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Struck:
General Characteristics
Displacement:
9180 tons standard
13000 tons maximum
Length:
285 ft
Beam:
62 ft 3 ins
Draught:
27 ft 6 ins
Propulsion:
Coal fired steam engines, twin screws
As built rectangular 30 psi boilers, two Penn trunk engines Refitted 1880 with Cylindrical 30 psi boilers, two triple expansion
Four 29 ton 12 inch guns, six 6 pounder guns and eight 3 pounder quick firers
Armour:
10-12 inch belt
HMS Thunderer was a BritishRoyal NavyDevastation-class battleship. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ... The two British Devastation-class battleships of the 1870s were the first class of ocean-going capital ship which did not carry sails, and the first which mounted the entire main armament on top of the hull rather than inside it. ...
On 14 July1876 shortly after completion she suffered a disasterous boiler explosion which killed 45 people people when one of her eight 30 pound per square inch boilers burst as she proceeded from Portsmouth Harbour to Stokes Bay to carry out a full power trial. July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. ... This article is about the English city of Portsmouth. ...
The explosion killed 15 people instantly, including her captain who was in the boiler room at the time and injured around 70 others, of whom 30 later died. The reason for the explosion was that the pressure gauge was broken and the safety valves had seized through corrosion. Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Bourdon Tube Type Indicator Side Mechanical Side Mechanical Details A pressure or vacuum gauge usually consists of a closed coiled tube (called a Bourdon tube) connected to the chamber or pipe in which pressure is to be sensed. ... Corrosion is deterioration of useful properties in a material due to reactions with its environment. ...
She suffered another serious accident in January 1879 when one of her 12 inch guns exploded during practice firing in the Sea of Marmora killing 11 and injuring a further 35. The reason for this accident was that the muzzle-loading gun had been double loaded following a misfire, and was a major reason for the Royal Navy changing to breech loading guns. 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara denizi, Modern Greek: Μαρμαρα̃ Θάλασσα or Προποντίδα) (also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea) is an inland sea that separates the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea (thus the Asian part of Turkey from its European part) by Bosporus and...
She was refitted in 1881 and equipped with triple expansion engines, which roughly halved her coal consumption at 80% power (and thus doubled her range), paving the way for the widespread introduction of these engines in the Royal Navy. 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. ...
Further extensive modifications were carried out in 1890-1892. 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
For other ships of this name, see HMS Thunderer Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been called HMS Thunderer: The first Thunderer was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1760 and wrecked 1780. ...
References
Accidents on HMS Thunderer (http://www.btinternet.com/~philipr/thexp.html)
It should be easy to list the ships that have carried the name HMSTHUNDERER during the two centuries that the name has been used by the Royal Navy, to detail their battle honours, and to describe the several crests or badges which they have borne.
The actions off Brest and Finisterre were deemed unimportant at that time, though HMSTHUNDERER was certainly present, as she was at the failed attempt to force the passage of the Dardanelles in 1806, which disaster was similarly not commemorated officially.
THUNDERER herself was re-equipped with long-calibre 10" breech-loaders, and settled down in her old age to become a favourite of the Fleet: King George V served in her for a while as Lieutenant Prince George of Wales.
Their first child, a daughter, Henrietta, was born in gosport in 1872, followed two years later in 1874 by a son, William Henry.
Their third child, Elizabeth Ann, was born in 1876, and at the time of her christening later that year, the family appear to have been living at the Alverstoke Workhouse, with Henry still working with the royal Navy.
HMSThunderer, ships books number, List 5, No. 28; rating Able Seaman; from 1st May 1877 to 14th October 1878.
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