HMS Defiance (1666)
| History | |
|---|---|
 England | |
| Name | HMS Defiance |
| Builder | William Castle, Deptford |
| Launched | 27 March 1666 |
| Commissioned | Spring 1666 |
| Fate | Burnt by accident, 6 December 1668 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | 64-gun third rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 863.5 tons |
| Length | 117 ft (36 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 3 in (4.65 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 320 |
| Armament | 64 guns comprising 22 demi-cannon, 28 culverins and 14 demi-culverins |
HMS Defiance was a 64-gun
English Royal Navy,[1] ordered on 26 October 1664 under the new construction programme of that year, and launched on 27 March 1666 at William Castle's private shipyard at Deptford in the presence of King Charles II.[citation needed
]
She was commissioned under
John Harman in the same role.[citation needed] Defiance was accidentally destroyed by fire at Chatham on 6 December 1668.[1]
Samuel Pepys was a member of the Court Martial of the ship's gunner who was accused of causing the loss of the ship. In Pepys' diary entry for 25 March 1669, he writes that the ship was lost due to the "neglect" of the gunner "in trusting a girl to carry fire into his cabin".
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References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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