HMS Defence (1815)
HMS Defence was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 April 1815 at Chatham.[1]
Defence | |
History | |
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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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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 load recently delivered 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]
Notes
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol. 1, p. 189.
- The Hobart Town Mercury, 30 Oct 1857, p2
- Gossett (1986), p. 114.
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References
- Gossett, William Patrick (1986). The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793-1900. Mansell. ISBN 0-7201-1816-6.
- 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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