HMS Thunder (1718)

HMS Thunder was a 13-gun bomb vessel, used by the Royal Navy for cruising and land bombardment duties between 1719 and 1734. Constructed for the Spanish Navy, she was captured by the British in 1718 and recommissioned for Mediterranean service, including as part of Admiral Charles Wager's fleet. Despite extensive repairs she was eventually declared unseaworthy, and was broken up at Deptford Dockyard in 1734.[1]

History
UK
Name: HMS Thunder
Launched: 1718
Acquired: 1718
Commissioned: 1719
Decommissioned: 27 March 1734
In service: 1695
Out of service: 1734
Captured: October 1718
Fate: Broken up, Deptford Dockyard
General characteristics
Class and type: 13-gun bomb vessel
Tons burthen: 253 ​68⁄94 (bm)
Length:
  • 82 ft 0 in (25.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 63 ft 5 in (19.3 m) (keel)
Beam: 27 ft 5 in (8.4 m)
Depth of hold: 10 ft 7 in (3.2 m)
Propulsion: Sail
Sail plan: Ketch-rigged
Complement: 40
Armament:
  • 6 × 6pdrs
  • 6 × ​1⁄2pdr swivels
  • 1 × 13​1⁄2 in. mortar

References
  1. Winfield 2007, p. 339

Bibliography
  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.

Further reading
  • McLaughlan, Ian (2014). The Sloop of War, 1650-1763. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781848321878.


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