French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Jason' (1704)

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Le Jason	2297
Nominal Guns	58	W033
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	1.1704	W033
Launched	2.5.1704	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	7.1704	W033
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	W033
Constructor	Blaise Pangalo	W033
Category	Third Rate	W033
National Rate	Deuxième Rang	W033
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	W033
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	W033
Broken Up	1720	W033
Becomes	British Third Rate ship of the line 'Argonaut' (1782) (64)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1661
Length of Gundeck136' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)44.1728 (144′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel116' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)37.6768 (123′ 7″ Imperial)
Breadth36' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)11.6928 (38′ 4″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5216 (18′ 1″ Imperial)
Burthen800Tons BM

Armament

1704Broadside Weight = 328 French Livre (353.9776 lbs 160.556 kg)W033
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck4 French 4-Pounder

1712Broadside Weight = 336 French Livre (362.6112 lbs 164.472 kg)NNF-1661
Lower Gun Deck24 French 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 French 8-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle8 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
7.1704320 NNF-1661

2 Commanding Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1707Capitaine de Frégate de Coursérac (Chevalier de Coursérac)ref:10107.1708 - 11.1708Lieutenant de VaisseauJoseph de Nesmond de Brie (1675-1751)FWIKI

Service History

DateEventSource
23.11.1704Action of 1704-11-23
1.1705Worcester vs Jason
28.7.1706Took the Gosport (32) (32)BWAS-1603
28.7.1706Gosport vs Jason
10.10.1707Battle of the Lizard
15.12.1707Took the Merchantman Ouangonau near the Isles of Ouessantref:1010
1712Refitted at BrestW033
1712Refitted as a 58 gun Fourth Rate Ship of the Line

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

W033Ronald Deschenes, Web Site

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

NNF-1661Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1010Administration, Document

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

BWAS-1603Rif Winfield, Book

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