HMS Defence

HMS Defence was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 31 March 1763 at Plymouth Dockyard. She was one of the most famous ships of the period, taking part in several of the most important naval battles of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. In 1811 she was wrecked off the coast of Jutland with the loss of almost her entire crew.

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1763  Wikimedia, Wikidata
third-rate, shipwreck, Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line, Royal Navy, HMNB Devonport, 

• Three Decks page^@
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  SM U-20 ⓘ
  German submarine

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1763 HMS Defence

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Frameless

Defence (1763) RMG J2861

Defence (1763); Kent (1762); Cornwall (1761); Arrogant (1761) RMG J2863

Defence (1763) RMG J2862

HMS Bellona 1760

Pocock Glorious First of June1

The 'Defence' at the Battle of the First of June, 1794

The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 (?); three ships engaged RMG PU8713

A View of the Shipwreck and Total Loss of the St George - and the Defence - in the North Sea (with key) RMG PY0746

Arrogant Class

Battle of the Nile 1798 (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SM U-20	submarine	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Atlantic wall in Søndervig, Denmark	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1763	HMS Defence	third-rate, shipwreck, Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1785	HMS St George	shipwreck, Duke-class second-rate ship of the line, second-rate	Wikidata
commons	image		Defence (1763) RMG J2861		Commons
commons	image		Defence (1763); Kent (1762); Cornwall (1761); Arrogant (1761) RMG J2863		Commons
commons	image		Defence (1763) RMG J2862		Commons
commons	image		HMS Bellona 1760		Commons
commons	image		Pocock Glorious First of June1		Commons
commons	image		The 'Defence' at the Battle of the First of June, 1794		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 (?); three ships engaged RMG PU8713		Commons
commons	image		A View of the Shipwreck and Total Loss of the St George - and the Defence - in the North Sea (with key) RMG PY0746		Commons
commons	image		Arrogant Class		Commons
commons	image		Battle of the Nile 1798 (cropped)		Commons