HMS Defiance (1772)

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

HMS Defiance was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 31 August 1772 at Woolwich.^[1]

Defiance
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Defiance
Ordered	9 June 1768
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	20 October 1768
Launched	31 August 1772
Fate	Wrecked, 1780
General characteristics [1]
Class & type	Intrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen	1374 bm
Length	159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)
Beam	44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold	19 ft (5.8 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	64 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

Defiance was wrecked in 1780.^[1]