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HMS Defender (1797)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Defender (ex-GB No. 21) |
| Ordered | 7 February 1797 |
| Builder | Hill & Mellish, Limehouse |
| Laid down | February 1797 |
| Launched | 21 May 1797 |
| Commissioned | June 1797 |
| Fate | Sold in September 1802 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Courser-class gun-brig |
| Tons burthen | 16829⁄94 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 22 ft 6+1⁄2 in (6.871 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
| Sail plan | Brig |
| Complement | 50 |
| Armament |
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Launched on 21 May 1797, GB No. 21 was renamed HMS Defender on 7 August the same year. She was a 12-gun Courser-class gun-brig built for the British Royal Navy at Limehouse and disposed of in 1802.
- ^ Winfield (2008), p. 232.
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