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HMS Defender (1804)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Defender
Ordered9 January 1804
BuilderWilliam Courtney, Chester
Laid downMarch 1804
Launched28 July 1804
CommissionedAugust 1804
FateWrecked 14 December 1809
General characteristics
Class and typeArcher-class gun-brig
Tons burthen179 tons
Length
  • 80 ft 1+14 in (24.416 m) (gundeck)
  • 65 ft 10+12 in (20.079 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 7+12 in (6.896 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5+12 in (2.883 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 chase guns

HMS Defender was a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig built in Chester in 1804 and employed in the English Channel. On 14 December 1809, she was wrecked near Folkestone.

References

  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.


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