H.M.S. Janus (1895)

H.M.S. Janus (1895)
Builder:	Palmer^[1]
Ordered:	1893-94^[2]
Laid down:	28 Mar, 1894^[3]
Launched:	12 Mar, 1895^[4]
Commissioned:	Nov, 1895^[5]
Broken up:	1914^[6]

H.M.S. Janus was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".

Service

In July, 1904, complaints from Vice-Admiral Noel of the China Station about the condition of his T.B.s and T.B.D.s prompted a review of his assets by First Lord of the Admiralty Selborne. Within, it was noted that Janus's boilers had been re-tubed in 1902 and had recently had a slight refit and her tail shafts withdrawn.^[7]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Lieutenant Charles F. Corbett, 25 August, 1899^[8]
Lieutenant Robert G. Corbett, 27 March, 1900^[9]
Lieutenant & Commander Gilbert C. Heathcote, 1 January, 1910^[10]
Lieutenant in Command Wellwood G. C. Maxwell, February, 1912^[11] – 21 October, 1912^[12]
Lieutenant-Commander Edye K. Boddam-Whetham, 21 October, 1912^[13]

Footnotes

↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
↑ Letter from Selborne to Noel dated 15 July 1904 contained in Noel Papers at the National Maritime Museum. (NOE/5/2).
↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 9 August, 1899. Issue 35903, col D, p. 4.
↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 12 March, 1900. Issue 36087, col E, p. 7.
↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 334.
↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
↑ Maxwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 451.
↑ The Navy List. (January, 1913). p. 334.