British bomb vessel 'Thunder' (1759)

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Thunder

7102
Nominal Guns8BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered21.9.1758BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down16.10.1758BWAS-1714
Named3.3.1759BWAS-1714
Launched15.3.1759BWAS-1714
First Commissioned12.6.1759BWAS-1714
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardChatham - Kent BWAS-1714
Ship ClassInfernal Class (1756)BWAS-1714
Designed by
Sir Thomas SladeBritish
Designer
Ship Builder
Dockyard Staff
Service 1744-1783
BWAS-1714
Constructor
John HennikerBritish
Ship Owner
Ship Builder
Service 1757-1768
BWAS-1714
CategoryUnratedBWAS-1714
Ship TypeBomb VesselBWAS-1714
Sold2.9.1774BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck91' 6"Imperial Feet27.8892 
Length of Keel74' 1 ¾"Imperial Feet22.5743 
Breadth27' 8 ¼"Imperial Feet8.236 
Depth in Hold12' 1"Imperial Feet3.6703 
Burthen302 32⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


15.3.1759Broadside Weight = 27.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.4716 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

4.1760Broadside Weight = 45.5 Imperial Pound ( 20.6346 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck14 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel

10.1761Broadside Weight = 27.5 Imperial Pound ( 12.4716 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck8 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck14 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 10" Mortar
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
11.175660Design Complement
4.1760110 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1759 - 16.6.1761Commander
Archibald MillarBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1746-1763
ADM 6/19/70BWAS-171416.6.1761 - 26.3.1762Commander
Philip BotelerBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1743-1780
ADM 6/19/323BWAS-171426.3.1762 - 24.2.1763Commander
Robert HaswellBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1737-1781
ADM 6/19/531
Issued by
George Brydges RodneyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1740-1782
, Barbados - Windward Islands - Barbados & the Leeward Islands
Confirmed 30.8.1763BWAS-171426.5.1768 - 10.1.1771Commander
William Peere WilliamsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1759-1830
ADM 6/20/204ADM 6/2010.1.1771 - 31.1.1774Commander
Archibald DicksonBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1752-1802
Transfered ADM 6/20/334ADM 6/205.7.1776 - 6.7.1776Commander
Tobias CaulfieldBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1753-1781
ADM 6/21/322
Issued by
Lord Richard Howe (4th Viscount Howe)British
Naval Sailor
Marine
Service 1736-1799
, North America
Confirmed 7.10.1777ADM 6/21

Service History


DateEventSource
16.10.1758Began building at Chatham - Kent BWAS-1714
15.3.1759Completed building at Chatham - Kent at a cost of £3578.16.2dBWAS-1714
15.3.1759Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham BWAS-1714
25.7.1759Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard - Chatham at a cost of £2246.3.8dBWAS-1714
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay
4.1760Refitted as a 14 gun Unrated Unknown
4.1760fitting at Plymouth Dockyard - Plymouth at a cost of £275.1.6dBWAS-1714
8.1761Began fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth BWAS-1714
10.1761Refitted as a 8 gun Unrated Bomb Vessel
10.1761Completed fitting at Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth at a cost of £444.18.9dBWAS-1714
18.10.1761Sailed for the Leeward IslandsBWAS-1714
7.1.1762Operations against Martinique
6.6.1762Operations against Havana
24.2.1763

Paid off

BWAS-1714
30.7.1763SurveyedBWAS-1714
8.1.1770SurveyedBWAS-1714
2.9.1774Sold for £400BWAS-1714

 
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