HMS Defiance (original) (raw)

Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments: * was an 8-gun pinnace that took part in the action against the Spanish Armada in 1588. * English ship Defiance (1590) was a 46-gun galleon built in 1590. She was rebuilt and reduced to 34 guns in 1614 and was sold in 1650. * was a 10-gun ship captured from the Parliamentarians by the Royalists in 1652 during the English Civil War. She foundered later in 1652. * HMS Defiance (1666) was a 66-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1666 and burned by accident in 1668. * was a sloop in service between 1671 and 1678. * HMS Defiance (1675) was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1675. She was rebuilt in 169