HMS Defence
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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, launched in 1861, was an ironclad scrapped in 1935.
- Defence, launched in 1907, was an armoured cruiser sunk at the battle of Jutland.
- Light cruiser Defence was launched in 1945 but work on her was suspended until 1954. In 1957 she was renamed Lion.
