Jason-class corvette
The Jason-class corvette was a type of wooden screw corvette made between 1859 and 1863. There were a total of seven ships of this class made by the authorization of the Royal Navy. History The first three ships were ordered in 1856 as units of the preceding although was quickly converted to a fourth rate later, but was first the Jason-class corvette. The authorization to make these ships came from the surveyor at that time, who was in charge of making the . Two ships from the North Star class were then converted into their own class, the Jason class. They had covered decks and it was approved on 23 January 1860. Six more vessels were then brought into the Jason class and ordered by the Royal Navy to be made in 1860. An additional pair was also added in 1861. However, all of these but were made the rest were Jason class and only Menai survived to become a North Star-class vessel. The remnants of the North Star-class ships were then called the Jason-class ships which were used mostly in Australia to patrol or other duties. Characteristics These corvettes were open battery ships, first 21 (then 17) guns. This