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.
NHHC: NH 44266
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.