| Defiance | 3848 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal Guns | 74 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Nationality | Great Britain | BWAS-1714 | |
| Operator | The Royal Navy | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ordered | 1780/07/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Keel Laid Down | 1782/04 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Acquired | 1783/12/10 | BWAS-1714 | |
| First Commissioned | 1794/08 | ||
| Shipyard | Rotherhithe | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Class | Elizabeth Class | BWAS-1714 | |
| Constructor | John Randall | BWAS-1714 | |
| Category | Third Rate | BWAS-1714 | |
| Ship Type | Ship of the Line | BWAS-1714 | |
| Broken Up | 1817/05 | BWAS-1714 | |
Dimensions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Measurement | Type | Metric Equivalent | BWAS-1714 |
| Length of Gundeck | 169' 0" | Imperial Feet | 51.5112 | Length of Keel | 138' 0" | Imperial Feet | 42.0624 | Breadth | 47' 4" | Imperial Feet | 14.4272 | Depth in Hold | 109' 9" | Imperial Feet | 33.4518 | Draught Forward | 12' 2" | Imperial Feet | 3.7084 | Draught Aft | 18' 3" | Imperial Feet | 5.5626 | Burthen | 1,644 54⁄94 | Tons BM |
Armament | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783/12/10 | Broadside Weight = 781 Imperial Pound ( 354.1835 kg) | BWAS-1793 | ||
| Lower Gun Deck | 28 | British 32-Pounder | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 28 | British 18-Pounder | ||
| Quarterdeck | 14 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Forecastle | 4 | British 9-Pounder | ||
| Crew Complement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | # of Men | Notes | Source |
| 1765/12/08 | 550 | Design Complement | |
| 1794 | 600 | BWAS-1714 | |
| Flag Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1801/01/01 | 1801/10 | Rear-Admiral of the White | Thomas Graves | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811 | 1811 | Rear-Admiral of the White | John Ferrier | BWAS-1714 |
| Commanders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1794/08 | 1795/06 | Captain | George Keppel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/06 | 1796/03 | Captain | Sir George Home | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/03 | 1798 | Captain | Theophilius Jones | BWAS-1714 |
| 1799/02 | 1800/12 | Captain | Thomas Revell Shivers | BWAS-1714 |
| 1800/12 | 1801/10 | Captain | Richard Retalick | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805 | 1805/12 | Captain | Philip Charles Calderwood Henderson Durham | NAO |
| 1806/03 | 1810 | Captain | Henry Hotham | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/08 | 1813 | Captain | Richard Raggett | BWAS-1714 |
| Commissioned Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1804/08/01 | 1805/10/21 | Lieutenant | Thomas Simons† | NAO |
| 1805 | 1806 | Lieutenant | William Hellard | NAO |
| 1805 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Andrew Bowden Pidgley | NAO |
| 1805 | 1806 | Lieutenant | James Uzuld Purches | NAO |
| 1805/09/20 | 1806 | Lieutenant | Henry John Smith Hargrave | NAO |
| 1807/01 | 1812/05/29 | Lieutenant | Sir John Banks | NBD1849 |
| Petty Officers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1793 | 1796 | Masters Mate | Michael Fitton | NBD1849 |
| Crewmen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Rank | Name | Source |
| 1805/03/29 | 1805/08 | 1st Class Volunteer | Thomas Benn | NBD1849 |
| Service History | Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1784/03/04 | Completed at Deptford Dockyard at a cost of £30757.15.10d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1784/06 | fitting at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £8878.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1793/11 | Began middling repair at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1795/04 | Completed middling repair at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £14925.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1796/03 | In the Channel | BWAS-1714 |
| 1797 | Spithead Mutiny | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/09 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1798/12 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £10270.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1801/04/02 | Present at the Battle of Copenhagen | |
| 1801/10 | Paid off | BWAS-1714 |
| 1803/06 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/07 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1804/08 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £5076.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1805/07/22 | Present at the 3rd Battle of Cape Finisterre | |
| 1805/10/21 | Present at the Battle of Trafalgar | |
| 1805/12 | Began refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/03 | Recommissioned | BWAS-1714 |
| 1806/04 | Completed refitting at Portsmouth Dockyard at a cost of £24311.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809 | Off Rochefort | BWAS-1714 |
| 1809/02/27 | Present at the Action at Sables d'Olonne | |
| 1809/03 | Began making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1810/04 | Completed making good defects at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £10440.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1811/07/04 | Present at the Action of 1811-07-04 | |
| 1813/11 | Re-classed as a UnratedPrison Ship | |
| 1813/11 | Began fitting at Chatham Dockyard | BWAS-1714 |
| 1813/12 | Completed fitting at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of £386.0.0d | BWAS-1714 |
| 1814 | Placed in ordinary | BWAS-1714 |
| 1817/05 | Broken up at Chatham | BWAS-1714 |
| Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Description | Author | Type |
| BWAS-1714 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| BWAS-1793 | British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793 - 1817 | Rif Winfield | Book |
| NAO | The National Archive - Trafalgar Ancestors | Various | Web Site |
| NBD1849 | A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 | O'Brien | Digital Book |