HMS Defender (1804)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Defender
Ordered9 January 1804
BuilderWilliam Courtney, Chester
Laid downMarch 1804
Launched28 July 1804
CommissionedAugust 1804
FateWrecked 14 December 1809
General characteristics
Class & typeArcher-class gun-brig
Tons burthen179 tons
Length
  • 80 ft 1+1⁄4 in (24.416 m) (gundeck)
  • 65 ft 10+1⁄2 in (20.079 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 7+1⁄2 in (6.896 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 5+1⁄2 in (2.883 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement50
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 chase guns

HMS Defender was a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig built in Chester in 1804 and employed in the English Channel. On 14 December 1809, she was wrecked near Folkestone.

References

  • Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650–1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.


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