HMS Thunderer (1831)
HMS Thunderer was a two-deck 84-gun second rate ship of the line, a modified version of the Canopus/Formidable-class launched on 22 September 1831 at Woolwich Dockyard.[1]
_RMG_PY0845.jpg.webp) Thunderer launched at Woolwich on 22 September 1831 (with inset a view of the New Basin) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Thunderer |
| Ordered | 23 January 1817 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | April 1823 |
| Launched | 22 September 1831 |
| Renamed |
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| Fate | Sold to be broken up, 1901 |
| Notes | Hulked, 1863 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 2255 bm |
| Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m) |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 700 officers and men |
| Armament |
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The Thunderer, Man-of-War firing a Royal Salute on her Majesties arrival at Walmer Castle (1842) by Ebenezer Landells
She was hulked in 1863 as a target ship at Portsmouth.[1] Thunderer was renamed twice in quick succession: first in 1869 to Comet after (C / 1868 L1 Winnecke), and again in 1870 to Nettle. HMS Nettle was sold in December 1901 to Messrs. King & co, of Garston, to be broken up.[2]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p190.
- "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36628. London. 3 December 1901. p. 6.
References
- Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Thunderer. Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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