HMS Defender (1804)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Defender
Ordered	9 January 1804
Builder	William Courtney, Chester
Laid down	March 1804
Launched	28 July 1804
Commissioned	August 1804
Fate	Wrecked 14 December 1809
General characteristics
Class and type	Archer-class gun-brig
Tons burthen	179 tons
Length	80 ft 1+1⁄4 in (24.416 m) (gundeck) 65 ft 10+1⁄2 in (20.079 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 7+1⁄2 in (6.896 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 5+1⁄2 in (2.883 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	50
Armament	10 × 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.