HMS Janus (1778)

HMS Janus was a 44-gun Roebuck-class fifth rate of the Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Janus and HMS Dromedary.

Janus
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Janus
Ordered24 July 1776
BuilderRobert Batson, Limehouse
Laid down9 August 1776
Launched14 May 1778
CompletedBy 11 August 1778
RenamedDromedary on 3 March 1788
Reclassified24-gun storeship in 1787
FateWrecked on 10 August 1800
General characteristics
Class and typeRoebuck-class fifth rate
Tons burthen883 80⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 140 ft 1⁄2 in (42.7 m) (gundeck)
  • 115 ft 10 in (35.3 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft 10+1⁄2 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold16 ft 4 in (5.0 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement300
Armament
  • As fifth rate 44 guns:
  • Lower gundeck: 20 × 18-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • As storeship 24 guns
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 9-pounder guns
  • Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns
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