HMS Defender (1809)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Defender |
| Acquired: | Captured from the French, 10 December 1809 |
| Fate: | Sold 1814 |
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| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Lugger |
| Armament: | 8 guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Defender.
The third HMS Defender was the French privateer La Bonne Marseilles taken on 10 December 1809 by HMS Royalist. She was described as one of the fastest vessels out of Boulogne. Her captain in 1811 is recorded as Lt Cannadey RN, when she was stationed in The Downs. She was sold in 1814.
[edit] References
- Colledge, J. J. and Warlow, Ben (2006). Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy, Rev. ed., London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- Age of Nelson website - Age of Nelson
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