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HMS Defiance (1861)
Ship of the line of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Defiance.
HMS Defiance was the last wooden line-of-battle ship launched for the Royal Navy. She never saw service as a wooden line-of-battle ship. In 1884 she became a school ship.
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![]() Defiance moored at Saltash | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Defiance |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Renown class |
Succeeded by | Bulwark class |
Completed | 1 |
History | |
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Name | HMS Defiance |
Ordered | 17 June 1855 |
Builder | Pembroke Dock |
Cost | £119,442 |
Laid down | 20 September 1858 |
Launched | 27 March 1861 |
Completed | 1862 |
Fate | Sold, 26 June 1931 |
General characteristics (Lambert[1]) | |
Type | Steam two-decker ship of the line |
Displacement | 5,700 long tons (5,791 t) |
Tons burthen | 3475 tons bm |
Length |
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Beam | 55 ft 4 in (16.87 m) |
Draught | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) forward, 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) aft |
Propulsion | Maudslay engine, 800 nhp, 3,550 ihp (2,647 kW) |
Sail plan |
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Speed | 11.884 knots (13.676 mph; 22.009 km/h) under power (not masted or stored) |
Complement | 860 |
Armament |
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