HMS Jason was a 32-gun Richmond-class fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1763 and served throughout the American Revolutionary War. References Robert Gardiner, The First Frigates, Conway Maritime Press, London 1992. . David Lyon, The Sailing Navy List, Conway Maritime Press, London 1993. . Rif Winfield, British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1714 to 1792, Seaforth Publishing, London 2007. . Fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy 1763 ships Ships built on the River Thames