HMS Thunderer

HMS Thunderer was one of two Devastation-class ironclad turret ships built for the Royal Navy in the 1870s. She suffered two serious accidents before the decade was out and gained a reputation as an unlucky ship for several years afterward. The ship was assigned to the Mediterranean Fleet in 1878 and was reduced to reserve in 1881 before being recommissioned in 1885. Thunderer returned home in 1887 and was again placed in reserve. She rejoined the Mediterranean Fleet in 1891, but was forced to return to the UK by boiler problems the following year. The ship became a coast guard ship in Wales in 1895 and was again placed in reserve in 1900. Thunderer was taken out of service in 1907 and sold for scrap in 1909.

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Thunderer
Devastation-class ironclad, turret ship, Pembroke Dockyard, Royal Navy, 

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Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Thunderer' off Malta - BHC4173 - Royal Museums Greenwich

Regina Maria Pia (right background) at the launch for the ironclad Italia in 1880. The other ships present are the Italian Principe Amedeo (behind Regina Maria Pia) and the British HMS Monarch and Thunderer (center background)

The bursting of the 38-Ton Gun on board HMS 'Thunderer' - The Graphic 1879

Raising HMS Eurydice in the Channel, off the Isle of Wight ILN0-1878-0727-0022

HMS 'Devastation' towing HMS 'Thetis' into Malta Harbour - The Graphic 1877

Our Navy, HMS 'Thunderer' - The Graphic 1877

Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Thunderer' off Malta - BHC4173 - Royal Museums Greenwich

The Raising of HMS 'Eurydice' - The Graphic 1878

Naval Events of the Year, 1878 - The Graphic 1878

The Naval Manoeuvres, Steam Tactics of the Reserve Squadron, changing Direction - ILN 1897

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		The Victorian Royal Navy page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Thunderer' off Malta - BHC4173 - Royal Museums Greenwich		Commons
commons	image		Regina Maria Pia (right background) at the launch for the ironclad Italia in 1880. The other ships present are the Italian Principe Amedeo (behind Regina Maria Pia) and the British HMS Monarch and Thunderer (center background)		Commons
commons	image		The bursting of the 38-Ton Gun on board HMS 'Thunderer' - The Graphic 1879		Commons
commons	image		Raising HMS Eurydice in the Channel, off the Isle of Wight ILN0-1878-0727-0022		Commons
commons	image		HMS 'Devastation' towing HMS 'Thetis' into Malta Harbour - The Graphic 1877		Commons
commons	image		Our Navy, HMS 'Thunderer' - The Graphic 1877		Commons
commons	image		Girolamo Gianni (1837-after 1896) - HMS 'Thunderer' off Malta - BHC4173 - Royal Museums Greenwich		Commons
commons	image		The Raising of HMS 'Eurydice' - The Graphic 1878		Commons
commons	image		Naval Events of the Year, 1878 - The Graphic 1878		Commons
commons	image		The Naval Manoeuvres, Steam Tactics of the Reserve Squadron, changing Direction - ILN 1897		Commons