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| Name | Janus (1856) | Explanation | |
| Type | Gunboat | ||
| Launched | 8 March 1856 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Screw | ||
| Builders measure | 233 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 2 | ||
| Fate | 1871 | ||
| Class | Clown | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1869 hulk | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1856 | Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Rufus Robson | ||
| 4 June 1858 | Commanded by Lieutenant Herbert Price Knevitt | ||
| (28 June 1859) | Commanded by Lieutenant Herbert Price Knevitt, East Indies and China (including unsuccessful attack on the Peiho forts during the 2nd Anglo-Chinese War) | ||
| 186? | Commanded by Lieutenant Rodney Maclaine Lloyd | ||
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