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HMS Jason
HMS Jason in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
HMS Jason is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
HMS Jason was an Alarm-class torpedo gunboat of the British Royal Navy. She was built by the Naval Construction & Engineering Co. from 1891–1893. She was converted to a minesweeper in 1908–1909 and continued these duties during the First World War. Jason was sunk by a German mine on 7 April 1917.
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Background
Architecture
Jason was one of 11 Alarm-class torpedo gunboats ordered for the Royal Navy under the 1889 Naval Defence Act, which authorised the shipbuilding programme for the next five years, and also included the last two torpedo gunboats of the and the five torpedo gunboats of the . The Alarms were slightly modified versions of the previous Sharpshooter class, with modified engines to improve reliability. Jason was 230 ft long between perpendiculars, with a beam of 27 ft and a draught of 12 ft. Displacement was 810 LT. Two triple-expansion steam engines, fed by four locomotive boilers, drove two propeller shafts. The machinery was heavier than that installed in the Sharpshooters, and was slightly…
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- Coordinates
- 56.5956, -6.4793
- Established
- 1893
Sources
- wikidata: Q55613214 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Jason (1892) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Jason?
- HMS Jason is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom.
- What is HMS Jason?
- HMS Jason in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS Jason?
- Its coordinates are 56.5956°, -6.4793°.
- When was HMS Jason built?
- Built or established in 1893.
- Who owns HMS Jason?
- HMS Jason is owned by |namesake=.