HMS Defence was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Israel Pownoll and launched on 31 March 1763 at Plymouth...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defence: HMS Defence (1763), launched in 1763, fought in many battles in the American Revolutionary...

name HMS Kingston. HMS Kingston (1697) was a 60-gun fourth rate, launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1719 and 1740 and sold in 1762. Destroyed in 1763 whilst...

HMS Albion is a landing platform dock originally built for the Royal Navy, the first of the two-ship Albion class. Built by BAE Systems Marine in Barrow-in-Furness...

1794) Conde Dom Henrique 74 (1763, ex-Portuguese, captured 1822, ex-Nossa Senhora do Pilar, renamed 1793) Dom Pedro I 64–74 (1763, ex-Portuguese Martim de...

estate until 1960. On 24 December 1811 two British warships (HMS St George and HMS Defence (1763) were driven ashore at Ryssensten Strand close to Rammegaard...

1765. HMS Lion (1753) was a transport launched in 1753, hulked in 1775, and sold in 1786. HMS Lyon (1753) was a hoy sold in 1786 HMS Lion (1763) was a...

ship of the line launched at Woolwich HMS Defence (1763) 74-gun ship of the line launched at Plymouth Dockyard HMS Boyne (1766) 70-gun Burford-class ship...

56°21′30″N 8°06′00″E / 56.3583°N 8.1°E / 56.3583; 8.1 (HMS Defence (1763)) HMS Defence  Royal Navy 31 May 1916 A Minotaur-class armoured cruiser that...

HMS Ferret (1760) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1760; she foundered in a hurricane in 1776. HMS Ferret (1763) was a 6-gun cutter launched in 1763 and...

year of shore leave he took his final active command on the 74-gun HMS Defence (1763 \6) in February 1799 plying the south English coast. Shivers retired...

up, August 1784. HMS Defence Builder: Plymouth Dockyard Ordered: 13 December 1758. Laid down: 14 May 1759. Launched: 31 March 1763. Completed: 19 October...

British ships' anti-aircraft defences were demonstrated in the sinking of HMS Ardent on 21 May which was hit by nine bombs, and HMS Antelope on 24 May when...

Revolutionary War, he saw action again, as captain of the third-rate HMS Defence, at the battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794, during the French...

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 247 years of service as of 2025, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still...

museum is housed in a row of three buildings which face HMS Victory. No. 11 Storehouse dates from 1763, and the adjacent No. 10 Storehouse from 1776; both...

sea. The British occupied the island for two years before returning it in 1763 following the Treaty of Paris. In 1756, Britain and France had formally gone...

matters pertaining to the navy and a deputy to the Secretary of State for Defence. The CNS is also a member of the Chiefs of Staff Committee and, thereby...

The complement of HMS Bounty, the Royal Navy ship on which a historic mutiny occurred in the south Pacific on 28 April 1789, comprised 46 men on its departure...

they include: HMS Richmond HMS Portland HMS Somerset HMS Kent HMS Sutherland (post-refit sea trials as of early 2025) HMS St Albans HMS Iron Duke (relocated...

interest in naval history while serving in HMS Empress of India in 1897–98, HMS Ramillies in 1899, and HMS Canopus in 1899–1900, turning himself into...

HMS Otter (1721) was an 8-gun sloop launched in 1721 and wrecked in 1741. HMS Otter (1742) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1742 and sold in 1763. HMS Otter (1767)...

(French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ʃaʁl ʒɑ̃ batist silvɛstʁ də vilnœv]; 31 December 1763 – 22 April 1806) was a French Navy officer who served during the French Revolutionary...

Defence and War Office were all merged to form the new Ministry of Defence in 1964. Its modern-day equivalent is the Secretary of State for Defence....

keep them nearer the Americas for defence. A court martial ensued as HMS America was damaged by grounding and HMS Cleopatra was accidentally beached...

Wales from 1806 to 1808. He is best known for his role in the mutiny on HMS Bounty, which occurred in 1789 when the ship was under his command. The reasons...

British Armed Forces are the unified military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...

Expedition in a cairn on King William Island, after deserting their ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, with their surviving 105 crew members on April 22 to attempt...

honours are: Louisburg, Quebec 1759, Martinique 1762, Havannah, North America 1763–64, Mysore, Hindoostan, Martinique 1794, Copenhagen, Montevideo, RoLica,...

better defence and allowing de Hevia's fleet to fall intact into the British hands. Havana remained under British occupation until February 1763, when...