Defence | |
History | |
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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 and 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 | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Defence was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 April 1815 at Chatham. [1]
She was converted to serve as a prison ship in 1849. [1] Defence was badly damaged by an accidental fire, probably caused by spontaneous combustion in a recently delivered load of coal, [2] at Woolwich on 14 July 1857. [3] The fire was extinguished by scuttling the ship [2] and, while it was not totally destroyed, the remains were broken up later. [3]
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