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HMS Defiance (1772)

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For other ships with the same name, see HMS 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 typeTemplate:Sclass-
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. ^ a b c 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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