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The Thunderer. Problems playing these files? See media help. " The Thunderer " is a march composed by John Philip Sousa in 1889. [ 1] The origin of the name is not officially known, though it is speculated that the name is attributed to Myron M. Parker, a prominent DC politician and Freemason. It is also one of Sousa's most famous compositions.
Devastation -class ironclad. Devastation. -class ironclad. The two British Devastation-class battleships of the 1870s, HMS Devastation and HMS Thunderer, were the first class of ocean-going capital ship that did not carry sails, and the first which mounted the entire main armament on top of the hull rather than inside it.
HMS Thunderer was the fourth and last Orion-class dreadnought battleship built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the Home and Grand Fleets . Aside from participating in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 and the inconclusive action of 19 August , her service during World War I generally consisted ...
HMS Thunderer (1831) was an 84-gun second-rate launched in 1831, which fought in Syria 1840. She was used as a target from 1863, was renamed HMS Nettle in 1870, and was finally sold in 1901. HMS Thunderer (1872) was a Devastation -class ironclad - the world's first mastless battleships - launched in 1872 and sold in 1909.
Thor. Thor's Fight with the Giants ( Tors strid med jättarna) by Mårten Eskil Winge (1872). Thor (from Old Norse: Þórr) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility.
Hercules -class ship of the line. Hercules. -class ship of the line. Model of a 74-gun ship, 3rd rate, circa 1760. Thought to be either HMS Hercules or HMS Thunderer from 1760. The Hercules class ships of the line were a class of two 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir Thomas Slade .
Thunderer. (1872) 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 ...
HMS Thunderer was a ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built in 1783.She carried 74-guns, being classified as a third rate.During her service she took part in several prominent naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars; including the Glorious First of June, the Battle of Cape Finisterre and the Battle of Trafalgar.