HMS "Defence" was a 74-gun
She was converted to serve as a
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HMS Defence (1861) — HMS Defence was the lead ship of the Defence Class of 1859, her sister ship being HMS Resistance .After completion in 1862 she served in the Channel Fleet until 1866, when she paid off in Plymouth for refit and re armament. She returned to the… … Wikipedia
HMS Defence — Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defence :* Defence , launched in 1763, fought in many battles in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. * Defence was a 74 gun ship of the line,… … Wikipedia
Defence class battleship — The Defence Class of ironclad battleships were the class which historically immediately followed the first two British ironclads, HMS|Warrior|1860|6 and HMS Black Prince. The class consisted of two ships, HMS|Defence|1861|6 and… … Wikipedia
HMS Canopus (1798) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. HMS Canopus. Канопус HMS Canopus … Википедия
HMS Resistance (1861) — HMS Resistance was the second and last ship of the Defence Class to be commissioned. She served in the Channel from 1862 to 1864, and was then posted to the Mediterranean, where she was the first British ironclad to see service. She paid off in… … Wikipedia
HMS Epervier (1812) — Epervier El Peacock y el Epervier, 1814 Banderas … Wikipedia Español
HMS Chatham (1911) — HMS Chatham Übersicht Typ … Deutsch Wikipedia
HMS Wrangler — Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wrangler . A sixth was planned but never completed:*HMS|Wrangler|1797|6 was a 12 gun gunvessel, previously the civilian craft Fortune . She was purchased in 1797 and sold in 1802.… … Wikipedia
Naval Defence Act 1889 — Der Naval Defence Act 1889 war ein Gesetz des Parlaments des Vereinigten Königreichs. Es wurde am 31. Mai 1889 verabschiedet. Ziel des Gesetzes war eine Vergrößerung der Royal Navy. Mit dem Gesetz wurde der sogenannte Two Power Standard förmlich… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Naval Defence Act 1889 — The Naval Defence Act 1889 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, instituted on May 31, 1889 to increase the United Kingdom s naval strength and formally adopt the country’s two power standard. The standard called for the Royal Navy… … Wikipedia
