Category:Thunder-class Ships

The Thunder-class Destroyer is the main destroyer of the Stormwind Navy. Designed to counter orcish and troll galleys during the Second War, the Thunder-class is notable for being named after the Lightning-class vessel HMS Thunder, which was the first vessel to prove the destroyer concept among the nations of the Eastern Kingdoms.

As it is larger than the Eagle or Lightning-classes, the Thunder-class is lesser common. This rarity, coupled with the vessel's short range, means that the Thunder is only assigned as an escort to Ships of the Line such as the Lion and Barathen-classes, instead of being used for the convoy escort role like the navy's corvettes.

The Thunder-class can usually be found in any fleet that uses Ships of the Line, though due to its rarity is sometimes replaced in this role by a smaller corvette.