History | |
---|---|
United States | |
Name | USS Jason (AC-12) |
Namesake | Jason |
Ordered | August 1911[1] |
Builder | Maryland Steel Company |
Laid down | 26 March 1912 |
Launched | 16 November 1912 |
Commissioned | 26 June 1913 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1932 |
Stricken | 19 May 1936 |
Fate | Sold into mercantile service 29 July 1936; sold for scrapping Baltimore, Maryland 1948 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 19,250 Tons |
Length | 536 ft (163 m) |
Beam | 65 ft (20 m) |
Draft | 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) |
Propulsion | Coal-fueled vertical triple-expansion steam engines, two screws |
Speed | 14.32 k |
Complement | 82 |
Armament | 4 × 4 inch/50 |
Aircraft carried | Up 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.