USS Jason (1862) (ex-Sangamon) being fitted out for service during the Spanish-American War at the New York Navy Yard on May 27, 1898. She was stationed at Fisher’s Island, Long Island, New York to provide some protection against a perceived threat of a raid by Spanish cruisers.
USS LEHIGH Passaic Class Monitor. Commissioned 15 April 1863. Operated in Hampton Roads and the James River, then off Charleston. Ran aground under enemy fire and was damaged, 16 November 1863. Decommissioned to reserve 9 June 1865. Recommissioned for Spanish American War service 18 April 1898; decommissioned 8 September 1898. Sold for scrapping 14 November 1900.
USS Sangamon was a Passaic-class ironclad monitor, 1862. Renamed Jason, being fitted out at New York Naval-Yard in 1898 during the Spanish American War.
