Career (UK)
Name:	HMS Thunderer
Ordered:	23 July 1781
Builder:	John & William Wells, Deptford
Laid down:	March 1782
Launched:	13 November 1783
Commissioned:	January 1793
Honours and awards:	Participated in: Glorious First of June Battle of Cape Finisterre Battle of Trafalgar
Fate:	Broken up, March 1814
General characteristics
Class and type:	Culloden-class ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,679 tons (1705. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' In the Battle of Cape Finisterre ( 22 July 1805) off Galicia (Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Calder prevented the The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ships Builder Deptford Dockyard Ordered 30 November A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle 9 tonnes)
Length:	170 ft 8 in (52. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. 0 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	47 ft 7 in (14. 5 m)
Depth of hold:	19 ft 11 in (6. 1 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Thunderer was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at the Wells brother's shipyard at Deptford and launched on 13 November 1783. In the British Royal Navy, a third-rate was a Ship of the line mounting 64 to 80 guns typically built with two Gun decks (thus the related term A ship-of-the-line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th century through the mid-19th century to take part in the the naval tactic known as the Line of battle The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or After completion, she was laid up until 1792, when she underwent a "Middling Repair" to bring her into service in 1793.

In 1794 she fought at the Glorious First of June under Captain Albemarle Bertie, and from 1796 to 1801 served in the West Indies, under a succession of captains. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Glorious First of June (also known as the Third Battle of Ushant, and in France as the fr ''Bataille du 13 prairial an 2'' or fr ''Combat de Prairial'' Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday

Recommissioned in 1803, in 1805 Thunderer fought in Admiral Calder's action at Finisterre, and later that year she fought at the Battle of Trafalgar under the command of her First Lieutenant John Stockham, as her Captain, William Lechmore, had returned to England to attend a court martial as a witness at the time of the battle. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Admiral Sir Robert Calder 4th Baronet, KCB ( 13 July 1745 &ndash 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served In the Battle of Cape Finisterre ( 22 July 1805) off Galicia (Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Calder prevented the The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the Captain John Stockham ( 24 July 1765 - 6 February 1814) was an officer in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, whose England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

The surgeon on board was Scotsman James Marr Brydone, who was the first to sight the French fleet. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. James Marr Brydone Born in Selkirk, Scotland (1779 – 1866 was a Scottish surgeon who served in the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar The Empire of the French (1804-1814 also known as the Empire of France, Greater French Empire, First French Empire, French Empire, or Thunderer signaled the Victory and three minutes later battle orders were signalled to the British fleet beginning the Battle of Trafalgar. Construction In December 1758 the commissioner of Chatham Dockyard was instructed to prepare a Dry dock for the construction of a new First-rate

In 1807, Thunderer served in the Dardanelles as part of a squadron under Admiral Sir John Duckworth and was badly damaged when the squadron withdrew from the area. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth 1st Baronet, GCB ( 9 February 1747 ( Gregorian Calendar) &ndash 31 August 1817

She was decommissioned in November 1808 and broken up in March 1814. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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