Defiance
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History | |
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Name | Defiance |
Launched | 1590 |
Fate | Sold, 1650 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | 46-gun galleon |
Armament | 46 guns of various weights of shot |
General characteristics after 1615 rebuild[1] | |
Class and type | 40-gun great ship |
Tons burthen | 700 |
Length | 97 ft (30 m) (keel) |
Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
Depth of hold | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament | 40 guns of various weights of shot |
Defiance[Note 1] was a 46-gun galleon of the English Tudor navy, launched in 1590.[2]
She was rebuilt as a 40-gun great ship in 1615 by Phineas Pett I at Woolwich.[1] Defiance was sold out of the navy in 1650.[1]
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Notes
- ^ The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively
Citations
References
- 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.
This page was last edited on 30 July 2023, at 05:54