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.

History
United Kingdom
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 × 6-pdrs 6 × 1⁄2-pdr swivels 1 × 131⁄2 in mortar

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.