USS Jason (AC-12)

History
United States
NameUSS Jason (AC-12)
NamesakeJason
OrderedAugust 1911[1]
BuilderMaryland Steel Company
Laid down26 March 1912
Launched16 November 1912
Commissioned26 June 1913
Decommissioned30 June 1932
Stricken19 May 1936
FateSold into mercantile service 29 July 1936; sold for scrapping Baltimore, Maryland 1948
General characteristics
Displacement19,250 Tons
Length536 ft (163 m)
Beam65 ft (20 m)
Draft27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
PropulsionCoal-fueled vertical triple-expansion steam engines, two screws
Speed14.32 k
Complement82
Armament4 × 4 inch/50
Aircraft carriedUp to 12 aircraft as a depot ship, or up to 24 as an aviation transport

USS Jason (AC-12/AV-2) was a collier in service with the United States Navy from 1913 to 1932. She was then sold into commercial service and served as SS Jason until she was scrapped in 1948.

  1. ^ "Loss to Collier Jason Falls on her Builders and not Government". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. 8 March 1913. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2015.