HMS Defence

HMS Defence was a Minotaur-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century, the last armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy. She was stationed in the Mediterranean when the First World War began and participated in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben and light cruiser SMS Breslau. The ship was transferred to the Grand Fleet in January 1915 and remained there for the rest of her career.

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1907  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Minotaur-class armored cruiser, shipwreck, armored cruiser, 

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  SMS V48 ⓘ
  1915 V47-class large torpedo boat

Frameless

HMS Defence 1907

Inscription in Headington Cemetery, Oxfordshire

Armoured cruiser HMS Defence - IWM Q 75287

HMS Defence Q42620

HMS 'Lion' leading the British Battlecruiser Force in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW1878

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		naval-history.net page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		SMS V48	large torpedo boat of German navy, V47-class large torpedo boat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS Wiesbaden	shipwreck, Wiesbaden-class cruiser, cruiser, heritage site	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1907	HMS Defence	Minotaur-class armored cruiser, armored cruiser, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1907	HMS Invincible	Invincible-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1911	HMS Indefatigable	Indefatigable-class battlecruiser, shipwreck, battlecruiser, heritage site	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1912	HMS Shark	shipwreck, Acasta-class destroyer, destroyer, heritage site	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1913	HMS Ardent	shipwreck, destroyer, Acasta-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Defence 1907		Commons
commons	image		Inscription in Headington Cemetery, Oxfordshire		Commons
commons	image		Armoured cruiser HMS Defence - IWM Q 75287		Commons
commons	image		HMS Defence Q42620		Commons
commons	image		HMS 'Lion' leading the British Battlecruiser Force in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, about 19.20 RMG PW1878		Commons