British bomb vessel 'Thunder' (1740)

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Thunder

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Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered11.3.1739/40BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down23.4.1740BWAS-1714
Launched30.8.1740BWAS-1714
First Commissioned29.8.1740BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardRotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
Ship ClassBasilisk Class (1740)BWAS-1714
Constructor
Elias BirdBritish
Ship Builder
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBomb VesselBWAS-1714
Wrecked20.10.1744BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 3"Imperial Feet27.813 
Length of Keel74' 7"Imperial Feet22.5997 
Breadth26' 3"Imperial Feet7.9375 
Depth in Hold10' 11 ¾"Imperial Feet3.0671 
Burthen272 28⁄94Tons BM 
Burthen265 17⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


30.8.1740Broadside Weight = 23.5 Imperial Pound ( 10.6576 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck10 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

7.1741Broadside Weight = 19 Imperial Pound ( 8.6168 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 4-Pounder
Gun Deck12 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
174060Design Complement

7 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
29.8.1740 - 6.9.1741Commander
Thomas GregoryBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1714-1740
ADM 6/15/326BWAS-17147.9.1741 - 8.10.1742Commander
William BurnabyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1770
ADM 6/15/451BWAS-17149.10.1742 - 27.12.1743Commander
Rupert WaringBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1705-1743
ADM 6/16/235
Confirmed 2.11.1743ADM 6/161.5.1743 - 18.7.1743Commander
William BurnabyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1722-1770
Transfered ADM 6/17/25
Confirmed 22.11.1745ADM 6/1719.7.1743 - 28.12.1743Commander
John SimcoeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1739-1746
ADM 6/17/152
Confirmed 16.9.1746ADM 6/1728.12.1743 - 18.4.1744Commander
Cotton DentBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1735-1752
ADM 6/16/499
Confirmed 25.6.1745BWAS-171419.4.1744 - 20.10.1744Lieutenant
Doulben HughesBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1734-1746
ADM 6/16/462
Confirmed 6.4.1745ADM 6/16

1 Commissioned Officer


DatesRankNameSource
27.9.1740 - 18.4.1744Lieutenant
Francis NichollsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1728-1745
Transfered ADM 6/15/338ADM 6/15

Service History


DateEventSource
23.4.1740Began building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey BWAS-1714
30.8.1740Completed building at Rotherhithe - London - Surrey at a cost of £4197.9.10dBWAS-1714
30.8.1740Began fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
9.10.1740Completed fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
11.1740Run aboard by a collier in Long ReachBWAS-1714
11.1740repairs at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £295.11.6dBWAS-1714
7.1741fitting at Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich at a cost of £521.6.8dBWAS-1714
9.1741At JamaicaBWAS-1714
20.10.1744Wrecked in a hurricane at Port Royal, JamaicaBWAS-1714


Fleets

DatesFleetFleet CommanderSource
20.10.1744-21.10.1744Jamaica Hurricane, 1744  
 
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