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| Name | Thunderbolt (1842) | Explanation | |
| Type | 1st class sloop | ||
| Launched | 13 January 1842 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 1059 tons | ||
| Displacement | 1669 tons | ||
| Guns | 6 | ||
| Fate | 1847 | ||
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| Note | 1847.02.03 wrecked Cape Recife, S. Africa | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 28 November 1842 - 25 May 1846 | Commanded by Commander George Nathaniel Broke, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 27 December 1845 - 3 February 1847 | Commanded by Commander Alexander Boyle, Cape of Good Hope, until lost after striking a rock near Cape Receife, South Africa (Boyle, and Master James Dundas Milne, found guilty but recommended not to be dismissed from the service for their subsequent behaviour) | ||
| 26 May 1846 - 3 September 1846 | Commanded by Acting Commander Thomas Belgrave, Cape of Good Hope | ||
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