British Fifth Rate frigate 'Jason' (1794)

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Jason
Nominal Guns	38	BWAS-1793
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	1.4.1793	BWAS-1793
Keel Laid Down	4.1793	BWAS-1793
Launched	3.4.1794	BWAS-1793
How acquired	Built by Contract	BWAS-1793
Shipyard	Deptford - London	BWAS-1793
Ship Class	Artois Class (1793)	BWAS-1793
Designed by	Sir John HenslowBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1761-1801	BWAS-1793
Constructor	John DudmanBritish Ship Builder Service 1750-1817	BWAS-1793
Category	Fifth Rate	BWAS-1793
Ship Type	Frigate	BWAS-1793
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1793
Wrecked	13.10.1798	BWAS-1793

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1793
Length of Gundeck146' 3"Imperial Feet44.5025
Length of Keel121' 9"Imperial Feet36.8917
Breadth39' 3"Imperial Feet11.8957
Depth in Hold13' 9"Imperial Feet4.0386
Draught Forward10' 7"Imperial Feet3.2258
Draught Aft15' 10"Imperial Feet4.572
Burthen997 ⁶⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

7.1794Broadside Weight = 494 Imperial Pound ( 224.029 kg)BWAS-1793
Gun Deck28 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 32-Pound Carronade
Quarterdeck2 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1794270EstablishmentBWAS-1793

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
24.5.1794 - 1795Captain ADM 6/25/44BWAS-17931795 - 13.10.1798CaptainBWAS-1793

1 Commissioned Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1798 - 29.6.1798Second LieutenantBWAS-1793

2 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1798MidshipmanBWAS-17931798 - 13.10.1798MidshipmanBWAS-1793

Service History

DateEventSource
4.1793Began building at Deptford - London BWAS-1793
3.4.1794Completed building at Deptford - London at a cost of £16632.0.0dBWAS-1793
3.4.1794Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1793
25.7.1794Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £5935.0.0dBWAS-1793
10.1795Active in operations at QuiberonBWAS-1793
11.8.1797Action of 1797-08-11
21.11.1797Took the Brig off Belleisle
23.2.1798Took the Privateer
20.3.1798Took the Privateer in the Channel
23.4.1798Took the Gun-brig off Brest
29.6.1798Capture of the Seine
30.6.1798Took the Frigate in the Breton Passage
13.10.1798Wrecked on an uncharted rock near BrestBWAS-1793

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

BWAS-1793Rif Winfield, Book

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Posted by Jon Miller on Sunday 14th of June 2026 14:35

Captain Charles Stirling, commander of his Majesty’s ship Jason, has captured Le Coureur, a French corvette belonging to the Government of France, and commanded by officers of the navy, but lent the merchants for a privateer. She mounts twenty-four gunsand one hundred and fifty men. [Hampshire Chronicle, 3 March 1798]

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