HMS Defiance (1861)

HMS Defiance (1861)

HMS "Defiance" was the last wooden line-of-battle ship launched for the Royal Navy. She never saw service as a wooden line-of-battle ship. In 1884 she became a schoolship.

Design

"Defiance" was a development of the "Renown" class. The second pair of "Renown"'s, HMS|Atlas|1860|6 and HMS|Anson|1860|6, had a modified, finer stern run. "Defiance" was originally laid down as to the same plan as "Atlas", but a new plan dated 8 October 1858 was prepared giving "Defiance" a lengthened bow. [Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p125-6.]

"Defiance" was the last ship to use the midsection design that Isaac Watts created for HMS|James Watt|1853|6. [Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p126.]

Career

Her trials off Plymouth on 5 February 1862 were conducted when she was neither masted nor stored. The trial speed of 11.886 knots was worse than the similar trials of "Atlas" (13.022 knots) and "Anson" (12.984 knots). However "Defiance's" lack of sea service means that there can be no certainty as to whether her design was an improvement on "Atlas". [Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p 125-6.]

On 26 November 1884 "Defiance" became the Devonport torpedo and mining schoolship. [Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p 126. [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=47 Online history HMS "Defiance"] ] A special railway station to serve personnel travelling to and from the school, known as "Defiance Platform", was situated just west of Saltash railway station from 1905 until 1930.

She was sold on 26 June 1931 to S. Castle for breaking up at Millbay, Plymouth. [Lambert, "Battleships in Transition", p 126. [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=47 Online history HMS "Defiance"] ]

Notes

References

* Lambert, Andrew "Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815-1860", Conway Maritime Press, 1984. ISBN 0 85177 315 X
* [http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=47 Online history HMS "Defiance"]


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