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{{Short description|Orion-class dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy}}
{{Other ships|HMS Thunderer}}
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|Ship draught={{convert|31|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on|1}}
|Ship power=*{{convert|27000|shp|lk=in|abbr=on}}
*18 × [[Babcock & Wilcox boiler]]s
|Ship propulsion=4 × shafts; 2 × [[steam turbine]] sets
|Ship speed={{convert|21|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|6730|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}}
|Ship complement=738–1,107 (1917)
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* 16 × single [[BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII|4-inch (102&nbsp;mm) guns]]
* 3 × [[British 21 inch torpedo|21-inch (533&nbsp;mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s
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* [[Deck (ship)|Deck]]: {{convert|1|-|4|in|mm|0}}
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'''HMS ''Thunderer''''' was the fourth and last {{sclass|Orion|battleship|0}} [[dreadnought battleship]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] in the early 1910s. She spent the bulk of her career assigned to the [[Home Fleet|Home]] and [[Grand Fleet]]s. Aside from participating in the [[Battle of Jutland]] in May 1916 and the inconclusive [[Action of 19 August 1916|action of 19 August]], her service during [[World War I]] generally consisted of routine patrols and training in the [[North Sea]].

After the Grand Fleet was dissolved in early 1919, ''Thunderer'' was transferred back to the Home Fleet for a few months before she was assigned to the [[Reserve Fleet (United Kingdom)|Reserve Fleet]]. The ship was converted into a [[training ship]] for [[naval cadet]]s in 1921 and served in that role until she was sold for [[ship breaking|scrap]] in late 1926. While being towed to the [[scrapyard]], ''Thunderer'' [[Ship grounding|ran aground]]; the ship was [[Marine salvage|refloated]] and subsequently broken up.

==Design and description==
The ''Orion''-class ships were designed in response to the beginnings of the [[Anglo-German naval arms race]] and were much larger than their predecessors of the {{sclass|Colossus|battleship|||1910}} to accommodate larger, more powerful guns and heavier armour. In recognition of these improvements, the class was sometimes called [[Dreadnought#Super-dreadnoughts|"super-dreadnoughts"]]. The ships had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{convert|581|ft|m|1}}, a [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|88|ft|6|in|m|1}} and a deep [[Draft (hull)|draught]] of {{convert|31|ft|3|in|m|1}}. They [[Displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|21922|LT|t|lk=in}} at normal load and {{convert|25596|LT|t}} at [[deep load]] as built; by 1918 ''Thunderer''{{'}}s deep displacement had increased to {{convert|27416|LT|t}}. Her crew numbered 738 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]] when completed in 1912 and 1,107 in 1917.<ref name=b1>Burt, p. 136</ref>

The ''Orion'' class was powered by two sets of [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] [[direct-drive]] [[steam turbine]]s, each driving two shafts, using steam provided by 18 [[Babcock & Wilcox boiler]]s. The turbines were rated at {{convert|27000|shp|lk=in}} and were intended to give the battleships a speed of {{convert|21|kn|lk=on}}.<ref name=p5>Parkes, p. 525</ref> During her [[sea trial]]s on 5 March 1912, ''Thunderer'' reached a maximum speed of {{convert|20.8|kn}} from {{convert|27427|shp|abbr=on}}, although hampered by a boiler malfunction. The ships carried enough coal and [[fuel oil]] to give them a range of {{convert|6730|nmi|lk=in}} at a cruising speed of {{convert|10|kn}}.<ref>Burt, pp. 136, 139–40</ref>

===Armament and armour===
[[File:HMS Thunderer 13.5 inch Turrets.jpg|thumb|The ship's aft main-gun turrets, about 1914–1915]]
The ''Orion'' class was equipped with 10 [[List of British ordnance terms#BL|breech-loading (BL)]] [[BL 13.5 inch Mk V naval gun|{{convert|13.5|in|mm|adj=on|sigfig=3}} Mark V guns]] in five hydraulically powered twin-[[gun turret]]s, all on the centreline. The turrets were designated 'A', 'B', 'Q', 'X' and 'Y', from front to rear. Their [[secondary armament]] consisted of 16 [[BL 4 inch naval gun Mk VII|BL {{convert|4|in|mm|adj=on|0}} Mark VII]] guns. These guns were split evenly between the forward and aft [[superstructure]], all in single mounts. Four [[QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss|3-pounder]] ({{convert|47|mm|in|abbr=on|1|order=flip}}) [[saluting gun]]s were also carried. The ships were equipped with three [[British 21 inch torpedo|21-inch (533&nbsp;mm)]] submerged [[torpedo tube]]s, one on each [[Broadside (naval)|broadside]] and another in the [[stern]], for which 20 torpedoes were provided.<ref name=b1/>

The ''Orion''s were protected by a [[waterline]] {{convert|12|in|adj=on|0}} [[armoured belt]] that extended between the end [[barbette]]s. Their [[deck (ship)|deck]]s ranged in thickness between {{convert|1|in|0}} and 4 inches with the thickest portions protecting the steering gear in the stern. The [[main battery]] turret faces were {{convert|11|in|0}} thick, and the turrets were supported by {{convert|10|in|0|adj=mid|-thick}} barbettes.<ref>Burt, pp. 134, 136, 139</ref>

===Modifications===
[[File:HMS Thunderer 1912 IWM Q 021854.jpg|thumb|''Thunderer'' at [[Spithead]], late 1912; the gunnery director is barely visible.]]
A prototype [[fire-control director]] was installed sometime before November 1912, on a platform below the [[Top (sailing ship)|spotting top]].<ref>Brooks, p. 164</ref> In 1914 the shelter-deck guns were enclosed in [[casemate#Single casemates (1889 onwards)|casemates]] and by October 1914, a pair of {{convert|3|in|0|adj=on}} [[anti-aircraft gun|anti-aircraft (AA) guns]] were installed aboard each ship. Additional deck armour was added after the Battle of Jutland in May 1916. Around the same time, a pair of four-inch guns were removed from the aft superstructure. Two [[Flight deck#Early|flying-off platforms]] were fitted aboard the ship during 1917–1918; these were mounted on 'B' and 'X' turret roofs and extended onto the gun barrels. A high-angle rangefinder was fitted in the forward superstructure by 1921.<ref>Burt, pp. 140, 142; Friedman, pp. 123, 198–200, 205</ref>

==Construction and career==
''Thunderer'' was the sixth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy<ref>Colledge, p. 76</ref> and was [[laid down]] by the [[Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company]] at their [[shipyard]] in [[Poplar, London]] on 13 April 1910 and [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 1 February 1911.<ref name=g8>Preston, p. 28</ref> She was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 15 June 1912 at [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]].<ref name=b8>Burt, p. 148</ref> Including her armament, her cost is variously quoted at [[pound sterling|£]]1,892,823<ref name=b1/> or £1,885,145.<ref name=p5/> ''Thunderer'' and her [[sister ship]]s comprised the Second Division of the [[2nd Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)|2nd Battle Squadron (BS)]] of the [[Home Fleet]].<ref>Parkes, p. 528</ref> The ship, together with her sisters {{HMS|Monarch|1911|2}} and {{HMS|Orion|1910|2}}, participated in the [[Fleet Review, Royal Navy|Parliamentary Naval Review]] on 9 July at Spithead. They then participated in training manoeuvres with [[Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice-Admiral]] [[Prince Louis of Battenberg]] commanding the "Blue Fleet" aboard ''Thunderer''.<ref name="b8"/> On 13 November, the ship participated in comparative gunnery trials with ''Orion'' to evaluate the effectiveness of the former's gunnery director. ''Thunderer'' decisively outshot the latter ship, although some of her success was because her director was above the smoke that obscured the target from ''Orion''{{'}}s guns. The test was repeated in better conditions on 4 December and ''Orion'' performed much better, apparently beating ''Thunderer''.<ref>Brooks, pp. 164–65</ref> The three sisters were present with the 2nd BS to receive the [[President of France]], [[Raymond Poincaré]], at Spithead on 24 June 1913. During the annual manoeuvres in August, ''Thunderer'' was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir [[John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe|John Jellicoe]], commander of the "Red Fleet".<ref name=b0/> On 4 November, ''Thunderer'', ''Orion'', the dreadnought {{HMS|King George V|1911|2}} and the [[predreadnought]] {{HMS|King Edward VII||2}} fired at and sank the [[target ship]] {{HMS|Empress of India||2}} to give their crews experience in firing live ammunition against a real ship.<ref>Brown, p. 29</ref>

===World War I===
[[File:2nd Battle Squadron.jpg|thumb|The 2nd BS sailing through the [[Solent]], about 1914. From left to right, ''King George V'', ''Thunderer'', ''Monarch'', and ''Conqueror''.]]
Between 17 and 20 July 1914, ''Thunderer'' took part in a test [[mobilisation]] and fleet review as part of the British response to the [[July Crisis]]. Arriving in [[Isle of Portland|Portland]] on 25 July, she was ordered to proceed with the rest of the Home Fleet to [[Scapa Flow]] four days later<ref name=b0>Burt, p. 150</ref> to safeguard the fleet from a possible surprise attack by the [[Imperial German Navy]].<ref>Massie, p. 19</ref> In August 1914, following the outbreak of World War I, the Home Fleet was reorganised as the [[Grand Fleet]], and placed under the command of [[Admiral (Royal Navy)|Admiral]] Jellicoe.<ref>Preston, p. 32</ref> Repeated reports of submarines in Scapa Flow led Jellicoe to conclude that the defences there were inadequate and he ordered that the Grand Fleet be dispersed to other bases until the defences be reinforced. On 16 October the 2nd BS was sent to [[Loch na Keal]] on the western coast of Scotland. The [[squadron (naval)|squadron]] departed for gunnery practice off the northern coast of Ireland on the morning of 27 October and the dreadnought {{HMS|Audacious|1912|2}} struck a [[naval mine|mine]], laid a few days earlier by the German [[armed merchant cruiser]] {{SS|Berlin|1908|6}}. Thinking that the ship had been torpedoed by a submarine, the other dreadnoughts were ordered away from the area, while smaller ships rendered assistance. On the evening of 22 November 1914, the Grand Fleet conducted a fruitless sweep in the southern half of the [[North Sea]]; ''Thunderer'' stood with the main body in support of Vice-Admiral [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty|David Beatty]]'s [[1st Battlecruiser Squadron]]. The fleet was back in port in Scapa Flow by 27 November.<ref>Goldrick, p. 156; Jellicoe, pp. 143–144, 148, 163–165</ref> On 8 December, she sailed to Devonport for a brief refit to fix problems with her [[condenser (heat transfer)|condenser]]s.<ref name=b0/>

====1915–1916====
Jellicoe's ships, including ''Thunderer'', conducted gunnery drills on 10–13 January 1915 west of [[Orkney]] and [[Shetland]]. On the evening of 23 January, the bulk of the Grand Fleet sailed in support of Beatty's battlecruisers, but ''Thunderer'' and the rest of the fleet did not participate in the ensuing [[Battle of Dogger Bank (1915)|Battle of Dogger Bank]] the following day. On 7–10 March, the Grand Fleet conducted a sweep in the northern North Sea, during which it conducted training manoeuvres. Another such cruise took place on 16–19 March. On 11 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a patrol in the central North Sea and returned to port on 14 April; another patrol in the area took place on 17–19 April, followed by gunnery drills off Shetland on 20–21 April.<ref>Jellicoe, pp. 190–191, 194–196, 206, 211–212</ref>

[[File:HMS Thunderer Q 74883.jpg|thumb|''Thunderer'' under way shortly after completion, 1912]]
The Grand Fleet conducted sweeps into the central North Sea on 17–19 May and 29–31 May without encountering any German vessels. During 11–14 June, the fleet conducted gunnery practice and battle exercises west of Shetland<ref>Jellicoe, pp. 217–219, 221–222</ref> and more training off Shetland beginning on 11 July. The 2nd BS conducted gunnery practice in the [[Moray Firth]] on 2 August and then returned to Scapa Flow. On 2–5 September, the fleet went on another cruise in the northern end of the North Sea and conducted gunnery drills. Throughout the rest of the month, the Grand Fleet conducted numerous training exercises. The ship, together with the majority of the Grand Fleet, conducted another sweep into the North Sea from 13 to 15 October. Almost three weeks later, ''Thunderer'' participated in another fleet training operation west of Orkney during 2–5 November and repeated the exercise at the beginning of December.<ref>Jellicoe, pp. 228, 234–235, 243, 246, 250, 253, 257–258</ref>

The Grand Fleet sortied in response to an attack by German ships on British light forces near Dogger Bank on 10 February 1916, but it was recalled two days later when it became clear that no German ships larger than a destroyer were involved. The fleet departed for a cruise in the North Sea on 26 February; Jellicoe had intended to use the [[Harwich Force]] to sweep the [[Heligoland Bight]], but bad weather prevented operations in the southern North Sea. As a result, the operation was confined to the northern end of the sea. Another sweep began on 6 March, but had to be abandoned the following day as the weather grew too severe for the escorting destroyers. On the night of 25 March, ''Thunderer'' and the rest of the fleet sailed from Scapa Flow to support Beatty's battlecruisers and other light forces raiding the German [[Zeppelin]] base at [[Tondern]]. By the time the Grand Fleet approached the area on 26 March, the British and German forces had already disengaged and a strong [[gale]] threatened the light craft, so the fleet was ordered to return to base. On 21 April, the Grand Fleet conducted a demonstration off [[Horns Reef]] to distract the Germans while the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] relaid its defensive [[minefields]] in the [[Baltic Sea]].<ref>Jellicoe, pp. 270–71, 275, 279–80, 284, 286</ref> The fleet returned to Scapa Flow on 24 April and refuelled before proceeding south in response to intelligence reports that the Germans were about to launch a [[Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft|raid on Lowestoft]], but only arrived in the area after the Germans had withdrawn. On 2–4 May, the fleet conducted another demonstration off Horns Reef to keep German attention focused on the North Sea.<ref>Jellicoe, pp. 286–90</ref>

====Battle of Jutland====
[[File:Map of the Battle of Jutland, 1916.svg|thumb|upright=1.7|Maps showing the manoeuvres of the British (blue) and German (red) fleets on 31 May&nbsp;– 1 June 1916|alt=The British fleet sailed from northern Britain to the east while the Germans sailed from Germany in the south; the opposing fleets met off the Danish coast]]
{{Main|Battle of Jutland}}
In an attempt to lure out and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet, the High Seas Fleet, composed of sixteen dreadnoughts, six predreadnoughts and supporting ships, departed the [[Jade Bight]] early on the morning of 31 May. The fleet sailed in concert with Hipper's five battlecruisers. Room 40 had intercepted and decrypted German radio traffic containing plans of the operation. In response the Admiralty ordered the Grand Fleet, totalling some 28 dreadnoughts and 9 battlecruisers, to sortie the night before to cut off and destroy the High Seas Fleet.<ref>Tarrant, pp. 54–55, 57–58</ref>

On 31 May, ''Thunderer'', under the command of [[Captain (Royal Navy)|Captain]] [[James Fergusson (Royal Navy officer)|James Fergusson]], was the eighth ship from the head of the [[battle line]] after deployment.<ref>Corbett, frontispiece map and p. 428</ref> At 18:27<ref group=Note>The times used in this section are in [[Universal Time|UT]], which is one hour behind [[Central European Time|CET]], which is often used in German works.</ref> the ship briefly fired at the crippled [[light cruiser]] {{SMS|Wiesbaden}}, although the number of hits made, if any, is unknown, until her view was blocked by other British ships. Less than an hour later, ''Thunderer'' sighted two German dreadnoughts visible between {{HMS|Royal Oak|08|2}} and {{HMS|Iron Duke|1912|2}} at about 19:15. She fired three [[salvo]]es of [[List of British ordnance terms#Common Pointed|common pointed, capped]] (CPC) at the leading ship, but no hits were made and the second salvo was actually fired over the top of ''Iron Duke'', before her view was totally obscured. After sunset, the battlecruiser {{SMS|Moltke}} spotted the four ''Orion''-class ships at 22:30 and signalled a challenge to ''Thunderer'' before [[wikt:sheer|sheering off]]. Fergusson chose not to engage without an obvious threat lest he reveal the location of the battlefleet. ''Thunderer'' fired just thirty-seven 13.5-inch shells (all CPC) during the battle.<ref>Campbell, pp. 157, 206, 276–77, 346–47</ref>

====Subsequent activity====
[[File:Orion-class BBs SP 1703.jpeg|thumb|The four ''Orion''-class battleships in [[line ahead]] formation, after 1915]]
The Grand Fleet sortied on 18 August to ambush the High Seas Fleet while it advanced into the southern North Sea, but a series of miscommunications and mistakes prevented Jellicoe from intercepting the German fleet before it returned to port. Two light cruisers were sunk by German [[U-boat]]s during the operation, prompting Jellicoe to decide to not risk the major units of the fleet south of 55° 30' North due to the prevalence of German submarines and mines. The [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] concurred and stipulated that the Grand Fleet would not sortie unless the German fleet was attempting an invasion of Britain or there was a strong possibility it could be forced into an engagement under suitable conditions.<ref>Halpern, pp. 330–32</ref>

In April 1918, the High Seas Fleet again sortied, to attack British convoys to Norway. They enforced strict wireless silence during the operation, which prevented Room 40 cryptanalysts from warning the new commander of the Grand Fleet, Admiral Beatty. The British only learned of the operation after an accident aboard the battlecruiser {{SMS|Moltke}} forced her to break radio silence to inform the German commander of her condition. Beatty then ordered the Grand Fleet to sea to intercept the Germans, but he was not able to reach the High Seas Fleet before it turned back for Germany.<ref>Halpern, pp. 418–20</ref> The ship was present at [[Rosyth]], Scotland, when the High Seas Fleet surrendered there on 21 November<ref>{{cite web|title=Operation ZZ|url=http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Operation_ZZ|publisher=The Dreadnought Project|access-date=10 March 2017|language=en}}</ref> and she remained part of the 2nd BS through 1 March 1919.<ref>{{cite web|title=Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing the Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands, &c.|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=92419634&mode=fullsize|website=National Library of Scotland|publisher=Admiralty|date=1 March 1919|access-date=17 March 2017|page=10}}</ref>

By 1 May, ''Thunderer'' had been assigned to the [[3rd Battle Squadron (United Kingdom)|3rd BS]] of the Home Fleet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Supplement to the Monthly Navy List Showing the Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officer's Commands, &c.|url=http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=92444118|website=National Library of Scotland|publisher=Admiralty|date=1 May 1919|access-date=17 March 2017|page=12}}</ref> On 1 November, the 3rd BS was disbanded and ''Thunderer'' was transferred to the [[Reserve Fleet]] at Portland, together with her sisters.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Navy List|url=http://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9262/92620333.23.pdf|website=National Library of Scotland|date=18 December 1919|publisher=[[His Majesty's Stationery Office]]|location=London|access-date=17 March 2017|pages=694, 709}}</ref> She was temporarily recommissioned during the summers of 1920 to ferry troops to the Mediterranean and back.<ref name=b0/> The ship was still in Portland as of 18 December 1920,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Navy List|url=http://deriv.nls.uk/dcn23/9262/92620333.23.pdf|website=National Library of Scotland|date=18 December 1920|publisher=[[His Majesty's Stationery Office]]|location=London|access-date=17 March 2017|pages=709a–11}}</ref> but was converted into a naval cadet training ship at Rosyth beginning in February 1921. ''Thunderer'' recommissioned on 5 May, but did not begin her first training cruise until 24 June. The ship was relieved by the [[monitor (warship)|monitor]] {{HMS|Erebus|I02|2}} on 31 August 1926 and paid off at [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]].<ref name=b0/>

On 6 November, ''Thunderer'' was sold for scrap to [[Hughes Bolckow|Messrs, Hughes, Bolckow & Co.]] for £66,150.<ref name=b0/> She was too deep in draught to enter their scrapyard in [[Blyth, Northumberland|Blyth]] and so was partially stripped down at Rosyth. Even so, she grounded at the Blyth harbour entrance on 24 December.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=28 December 1926 |page=18 |issue=44464 |column=G }}</ref> After she was refloated on 30 December, she went back to Rosyth to be further lightened, as her draught was still too deep to allow her to enter Blyth.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Casualty reports |date=31 December 1926 |page=5 |issue=44467 |column=C }}</ref><ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Warship dismantling at Blyth |date=1 January 1927 |page=7 |issue=44468 |column=G }}</ref> She was towed from Rosyth on 12 April 1927 and reached Blyth two days later to finish demolition.<ref name=b0/>

==Notes==
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==Citations==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|HMS Thunderer (ship, 1911)}}
* [http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/battleships/thunderer/hms_thunderer.htm Maritimequest Photo Gallery]
* [http://www.britishpathe.com/video/the-gales-prank/query/thunderer  Newsreel of ''Thunderer'' run aground on the way to the breakers]
*[https://www.jutlandcrewlists.org/thunderer Battle of Jutland Crew Lists Project - HMS Thunderer Crew List]

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