HMS Defiance (1783)

Defiance
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Defiance
Ordered	11 July 1780
Builder	Randall, Rotherhithe
Laid down	April 1782
Launched	10 December 1783
Honours and awards	Participated in: Battle of Copenhagen Battle of Cape Finisterre Battle of Trafalgar
Fate	Broken up, 1817
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Elizabeth-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1685 bm
Length	168 ft 6 in (51.36 m) (gundeck)
Beam	46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	Gundeck: 28 × 32-pounder guns Upper gundeck: 28 × 18-pounder guns QD: 14 × 9-pounder guns Fc: 4 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Defiance was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Randall and Co., at Rotherhithe on the River Thames, and launched on 10 December 1783.^[1]