| Janus | 7592 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 44 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1776/07/24 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1776/08/09 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Named | 1776/08/27 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Launched | 1778/05/14 | BWAS-1714 | |
| How acquired | Purpose built | BWAS-1714 | |
| Shipyard | Limehouse | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Roebuck Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Designed by | Thomas Slade | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | Robert Batson | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Fifth Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship | BWAS-1714 | |
| Wrecked | 1810/08/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 140' 0 ½" | Imperial Feet | 42.6847 | Length of Keel | 115' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 35.3187 | Breadth | 37' 10 ½" | Imperial Feet | 11.5443 | Depth in Hold | 16' 4" | Imperial Feet | Burthen | 883 80⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778/05/14 | Broadside Weight = 285 Imperial Pound ( 129.2475 kg) | BWAS-1714 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 20 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 22 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 2 | British 6-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1769 | 280 | Design Complement | |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1778/04 | 1780/03/23 | Captain | Bonovier Glover† | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/03/23 | 1780/05/18 | Lieutenant | John Clark | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/05/18 | 1780/09/19 | Captain | Horatio Nelson | NAO |
| 1780/09/19 | 1783/04 | Captain | William Henry King O'Hara | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/04 | 1784 | Captain | Robert M'Evoy | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784 | 1786/10 | Captain | John Packenham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | 1791/09 | Commander | Benjamin Hulke | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | 1794/12 | Commander | Sandford Tatham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1794/12 | 1795/11 | Commander | Richard Hill | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/11 | 1796/12 | Commander | Thomas Harrison | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/06 | 1797/11/29 | Commander | William Collis | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797/11/29 | 1799/04 | Commander | Thomas Leef | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/04 | 1799/11 | Commander | William Robinson | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/11 | 1800/08/10 | Commander | Bridges Watkinson Taylor | BWAS-1714 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1778/05/14 | building at Limehouse at a cost of £11210.15.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/05/14 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/08/11 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £6635.1.7d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1778/12/26 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1780/03/20 | Present at the 1st Action off Monti Christi | |
| 1782/10 | Began coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1782/12 | Completed coppering at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5683.5.4d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/03 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/04 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/04 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/07 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £2274.13.6d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1783/11/06 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1786/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/02 | Began large repair at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/03/03 | Renamed Dromedary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1788/12 | Re-classed as a 24 gun UnratedStoreship | |
| 1789/11 | Completed large repair at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £17447.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/09 | Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1790/10 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/01 | Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £2222.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1791/09 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/11/26 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/03 | Sailed for the West Indies | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/08 | Returned home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/02/09 | Sailed for the Mediterranean | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/12 | Returned home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/01 | Sailed for Jamaica | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/08/10 | Wrecked near Trinidad | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |