HMS Proselyte (1796)

HMS Proselyte was a 32-gun Royal Navy fifth-rate frigate. She was the former Dutch 36-gun frigate Jason, built in 1770 at Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her crew mutinied and turned her over to the British in 1796. She then served the Royal Navy until she was wrecked in 1801.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Proselyte.

Proselyte
History
Dutch Republic;Batavian Republic
NameJason or Iazon
BuilderPaulus van Zwinjndregt, Rotterdam
Launched1770
FateSurrendered by mutineers 1796
Great Britain
NameHMS Proselyte
Acquired1796 by capture
FateWrecked 4 September 1801
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Tons burthen74835⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Dutch: 145' (Amsterdam feet)
  • British:133 ft 1 in (40.56 m) (gundeck);110 ft 8 in (33.73 m) (keel)
Beam35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
Draught37' (Dutch)
Depth of hold
  • Dutch:15'½
  • English:12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement
  • Dutch service: 230
  • British service:244
Armament
  • Dutch service: 36 guns
  • British service
  • Upperdeck:26 x 12-pounder guns
  • QD:4 x 6-pounder guns
  • Fc:2 x 6-pounder guns
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