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    The HMS Janus (F 53) J-class British destroyer
    off Anzio 1944

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The HMS Janus was a British destroyer of the J class. She was built in Wallsend-on-Tyne by S.Hunter & W.Richardson Ltd. during 1937, and launched during 1938. 

 

L' HMS Janus era un cacciatorpediniere Britannico della Classe J.
Fu costruito a Wallsend-on-Tyne dai cantieri S.Hunter & W.Richardson Ltd. nel 1937, e varato nel 1938..

She took a part in the Allied landing operations at Anzio: on January 23, 1944, she was torpedoed and sunk by a German aircraft off the coast of Anzio.

Prese parte alle operazioni per lo sbarco Alleato ad Anzio: il 23 Gennaio 1944 fu silurato ed affondato da un aerosilurante Tedesco al largo della costa di Anzio.
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