HMS Janus (1778)

	Janus's sister ship HMS Argo
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Janus
Namesake	Janus
Ordered	24 July 1776
Builder	Robert Batson, Limehouse
Laid down	9 August 1776
Launched	14 May 1778
Completed	By 11 August 1778
Renamed	Dromedary 3 March 1788
Fate	Wrecked 10 August 1800
General characteristics
Class & type	Roebuck-class fifth rate
Tons burthen	883 80⁄94 (bm)
Length	140 ft 1⁄2 in (42.7 m) (gundeck); 115 ft 10 in (35.3 m) (keel);
Beam	37 ft 10+1⁄2 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 4 in (5.0 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	300
Armament	1778; Lower deck: 20 × 18-pounder guns; Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns; Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns; 1788; Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns; Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns;

History
Janus's sister ship HMS Argo
Great Britain
Name	HMS Janus
Namesake	Janus
Ordered	24 July 1776
Builder	Robert Batson, Limehouse
Laid down	9 August 1776
Launched	14 May 1778
Completed	By 11 August 1778
Renamed	Dromedary 3 March 1788
Fate	Wrecked 10 August 1800
General characteristics
Class & type	Roebuck-class fifth rate
Tons burthen	883 80⁄94 (bm)
Length	140 ft 1⁄2 in (42.7 m) (gundeck) 115 ft 10 in (35.3 m) (keel)
Beam	37 ft 10+1⁄2 in (11.5 m)
Depth of hold	16 ft 4 in (5.0 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	300
Armament	1778 Lower deck: 20 × 18-pounder guns Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns Forecastle: 2 × 6-pounder guns 1788 Upper deck: 22 × 9-pounder guns Quarterdeck: 8 × 6-pounder guns