HMS Jason (J99)

Jason in 1941
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Jason
Builder	Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Troon
Laid down	12 December 1936
Launched	6 October 1937
Commissioned	9 June 1938
Honours and awards	Atlantic (1940) North Sea (1941–42) Arctic (1943) Normandy (1944)
Fate	Scrapped in 1950
Badge	On a field Red, a golden fleece.
General characteristics
Class and type	Halcyon-class minesweeper
Displacement	815–835 long tons (828–848 t) 1,310–1,372 long tons (1,331–1,394 t), full load
Length	245 ft 9 in (74.90 m)
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	2 × Admiralty 3-drum water-tube boilers, 2 × geared turbines driving 2 shafts producing 2000 shp
Speed	17 knots
Range	6,000 nmi (11,110 km) at 10 knots 4,800 nmi (8,890 km) at 15 knots
Complement	80 (peace time)
Armament	2 × 4-inch (100 mm) AA 4 × 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) MG AA 4 × 0.303" machine guns 4 × depth charge throwers 2 × depth charge rails

HMS Jason was a Halcyon-class minesweeper. She was named after the hero in Greek mythology and was the sixteenth Royal Navy ship to carry the name Jason. She was laid down on 12 December 1936, launched on 6 October 1937, and was completed on 9 June 1938. She survived the Second World War and was sold in 1946 to become a cargo ship. She was eventually broken up in 1950. Her pennant number was originally N99, but was changed to J99 in May 1940.