- HMS Defiance (1590)
HMS "Defiance" was a 46-gun
galleon of the EnglishRoyal Navy , launched in 1590.Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p14.]She was rebuilt as a 40-gun
Great ship in 1615 byPhineas Pett I atWoolwich . "Defiance" was sold out of the navy in 1650.Notes
References
*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850." Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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