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JANUS paddle sloop (1846)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janus | Chatham DYd | 6.9.1843 | 6.2.1844 | 1.1846 | tug 1849, gunvessel 1854, sold 1856 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 763bm |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 54.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 9.30 |
| Draught, m | 5.82 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 2 side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + Cochrane watertube boilers, 1 rotary engine |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | 6 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML |
| Complement |
Project history
2nd rate steam vessel, since 1844 1st class sloop. Double-ended design of Thomas Cochrane of 1843. Unsatisfactory experimental design.
Modernizations
1855: re-engined with 1 2-cyl side lever engine (220nhp); - 1 x 1 - 254/11; + 1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades
Naval service
No significant events.
