One of two cannons attributed to HMS Thunderer, displayed at a rum cake factory on Grand Cayman IslandDescriptive plaque at a cannon attributed to Thunderer
She foundered in the Great Hurricane of 1780 in the West Indies,[1] reportedly 90 miles east of Jamaica on the Formigas Banks with the loss of all 617 on board.[2] Among the lost sailors were the Captain, Robert Boyle-Walsingham (1736–1780), and Midshipman Nathaniel Cook (1764–1780), the second child of Captain James Cook.
Two cannons attributed to the ship are displayed at a rum cake factory on Grand Cayman Island. A plaque states that they were recovered in 1984 by the research vessel Beacon.[2]
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Referencesedit
Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-252-8.
Tippin, G. Lee; Humphreys, Jr., Herbert (1989). In search of the Golden Madonna: the treasure finders of the RV Beacon. Daring Publishing Group. ISBN978-0-93893-686-2.
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thunderer, 1760, other, ships, with, same, name, thunderer, thunderer, third, rate, ship, line, royal, navy, launched, march, 1760, woolwich, earned, battle, honour, single, ship, action, cadiz, with, french, ship, achille, guns, 1761, during, seven, years, mo. For other ships with the same name see HMS Thunderer HMS Thunderer was a 74 gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy launched on 19 March 1760 at Woolwich 1 She earned a battle honour in a single ship action off Cadiz with the French ship Achille 64 guns in 1761 during the Seven Years War Model of a 74 gun ship 3rd rate circa 1760 Thought to be either HMS Hercules or HMS Thunderer from 1760 History Great Britain NameThunderer Ordered15 July 1756 BuilderWoolwich Dockyard Launched19 March 1760 FateWrecked 1780 General characteristics 1 Class and typeHercules class ship of the line Tons burthen160933 94 bm Length166 ft 6 in 50 75 m gundeck Beam46 ft 6 in 14 17 m Depth of hold19 ft 9 in 6 02 m PropulsionSails Sail planFull rigged ship Armament74 guns Lower gundeck 28 32 pdrs Upper gundeck 28 18 pdrs Quarter deck 14 9 pdrs Forecastle 4 9 pdrs One of two cannons attributed to HMS Thunderer displayed at a rum cake factory on Grand Cayman Island Descriptive plaque at a cannon attributed to Thunderer She foundered in the Great Hurricane of 1780 in the West Indies 1 reportedly 90 miles east of Jamaica on the Formigas Banks with the loss of all 617 on board 2 Among the lost sailors were the Captain Robert Boyle Walsingham 1736 1780 and Midshipman Nathaniel Cook 1764 1780 the second child of Captain James Cook Two cannons attributed to the ship are displayed at a rum cake factory on Grand Cayman Island A plaque states that they were recovered in 1984 by the research vessel Beacon 2 Notes edit a b c Lavery Ships of the Line vol 1 p176 a b Tippin pp 45 50External links edit nbsp Media related to HMS Thunderer ship 1760 at Wikimedia CommonsReferences editLavery Brian 2003 The Ship of the Line Volume 1 The Development of the Battlefleet 1650 1850 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 252 8 Tippin G Lee Humphreys Jr Herbert 1989 In search of the Golden Madonna the treasure finders of the RV Beacon Daring Publishing Group ISBN 978 0 93893 686 2 nbsp This article about a ship of the line of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Thunderer 1760 amp oldid 1166884917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
