HMS Defiance (1772)
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 Great Britain
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| Name: | HMS Defiance |
| Ordered: | 9 June 1768 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 20 October 1768 |
| Launched: | 31 August 1772 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1780 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Intrepid-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1374 bm |
| Length: | 159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
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HMS Defiance was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1772 at Woolwich.
Defiance was wrecked in 1780.
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