HMS Janus
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Janus | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Tyrrhenian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Italy | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 4 km from land |
| Position | 41.4333, 12.6333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
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.
Location
- Recorded position: 41.4333, 12.6333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Tyrrhenian Sea
- Nearest coast: Italy
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Janus (F53) (revision 1379415974), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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