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| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 8 |
| Approved | 1776/02 |
| Designer | Sir Thomas SladeBritish Designer Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1744-1783 |
| Rate | Unrated |
| Type | Bomb Vessel |
| Designed Crew | 60 |
| Ships in Class | 4 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 27.50 Imperial Pound ( 12.47 kg) | BWAS-1714 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gun Deck | 8 x British 6-Pounder | ||
| Gun Deck | 1 x British 13" Mortar | ||
| Gun Deck | 14 x British 1/2-Pound Swivel | ||
| Gun Deck | 1 x British 10" Mortar | ||
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 91' 9 ½" | 74' 1 ¾" | 27' 6" | 12' 1" | 298 22⁄94 | |||||
Aetna (8)
1776-1784 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | 14.2.1776 | Cuckolds Point - Rotherhithe | 20.6.1776 | 5.1784 | Broken Up | 91' 9 ½" | 74' 1 ¾" | 27' 6" | 12' 1" | 298 22⁄94 |
Vesuvius (8)
1776-1812 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | 14.2.1776 | Blackwall Yard - Blackwall | 3.7.1776 | 13.8.1812 | Sold | 91' 6" | 74' 2" | 27' 8" | 12' 1" | 301 91⁄94 |
Thunder (8)
1779-1781 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | 13.11.1778 | Rotherhithe - London - Surrey | 18.5.1779 | 2.1.1781 | Foundered | 92' 0" | 74' 4 ¼" | 27' 9" | 12' 1 ½" | 304 52⁄94 |
Terror (8)
1779-1812 British 8 Gun Unrated Bomb Vessel | 13.11.1778 | Rotherhithe - London - Surrey | 2.6.1779 | 13.8.1812 | Sold | 92' 1" | 74' 7" | 27' 10" | 12' 0 ½" | 307 31⁄94 |