French Fourth Rate frigate 'Le Jason' (1724)

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Le Jason
Nominal Guns	50	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	4.1723	NNF-1715
Launched	1.4.1724	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Le Havre - Normandy	NNF-1715
Designed by	Jacques PoirierFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Constructor	Jacques PoirierFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Fourth Rate	NNF-1715
National Rate	Second Rang	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Frigate (Frégate-Vaisseau de 1er Ordre)	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sold	6.1746	BWAS-1714
Becomes	French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Jason' (1746) (48) 1746-1747 French 48 Gun Merchant East Indiaman

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck125' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)40.6065 (133′ 2″ Imperial)
Length of Keel107' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)34.7768 (114′ 1″ Imperial)
Breadth34' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.0432 (36′ 2″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold15' 4"French Feet (Pied du Roi)4.8937 (16′ 0″ Imperial)
Burthen600Ton

Armament

8.1724Broadside Weight = 236 French Livre (254.6912 lbs 115.522 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

1740Broadside Weight = 282 French Livre (304.3344 lbs 138.039 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 6-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 4-Pounder

1745Broadside Weight = 240 French Livre (259.008 lbs 117.48 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck22 French 12-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck24 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck6 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
8.17543055 officers, 300 menNNF-1715

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
1725 - 1727Capitaine de Vaisseau, no yearref:6731737Capitaine de VaisseauFWIKI1738Capitaine de Vaisseauref:6311739Capitaine de Vaisseauref:673

1 Petty Officer

DatesRatingNameSource
1746 - 6.1746Garde de la Marineref:631

Service History

DateEventSource
1725

Under d'Irrumberry , campaign on the banks of Newfoundland : no year between 1725 and 1727 .

ref:673
1740Refitted as a 52 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line
1746

Take part in battles off Saint-Domingue .

ref:631

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:673 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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