HMS Janus (F53)

Janus on sea trials in 1939
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Janus
NamesakeRoman god Janus
Ordered25 March 1937
BuilderSwan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Laid down29 September 1937
Launched10 November 1938
Commissioned5 August 1939
IdentificationPennant number: F53
FateSunk by a Fritz X bomb, 23 January 1944
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeJ-class destroyer
Displacement
Length356 ft 6 in (108.66 m) o/a
Beam35 ft 9 in (10.90 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) (deep)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × shafts; 2 × geared steam turbines
Speed36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement183 (218 for flotilla leaders)
Sensors and
processing systems
ASDIC
Armament

HMS Janus, named after the Roman god, was a Javelin or J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was ordered from the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne as part of the 1936 Build Programme and laid down on 29 September 1937, launched on 10 November 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939.[1]

  1. ^ "HMS Janus (F 53)". uboat.net. Retrieved 6 April 2013.