Defence

Defence

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Mehrere Schiffe der Royal Navy sind HMS Defence getauft worden.

  • HMS Defence (1763), Stapellauf 1763, schlug viele Schlachten im amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg, in den Kriegen während der französischen Revolution und den napoleonischen Kriegen.
  • HMS Defence (1907), Stapellauf 1907, war ein Panzerkreuzer, der während der Skagerrakschlacht am 31. Mai 1916 versenkt wurde.
  • HMS Defence (1945), Stapellauf 1945, war ein leichter Kreuzer. Die Arbeiten an ihr wurden bis 1954 unterbrochen. Im Jahr 1957 wurde sie in HMS Lion (C34) umbenannt.

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