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HMS Defiance (1783) (10th)
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This the tenth ship to carry the name HMS Defiance was a third
rate, 64-gun ship-of-the-line.
Built at Woolwich Dockyard, launched 31-Aug-1772. Fought at the battle of Trafalgar where she sustained light damage with 17 of her crew killed and 53 wounded. (see: Fleets after the Battle). Became a prison ship Dec-1813. Broken up May-1817. Won the Battle Honours: Copenhagen 1801 and Trafalgar 1805.
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04 December, 2012.
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