HMS Defiance was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Randall and Co., at Rotherhithe on the River Thames, and launched on 10 December 1783. Wikipedia
Launched: December 10, 1783
Place built: Rotherhithe, United Kingdom
Construction started: April 1782
Beam: 46 ft 4 in (14.12 m)
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship