Thunderer launched at Woolwich on 22 September 1831 (with inset a view of the New Basin) | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Thunderer |
Ordered | 23 January 1817 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Laid down | April 1823 |
Launched | 22 September 1831 |
Renamed |
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Fate | Sold to be broken up, 1901 |
Notes | Hulked, 1863 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Canopus-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 2255 bm |
Length | 193 ft 10 in (59.08 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 52 ft 4.5 in (15.964 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 700 officers and men |
Armament |
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HMS Thunderer was a two-deck 84-gun second rate ship of the line, a modified version of the Canopus/Formidable-class launched on 22 September 1831 at Woolwich Dockyard. [1]
She was hulked in 1863 as a target ship at Portsmouth. [1] Thunderer was renamed twice in quick succession: first in 1869 to Comet after (C / 1868 L1 Winnecke), and again in 1870 to Nettle. HMS Nettle was sold in December 1901 to Messrs. King & co, of Garston, to be broken up. [2]
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