HMS Defiance (1744)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Defiance.

History
Great Britain
Name:	HMS Defiance
Builder:	West, Deptford
Launched:	12 October 1744
Fate:	Sold, 1766
General characteristics
Class & type:	1741 proposals 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line
Tons burthen:	1,136 long tons (1,154.2 t)
Length:	147 ft (44.8 m) (gundeck)
Beam:	42 ft (12.8 m)
Depth of hold:	18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Sail plan:	Full rigged ship
Armament:	58 guns: Gundeck: 24 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 24 × 12 pdrs Quarterdeck: 8 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

HMS Defiance was a 58-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built to the dimensions laid out in the 1741 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Deptford, and launched on 12 October 1744.

Defiance served until she was sold out of the navy in 1766.

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.