HMS Defender (1797)

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Defender (ex-GB No. 21)
Ordered	7 February 1797
Builder	Hill & Mellish, Limehouse
Laid down	February 1797
Launched	21 May 1797
Commissioned	June 1797
Fate	Sold in September 1802
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Courser-class gun-brig
Tons burthen	16829⁄94 (bm)
Length	76 ft 1 in (23.19 m) (gundeck) 62 ft 3+1⁄4 in (18.980 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 6+1⁄2 in (6.871 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 3 in (2.51 m)
Sail plan	Brig
Complement	50
Armament	10 × 18-pounder carronades 2 × 24-pounder guns as chasers

Launched on 21 May 1797, GB No. 21 was renamed HMS Defender on 7 August the same year. She was a 12-gun Courser-class gun-brig built for the British Royal Navy at Limehouse and disposed of in 1802.