From May 1780 she was under the command of Captain Horatio Nelson, though he was superseded by September that year.[1]
In 1788 Janus was converted to a storeship and renamed Dromeday.
In 1793 Dromedary was under the command of Captain Sandford Tatham[2]
Dromedary was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels, East Indiamen, and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands.[3]
Loss
HMS Dromedary was wrecked on the Parasol Rocks, Trinidad on 10 August 1800. Her entire complement survived.[4]
janus, 1778, other, ships, with, same, name, janus, dromedary, janus, roebuck, class, fifth, rate, royal, navy, janushistorygreat, britainnamehms, janusordered24, july, 1776builderrobert, batson, limehouselaid, down9, august, 1776launched14, 1778completedby, a. For other ships with the same name see HMS Janus and HMS Dromedary HMS Janus was a 44 gun Roebuck class fifth rate of the Royal Navy JanusHistoryGreat BritainNameHMS JanusOrdered24 July 1776BuilderRobert Batson LimehouseLaid down9 August 1776Launched14 May 1778CompletedBy 11 August 1778RenamedDromedary on 3 March 1788Reclassified24 gun storeship in 1787FateWrecked on 10 August 1800General characteristicsClass and typeRoebuck class fifth rateTons burthen883 80 94 bm Length140 ft 1 2 in 42 7 m gundeck 115 ft 10 in 35 3 m keel Beam37 ft 10 1 2 in 11 5 m Depth of hold16 ft 4 in 5 0 m Sail planFull rigged shipComplement300ArmamentAs fifth rate 44 guns Lower gundeck 20 18 pounder guns Upper gundeck 22 9 pounder guns Forecastle 2 6 pounder guns As storeship 24 guns Upper gundeck 22 9 pounder guns Quarterdeck 8 6 pounder gunsHistory EditFrom May 1780 she was under the command of Captain Horatio Nelson though he was superseded by September that year 1 In 1788 Janus was converted to a storeship and renamed Dromeday In 1793 Dromedary was under the command of Captain Sandford Tatham 2 Dromedary was at Plymouth on 20 January 1795 and so shared in the proceeds of the detention of the Dutch naval vessels East Indiamen and other merchant vessels that were in port on the outbreak of war between Britain and the Netherlands 3 Loss EditHMS Dromedary was wrecked on the Parasol Rocks Trinidad on 10 August 1800 Her entire complement survived 4 References Edit Cuthbert Collingwood 1748 1810 Archived 27 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Royal Museums Greenwich Will of William John Treen otherwise Sparks dated 6 June 1793 and witnessed by the Captain No 15407 The London Gazette 15 September 1801 p 1145 LOSS OF THE DROMEDARY Caledonian Mercury No 12359 1 December 1800 This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Janus 1778 amp oldid 1114098162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
