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| Name | Defence (1815) | Explanation | |
| Type | Third rate | ||
| Launched | 25 April 1815 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1754 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 74 | ||
| Fate | 1857 | ||
| Class | Armada | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | Laid down as Marathon. 1849 convict ship. 1857.07.14 burnt by accident | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| (January 1840) | Out of commission at Chatham | ||
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