Defiance
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Defiance
Ordered9 June 1768
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down20 October 1768
Launched31 August 1772
FateWrecked, 1780
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeIntrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1374 bm
Length159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Defiance was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1772 at Woolwich.[1]

Defiance was wrecked in 1780.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line, vol. 1, p. 181.

References

  • Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.


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