13 May 1831 over $130,000 had been recovered at Cape Frio under the supervision of Captain Dickinson, HMS Lightning. G.N. The true story of the loss of submarine HMS Thetis is still shrouded in mystery, even now, some seventy-five years after her tragic sinking. On 1 June 1939, HMS Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay on her maiden dive with the loss of ninety-nine lives.
British Warships 1914–1919. (IGR/13) Request this item HMS Thetis was a 10-gun gun-brig launched in 1810 and on the lists until at least 1836. The ship was wrecked in 1830 off Cape Frio, Brazil, with the loss of 22 crewmen; most of her cargo of bullion was successfully salvaged. Index of Merchant sailing ships, 1775-1815, by David R. MacGregor, published by Naval Institute Press, 1985 It was well managed and useful, but of little intrinsic importance, although Thetis did lend her name to a lake, a cove and streets on Vancouver Island. HMS Thetis was a 46-gun fifth rate launched in 1817 and wrecked off Cape Frio in 1830.
HMS Thetis was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1846 and transferred to Prussia in 1855 in exchange for two gunboats. HMS Thetis was a 46-gun Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. In 1830, the British frigate HMS Thetis was wrecked at Cabo Frio, on the Brazilian coast.
Logbook of HMS SULTAN, Capt John West, 1 Aug 1810-Apr 1812, kept by Mid W Bryant. The place is now called Thetis Cove. In 1830, the British frigate HMS Thetis was wrecked at Cabo Frio, on the Brazilian coast. The petty officers and seamen of the Thetis' also presented a gold chain, call, and plate with an inscription expressive of their gratitude to Mr. Geach, for his exertions in saving the lives of the crew on the occasion. (IGR/11) Request this item Logbook of HMS WARSPITE, 3 Mar 1829-20 Aug 1829, and HMS THETIS, 21 Aug-20 Sep 1830.
Shipwreck and Salvage in the Tropics: The Case of HMS Thetis, 1830-1854 Abstract In 1830, the British frigate HMS Thetis was wrecked at Cabo Frio, on the Brazilian coast. On 1 June 1939 HMS Thetis (Lt.Cdr. She was first commissioned in 1823 and was assigned to the South America Station three years later. It was the worst peacetime submarine tragedy ever to … 45 of the 103 on board during the dive were personel from the builders, admiralty officials and new commanders.
Thetis was scrapped in 1963 at Odense, Denmark. HMS Geranium is not listed as active unit in the October 1945 Navy List. HMS Thetis was a 46-gun Leda-class fifth-rate frigate built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. In 1939, the British submarine HMS Thetis sank during a trial dive off North Wales with the loss of 99 lives. The place is now called Thetis Cove. ... At 1830 hours, HMS Geranium was detached. HMS Thetis was an Apollo-class 2nd class protected cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched on 13 December 1890.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. HMS Thetis, var en 36-kanoners femte klass fregatt sjösatt 1846 och överfördes till Preussen 1855 i utbyte för två kanonbåtar.
↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 117.