THE STEAM YACHT JASON IN NEAPOLITAN WATERS

ORIGINALLY LAUNCHED AS AMY, THE THREE-MASTED IRON SCREW SCHOONER JASON WAS DESIGNED BY ST. CLARE J. BYRNE OF LIVERPOOL AND BUILT BY THE BARROW SHIP BUILDING COMPANY IN 1877. REGISTERED AT 288 TONS GROSS (170 NET AND 416 THAMES), SHE MEASURED 161½ FEET IN LENGTH WITH A 23½ FOOT BEAM AND CARRIED A 2-CYLINDER 75HP. STEAM ENGINE FOR AUXILIARY POWER. SUBSEQUENTLY FITTED WITH A MUCH LARGER 3-CYLINDER ENGINE, SHE WAS OWNED FOR MOST OF HER LIFE BY MR. FRANK BIBBY BUT HE DISPOSED OF HER IN 1913 TO DAY, SUMMERS & CO. (OF SOUTHAMPTON), THE BUILDERS OF HIS NEW YACHT JASON LAUNCHED THAT SAME YEAR. THE OLDER JASON OF 1877 THEREAFTER DISAPPEARS FROM RECORD, PRESUMABLY SCRAPPED.