Talk:HMS Thetis (1782)

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December 1794

Why does this article not cover the events of 1794 (as shown in one of the illustrations)? An additional illustration is available as shown.

ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 20:54, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I suspect that the primary reason is that I am not working on the larger RN ships and so only add in stuff that I can carry over from other articles that I am working on. This makes for some disjointed articles, but "God created time so that everything wouldn't happen at once." Please feel free to put in the missing info.Acad Ronin (talk) 21:42, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would put the missing info in if I had access to a suitable source. I am working from the angle of fixing Ship's boats and found this picture used in a source found for that purpose. What I am missing is what Thetis was actually doing when she went aground - I have absolutely no idea and the authoritative source I am using focuses on the seamanship of the boats crews who have laid out two kedge anchors and are now taking soundings. Is it worth me (or you) posting something on Wikipedia:WikiProject Ships to ask if anyone has a suitable source for this? In other sources, all I have is Gardiner mentioning that Thetis was sent to the North American station in 1794 - he says it in about as many words as I have.ThoughtIdRetired (talk) 21:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@ThoughtIdRetired: I have found this: "In November he carried mail from Halifax to New York, and shortly afterwards it was reported that the Thetis had been lost on the American coast, although it transpired that she had in fact been towed into Norfolk by the Cleopatra 32, Captain Alexander Ball, after running onto a sand bank whilst chasing a privateer." I am trying to find a citable source. Acad Ronin (talk) 04:09, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@ThoughtIdRetired: Found it. In Google books find The Naval Biography of Great Britain: Consisting of Historical Memoirs of Those Officers of the British Navy who Distinguished Themselves During the Reign of His Majesty George III, by James Ralfe, published in 1828 by Whitmore & Fenn. Page 99 has an account of the rescue. It does not explain why Thetis was aground. I have some other stuff that suggests that she was simply patrolling off Long Island near Currituck Inlet when she grounded. Acad Ronin (talk) 04:24, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]