HMS Defence (1815)

	Defence
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Defence
Ordered	23 March 1809
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	May 1812
Launched	25 April 1815
Fate	Burnt, 1857
General characteristics
Class & type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1754 bm
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns:; Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades; Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades; Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades;

HMS Defence was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 April 1815 at Chatham.^[1]

History

HMS Defence was ordered on 23 March 1809 and laid down in May 1812 at Chatham Dockyard. She was launched on 25 April 1815 and served as a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line.

In 1849, she was converted to serve as a prison ship. On 14 July 1857, Defence was badly damaged by an accidental fire at Woolwich, likely caused by spontaneous combustion in a recently delivered load of coal.^[2] The fire was extinguished by scuttling the ship, and the remains were subsequently broken up later that year.^[3]

Citations

^ ^a ^b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 189.
^ The Hobart Town Mercury, 30 Oct 1857, p2
^ Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. p. 114. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.

References

Lavery, Brian (1983). The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. p. 189. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. p. 114. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.

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[Lavery,_SoLv1_p189-1] Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 189.

[The_Hobart_Town_Mercury_1857,_p2-2] The Hobart Town Mercury, 30 Oct 1857, p2

[Gosset,_p._114-3] Gosset, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. p. 114. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.

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Defence
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Defence
Ordered	23 March 1809
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Laid down	May 1812
Launched	25 April 1815
Fate	Burnt, 1857
General characteristics ^[1]
Class & type	Vengeur-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1754 bm
Length	176 ft (54 m) (gundeck)
Beam	47 ft 6 in (14.48 m)
Depth of hold	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Sail
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 4 × 12 pdrs, 10 × 32 pdr carronades Forecastle: 2 × 12 pdrs, 2 × 32 pdr carronades Poop deck: 6 × 18 pdr carronades