HMS Defence (1815)
Quick Facts
- Ship Name
- HMS Defence
- Launch Year
- 1815
- Type
- Ship of the Line
- Class
- Second-rate ship of the line
- Rate
- Second-rate
- Launched
- 1815
- Built at
- Pembroke Dockyard
- Commissioned
- 1827
- Armament
- 74 guns
- Propulsion
- Sail
- Role
- Ship of the line
- Notable for
- Later sailing navy service
- Fate
- Sold
- Status
- Decommissioned
HMS Defence was a later sailing-era warship of the post-Napoleonic navy.
Service History
She served in the long peace after 1815.
Historical Significance
She reflects the transition out of the line-of-battle era.