HMS Terror (1741)

HMS Terror was a 14-gun bomb vessel launched in 1741 and sold in 1754.

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named HMS Terror.

History
Great Britain
Name: Terror
Ordered: 14 September 1741
Builder: Limehouse
Laid down: 9 October 1741
Fate: Sold in 1754
General characteristics
Propulsion: Sail

Terror was commissioned in 1742 under the command of Commander Abraham Duncomb. Terror was involved in the naval battle in Loch nan Uamh during the Jacobite rising, where she was disabled by a volley from the French privateer Bellone. She was sold in 1754 at Deptford.

Reference
  • Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
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