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	HMS Janus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		HMS Janus (F-53) was a J class destroyer laid down by Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson’s Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne on 29 September 1937, launched on 10 November 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939.
		Janus participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941.
		HMS Janus was struck by one torpedo dropped by an enemy German He-111 torpedo bomber and sank off the Anzio beachhead in western Italy on 23 January 1942.
	www.encyclopedia-1.com /h/hm/hms_janus.html (102 words)

	Janus
		HMS Janus HMS Janus (F-53) was a J class 1942.
		Janus green Janus green is a basic dye used in histology and to stain mitochondria supravitally.
		Janus kinase Janus kinase (JAK) is a family of intracellular tyrosine kinases, ranging from 120-140 interferon recepto...
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	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Janus of the J class
		The destroyer HMS Ilex attempted to tow the ill fated destroyer, but failed and the vessel had to be abandoned, Janus was tasked to sink her.
		In March Janus was involved in the battle of Cape Matapan, whilst a unit of the 14th DD Flotilla, under Captain Mack aboard HMS Jervis.
		Janus was a member of this force which consisted of cruisers HMS Dido, HMS Ajax and HMS Orion and destroyers HMS Isis, HMS Imperial and HMS Kimberley.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4450.html (768 words)

	HMS Janus
		HMS Janus was involved in convoy escort duties in Norwegian waters.
		Janus in company with HMS Javelin, HMS Jervis and HMS Kelvin surprised the Italian torpedo boat Lupo, which was rescuing survivors from the freighter Veloce off Kerkennah and sank it.
		Janus was involved in the landings of Anzio.
	www.hmscavalier.org.uk /F53 (682 words)

	NE Diary 1939-45; Warships Launched or Completed by N.E. Shipyards 1939-41
		'HMS Gladiolus' corvette (925t) - On 1st July 1940 the 'Gladiolus' forced 'U 26' to the surface and was, in company with another ship and a Sunderland flying boat, instrumental in forcing the U boat's crew to scuttle their vessel.
		The 'Eridge' was able to repay her debt to 'HMS Aldenham' (the ship that towed her to Alexandria) which was damaged after she ran aground, spares were taken from 'Eridge' (now classed as a hulk) to repair the 'Aldenham'.
		'HMS Pakenham' destroyer (1,540t) - Took part in the action that captured the 'U 559' on 30th October 1942 (see the entry for that date in the diary) - After being damaged during battle with Italian destroyers, she was finally sunk by enemy aircraft off Sicily on 16th April 1943.
	www.bpears.org.uk /NE-Diary/Bck/Warships1.html (2130 words)

	Go2War2.nl - Tribal klasse
		Het schip was dusdanig beschadigd dat het in Groot-Brittannië moest worden gerepareerd.
		HMS Hursley nam het zinkende schip op sleeptouw, maar kon niet voorkomen dat het schip, in het zicht van de thuishaven Alexandrie, uiteindelijk zonk.
		Tijdens deze actie werd HMS Punjabi beschadigd aan haar roer.
	www.go2war2.nl /artikel/716 (4442 words)

	H Dockyard 2
		HMS Wizard of 1830 was lost on the Seal Bank off Berehaven in February 1859, the Skylark of 1826 was wrecked on the Isle of Wight in April 1845 and the Spey of 1827 was lost on Racoon Key in the Bahamas in November 1840.
		HMS Thais of 1829 was lost on passage from Falmouth to Halifax in December 1833 and the Camilla of 1847 in September 1860 off Japan.
		The composite gunvessel HMS Gnat, christened by Miss Mirehouse of Angle in the dark on 26 November 1867, was wrecked within a year when she ran aground on Balabac Island in the China Seas on 15 November 1868.
	www.pembrokedock.org /h_dockyard_2.htm (9271 words)

	HMS Jaguar (F34) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HMS Jaguar (F34) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		HMS Jaguar (F34) - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation HMS Jaguar (F34).
		HMS Jaguar (F34) was a J class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by William Denny, Brothers and Company, Limited, of Dumbarton in Scotland on 25 November 1937, launched on 22 November 1938 and commissioned on 12 September 1939.
		Jaguar was struck by two torpedoes fired by the enemy German submarine U-652 and sank off Sidi Barrani in Egypt on 26 March 1942 with the loss of 190 of her crew.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/HMS-Jaguar-F34.html (184 words)

	1/350 HMS Janus1
		Janus was a participant in the Battle of Cape Matapan (March 1941), then operated as part of a striking force out of Malta to disrupt Italian convoys.
		Janus dodged a torpedo from the Italian destroyer Lampo, then joined her sisters in shelling Lampo until she too was beached.
		Janus was out of action until March 1942, and in early 1943 returned to England for a refit that lasted until July.
	www.whiteensignmodels.com /brochure/1_350_hms_janus1.htm (609 words)

	HMS Mohawk
		HMS Mohawk and HMS Nubian, as part of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla (14th D.F.), were among the first vessels selected to escort capital ships in this area.
		HMS Mohawk and HMS Nubian were instructed to open fire if any of the enemy ships darted out of the smoke in order to fire torpedoes on British ships.
		Survivors were picked up by HMS Nubian while HMS Janus was ordered to sink the dying destroyer by firing 4.7\" shells into her fo\'c\'sle.
	www.hmscavalier.org.uk /G31 (1154 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Hotspur of the H class
		At Kalamata Hotspur and HMS Hereward were sent on ahead of the convoy arriving off the harbour in darkness and found the entrance of the harbour unlit.
		In May Hotspur with the cruiser HMS Ajax and the destroyers HMS Havock and HMS Imperial, shelled the harbour of Benghazi and two steamers were also sunk to the south of the harbour.
		In October she escorted the fast minelayers HMS Abdiel and HMS Latona who were transporting 7,138 troops and supplies to Tobruk to relieve 7,234 Australians and 727 wounded.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4404.html (1143 words)

	More Maritime Disasters of WWII 1944, 1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Royal Navy sloop of 1,250 tons, built at the Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead, was escorting the aircraft carriers HMS Vindex and HMS Striker, which in turn were escorting a large 34 ship convoy JW-59 to Northern Russia when the convoy was sighted in the Barents Sea by German aircraft.
		During the action, HMS Kite was hit by two torpedoes from the U-344 and sank with the loss of ten officers and 207 ratings.
		The 1st Flotilla, led by HMS Jason and including the Britomart, Hussar, Salamander and the trawler Colsay, began their fifth day of minesweeping on Sunday, 27th of August, 1944.
	members.iinet.net.au /~gduncan/maritime-2b.html (8356 words)

	WW2-2
		The destroyer Greyhound was sunk, and the job of picking up survivors fell to HMS Kandahar and Kingston, backed up by the cruisers Gloucester and Fiji, both of which were running low on ammunition.
		HMS Hotspur entered by the northern wall, the Imperial came in alongside her, and the Jackal and Decoy were secured astern.
		The inner ring was slowly reduced until Brigadier Chappel, his HQ and the last of the rearguard boarded HMS Imperial and Kimberley.
	uk.geocities.com /calmos_uk/ww2a.html (4285 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		HMS Janus - She appears in an Australian War Memorial photo (available on-line, search engine is at http://www.awm.gov.au/database/photo.asp) in Alexandria in a 2-colour unofficial camouflage in Alexandria (undated), and in 'Mediterranean Maelstrom' in a 2 colour geometric scheme (captioned December 43).
		HMS Kandahar - A French publication called 'Royal Navy 1939-41' has a shot of her in a dark hull/light upperworks scheme (captioned 19 June 40) and 'Warship World' Summer 91 edition shows her in a 3-colour unofficial camouflage worn by many of the 'K' class (captioned 2 May 41).
		HMS Kimberley - Numerous photos exist, many from a series held by the Imperial War Museum showing her in a 2-colour unofficial scheme, and some in an overall medium or dark grey scheme in 1940.
	www.smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0553.txt (2494 words)

	Janus
		The information that Janus was sunk by the German submarine U-36 is erroneous as U-36 was itself sunk already on December 4, 1939, by a torpedo from the British submarine HMS Salmon southwest of Kristiansand, Norway, at position N 57°00’ and E 02°47’ and all 40 onboard were killed.
		Janus was sunk on October 20, 1940, at 3h25 AM when she sailed in convoy HX-79 together with 49 other ships.
		The convoy was escorted by two destroyers HMS Whitehall and HMS Sturdy, the corvettes HMS Hibiscus, HMS Heuotrope, HMS Coreopsis and HMS Arabis, the mine sweeper HMS Jason, the submarine O-21 and the trawlers HMS Lady Elsa, HMS Blackfly and HMS Angle.
	oasis.fortunecity.com /mauritius/140/janus.html (401 words)

	Dad's Ships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Depth charges had to explode within about 20 feet (6.1 metres) of a submarine to breach its hull, and in the initial stages of the war the British depth charges' maximum setting was over 100 feet (30 metres) shallower than the maximum depth that a U-boat could dive to.
		To protect the fleet from mines provision for a two speed destroyer sweep (TSDS) was fitted to all but HMS Jervis, who as the flotilla leader had increased accommodation for staff which reduced the space available at the stern of the vessel.
		The J class was the first to have only a single funnel, with improvements in boiler design allowing the ships to be fitted with two more powerful boilers rather than the three fitted to the previous Tribal class destroyers, with the net power output being similar.
	www.cathmudford.com /FamilyTree/Textfiles/quilliam.htm (2298 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		'''HMS ''Janus'' (F53)''', named after the Janus (mythology) Roman god, was a J and K class destroyer J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne on 29 September 1937, launched on 10 November 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939.
		See HMS Janus HMS''Janus'' for other ships of this name.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article HMS Janus (F53).
	www.mauspfeil.net /HMS_Janus_%28F53%29.html (167 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - J class Destroyers
		Several ships owed this method of construction to their survival, HMS Javelin was mined and reduced to less than half her original length, but she was towed in and repaired.
		HMS Jaguar (F 34) (lost 26 Mar, 1942)
		HMS Janus (F 53) (lost 23 Jan, 1944)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=18 (283 words)

	HMS Kelvin (F37) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		HMS Kelvin (F37) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		She survived the war and was sold for scrap on 6 April 1949 and broken up at (Click link for more info and facts about Troon) Troon in Scotland.
		Notable events include an intense period in the Mediterranean in which several members of her crew were decorated for their part in destroying enemy ships and aircraft in 1942, and, in 1944, transporting Winston Churchill to the D-Day beaches.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/HM/HMS_Kelvin_(F37)3.htm (85 words)

	HMS JANUS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Photo supplied by (David Williams) who's Grandfather was lost with the sinking of Janus - the photo was sent as a Christmas card, possibly in 1944.
		HMS JANUS was one of several destroyers in the Flotilla, There was also
		Unfortunately, some got through and the Janus was hit on the bridge and focsle by an arial torpedo.
	www.rjerrard.co.uk /royalnavy/janus/janus.htm (510 words)

	Research Collections Information Service Sheets at the Royal Naval Museum
		In March 1772, Collingwood was appointed to HMS Lennox under Captain Roddam and then in 1774, he sailed with HMS Preston under Vice-Admiral Graves to serve in North America.
		Collingwood returned to HMS Barfleur to take part in a blockade of Brest, where he remained until the Treaty of Amiens was completed in February 1802.
		When he saw HMS Victory setting her studding sails, Collingwood did the same and took the Royal Sovereign in advance to break through the enemy's line.
	www.royalnavalmuseum.org /info_sheets_cuthbert_collingwood.htm (1516 words)

	HMS Janus (F53) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		HMS Janus (F53), named after the Roman god, was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Limited at Wallsend-on-Tyne on 29 September 1937, launched on 10 November 1938 and commissioned on 5 August 1939.
		Janus was struck by one torpedo dropped by an enemy German He 111 torpedo bomber and sank off the Anzio beachhead in western Italy on 23 January 1944.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMS_Janus (152 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer HMS Hyperion of the H class
		An attempt was made by HMS Ilex to tow her to safety but this failed.
		The Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney and the British destroyers HMS Hasty, HMS Havock, HMS Hero, HMS Hyperion and HMS Ilex were on a sweep into the Aegean Sea.
		The Italian submarine Naiade was sunk near Bardia by the British destroyers HMS Hyperion and HMS Hereward.
	www.uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/4405.html (232 words)

	Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Avalanche, Baytown, Slapstick, operation, Abdiel, Spartan, Janus, HMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Avalanche, Baytown, Slapstick, operation, Abdiel, Spartan, Janus, HMS
		HMS Javelin, sister ship of "J" and "K" class destroyer HMS Janus, lost off the Anzio beachhead on 23th January 1944.
		She was torpedoed and sunk by a He111 bomber with 162 casualities.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsSicilySalerno.htm (1395 words)

	Naval Actions and losses
		USS Mayo was mined and Torpedo planes sunk J class destroyer HMS Janus.
		HMS Hardy a V class destroyer leader of a JW convoy, torpedoed by a U-boat off Bear Island, sunk by RN.
		The German battleship Tirpitz was attacked by Fairey Barracuda torpedo-bombers from HMS Furious and HMS Victorious.
	www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk /Naval/Naval_Actions_WW244Res.html (1997 words)

	HMS Barham and the Battle of Matapan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		HMS Barham in Action - the significance of the battle of Matapan
		In this sense it was of vital importance to the British war effort in a theatre fraught with danger..
		Both the Barham and HMS Warspite had been damaged by air raids in Alexandria and Warspite was only capable of 20 knots.
	www.watersideweb.co.uk /Barham/matapan.htm (2085 words)

	HMS MOHAWK
		MOHAWK and HMS NUBIAN, as part of the 14th Destroyer Flotilla (14th DF), were among the first vessels selected to escort capital ships in this area.
		On 10/11 April, she and HMS JERVIS, HMS JANUS and HMS NUBIAN arrived at Malta to act as a night striking force.
		Survivors were picked up by NUBIAN while JANUS was ordered to sink the dying destroyer by firing 4.7 inch shells into her fo'c'sle.
	www.hmcshaida.ca /mohawk.html (1128 words)

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