Jason (1859)

Scale: 1:48. Plan showing the bow, head, trail-board and figurehead for Jason (1859), a 21-gun (later 17) open battery ship-rigged wooden screw corvette.

The figurehead is a bust of a stylised bearded Greek warrior, depicting Jason, facing forward. He is wearing a large plumed helmet and a square-cut scale chainmail shirt with leather shoulder protection. The plan includes pencil annotations indicating the measurements for scaling up the figurehead.

Signed by W. Edye [Master Shipwright, Devonport, 1843-1859]. The plan includes an Admiralty Letter Book numbers S1919.

Object Details

ID: DIC0078
Type: Technical drawing
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 20 April 1858
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 266 mm x 290 mm
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