HMS Defiance (1783)

Defiance
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Defiance
Ordered11 July 1780
BuilderRandall, Rotherhithe
Laid downApril 1782
Launched10 December 1783
Honours &
awards		Participated in:
FateBroken up, 1817
General characteristics
Class & typeElizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1685 bm
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns
  • QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns
  • Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Defiance was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Randall and Co., at Rotherhithe on the River Thames, and launched on 10 December 1783.

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