For other ships of the same name, see HMS Janus.
| HMS Janus (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Janus |
| Builder: | Palmer's |
| Laid down: | 28 March 1894 |
| Launched: | 12 March 1895 |
| Completed: | November 1895 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1914 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Janus-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 385 long tons (391 t) |
| Length: | 204.5 ft (62.3 m) |
| Beam: | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught: | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Installed power: | 3,900 ihp (2,900 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
Vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament: |
1 × QF 12-pounder gun 3 × 6-pounder guns 3 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Janus was a Janus class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched by Palmers in 1895, served on the Chinese station for much of her career and was sold off in 1912.
References[]
The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Putnam and Co. 1961
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