HMS
Thunderer. Royal Naval turret ship of the Devastation
Class. HMS Thunderer was the first ship whose forward turret had
hydraulic loading gear. Her completion was delayed by a boiler
explosion in July 1876, and a second accident occurred when one of her 38t
guns burst after being double loaded. She was refitted in 1881, and
modernised in 1890 -92.
Armament: four 29 ton guns, six 6 pounder guns and eight 3 pounder
quick firers with a partial belt of armour from 12ins to10 ins.
Displacement: 9,330 tons. I.H.P: 7,000. Length: 285 ft.
Beam: 62ft 3 ins. Max Draught: 27ft 6ins. Speed:
14 knots (after modernisation).
Complement: 410. |
| HMS THUNDERER |
25TH MARCH
1872 |
SOLD FOR B/U JULY 1909 |
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HMS Thunderer, with HMS Invincible and others, Malta,
1889.
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HMS Thunderer, 1877.
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HMS Thunderer Portguard Ship at Pembroke
The Thunderer was an iron second-class battleship,
completed for sea in 1877. She was built at Pembroke Dockyard, and engined
by Messrs Maudsley, Son & Field. Her displacement was 9,330 tons; IHP
7,000, Length 285 ft. Beam 62 ft 3 ins. Maximum draught 27ft. She carried
as her principal armament, four 10 in 29 ton guns; and six 6 pounder guns
and eight 3 pounder quick-firers, and had a partial belt of armour from 12
to 10 ins. Her speed was 14 knots and complement of 410. In May 1895 the
Thunderer was sent to Milford Haven as guardship and in 1896 she
carried the pennant of Captain H W S Gibson.
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The Thunderer ploughs through the waves c.1900 showing how her low
freebroad caused the ship to bury itself in even a slight sea. This may
look picturesque but was very uncomfortable for the crew on board. The
Thunderer was among the first of the low freeboard ships constructed
before the days of quick-firing guns. When she became obsolete she gave
her place of guardship at Pembroke to HMS Hood. |
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