Janus-class destroyer

Class overview

Name:	Janus class
Builders:	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Hardy class
Succeeded by:	Salmon class
Built:	1895
In commission:	1895–1920
Completed:	3
Lost:	1
Retired:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Displacement:	275 long tons (279 t)
Length:	200 ft (61 m)
Propulsion:	Reed boilers, 3,900 hp (2,908 kW)
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)

Three Janus-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. Janus, Lightning and Porcupine were launched by Palmer's shipyard. They displaced 275 tons, were 200 feet (61 m) long and produced 3,900 hp (2,900 kW) from their Reed boilers which gave them a top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph).

References

Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.

Janus-class destroyers

Janus Lightning Porcupine

Preceded by: Hardy class Followed by: Salmon class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

A-class destroyer

"26-knotter" type	Daring class Havock class Ferret class

"27-knotter" type	Ardent class Charger class Hardy class Janus class Salmon class Banshee class Fervent class Conflict class Handy class Sunfish class Rocket class Sturgeon class Swordfish class Zebra class

Followed by: B class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

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