Name HMS Janus Completed November 1895 Class and type Janus-class destroyer Construction started 28 March 1894 Length 62 m | Laid down 28 March 1894 Fate Scrapped, 1914 Displacement 385 long tons (391 t) Launched 12 March 1895 Draft 2.4 m | |
Builder Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company | ||
HMS Janus was the lead ship of the Janus-class destroyers 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.
Service history
Janus served on the China station for most of her career.
She underwent repairs to re-tube her Reed boilers in 1902.
References
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