HMS Terror (1741)
HMS Terror was a 14-gun bomb vessel launched in 1741 and sold in 1754.
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| Name: | Terror |
| Ordered: | 14 September 1741 |
| Builder: | Limehouse |
| Laid down: | 9 October 1741 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1754 |
| General characteristics | |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
Terror was commissioned in 1742 under the command of Commander Abraham Duncomb.
In March 1746, whilst under command of a Capt John Fergussone, Terror landed troops from Mingary Castle, which was being used as a barracks, who carried out raids on Morvern, known as the 'burning of Morvern'' punishing Jacobite supporters.[1]
Terror was involved in the naval battle in Loch nan Uamh during the Jacobite rising, where she was disabled by a volley from the French privateer Bellone. She was sold in 1754 at Deptford.
References
- Steven, McKenzie (4 August 2009). "BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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