The plan of Thunderer
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History | |
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Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Thunderer |
Ordered | 23 July 1781 |
Builder | John & William Wells, Rotherhithe |
Laid down | March 1782 |
Launched | 13 November 1783 |
Commissioned | January 1793 |
Fate | Broken up, March 1814 |
Notes | |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Culloden-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1,679 (bm) |
Length | 170 ft 8 in (52.02 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 7 in (14.50 m) |
Depth of hold | 19 ft 11 in (6.07 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | about 600 |
Armament |
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HMS Thunderer was a ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built in 1783. She carried 74-guns, being classified as a third rate. During her service she took part in several prominent naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars; including the Glorious First of June, the Battle of Cape Finisterre and the Battle of Trafalgar.