
Completed | 25 July 1794 |
Commissioned | May 1794 |
Fate | Wrecked on 13 October 1798 |
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Class and type | 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate |
Tons burthen | 997 64⁄94 (bm) |
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Beam | 39 ft 3 in (12.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 270 |
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HMS Jason was a 38-gun Artois-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She served during the French Revolutionary Wars, but her career came to an end after just four years in service when she struck an uncharted rock off Brest and sank on 13 October 1798. She had already had an eventful career, and was involved in several engagements with French vessels.