HMS Defender (1797)

HMS Defender (1797)

The first HMS "Defender" was a 12-gun Gunboat built in 1797 at Limehouse and disposed of in 1802. She was fitted with a sliding keel and armed with ten 18-pounder carronades and two long 24-pounders. In 1799 her captain was Lt S P Leavy RN, and she was based in Portsmouth.

References

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* Age of Nelson website - [http://www.ageofnelson.org/index.html Age of Nelson]


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