British bomb vessel 'Thunder' (1718)

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Thunder
Nominal Guns	6	BWAS-1714
Nationality	Great Britain
Operator	Royal Navy
Captured	10.1718	BWAS-1714
First Commissioned	5.12.1718	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Unknown	BWAS-1714
Category	Unrated	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Bomb Vessel	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	27.3.1734	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck82' 0"Imperial Feet24.9936
Length of Keel63' 5 ½"Imperial Feet19.2151
Breadth27' 5"Imperial Feet8.2477
Depth in Hold10' 7 ½"Imperial Feet3.0607
Burthen253 ⁶⁸⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1719Broadside Weight = 19.5 Imperial Pound ( 8.8434 kg)BWAS-1714
Gun Deck6 British 6-Pounder
Gun Deck6 British 1/2-Pound Swivel
Gun Deck1 British 13" Mortar

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
171940 BWAS-1714

6 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
5.12.1718 - 2.10.1719Commander ADM 6/12/200
Confirmed 24.3.1719/20BWAS-17143.10.1719 - 13.11.1720Commander ADM 6/12/224
Confirmed 13.12.1720BWAS-17147.12.1721 - 27.12.1721Commander ADM 6/13/25ADM 6/1328.12.1721 - 6.2.1721/22Commander ADM 6/13/28ADM 6/1321.6.1726 - 19.11.1728Commander ADM 6/13/117BWAS-17144.4.1729 - 30.11.1729Commander ADM 6/14/21ADM 6/14

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
30.12.1720 - 1720Carpenter ADM 6/12/227ref:1788

Service History

DateEventSource
1719In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1720fitting at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £696.1.9dBWAS-1714
19.11.1720Paid offADM 33
13.2.1721/22Paid offADM 33
1727Wager's fleet off the coast of SpainBWAS-1714
1727Began repairs at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford BWAS-1714
1728Completed repairs at Deptford Dockyard - Deptford at a cost of £2655.17.7dBWAS-1714
2.12.1729

Paid off

ADM 33
17.3.1733/34

Ordered to be broken up at Deptford

BWAS-1714

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
24.12.1726-9.4.1728	British Squadron for the relief of Gibraltar	Sir Charles WagerBritish Naval Sailor Service 1692-1734

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 33 Archive

ADM 6/13 Archive

ADM 6/14 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

ref:1788Christopher Donnithorne, Book

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