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| 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.
- ^ "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.
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