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: 18951920
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).

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