HMS Defender (D114)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Defender.

HMS Defender (D114)
HMS Defender leaving Malta
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Defender
Ordered16 February 1945
BuilderAlexander Stephen and Sons[1]
Laid down22 March 1949
Launched27 July 1950[1]
Commissioned5 December 1952
IdentificationPennant number: D114
Motto
  • Fendendo vince
  • ("By defence I conquer")
Fate
  • Listed for disposal 1969
  • Used for target practice and sold to James A White & Co, Inverkeithing 10 May 1972 for breaking up.
Badge
  • On a Field Red, a fencing buckler and rapier Silver and Gold
General characteristics
Class and typeDaring-class destroyer
DisplacementStandard: 2,830 tons, Full load: 3,820 tons
Length390 ft (120 m)
Beam43 ft (13 m)
Draught13.6 ft (4.1 m)
Propulsion2 Foster Wheeler boilers (650 psi, 850 °F), Parsons steam turbines, 2 shafts, 54,000 shp (40 MW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h)
Range4,400 nmi (8,100 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h)
ComplementApproximately 300
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

HMS Defender was a Daring-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.

Built as yard number 609[1] at Alexander Stephen and Sons, and originally intended to be named Dogstar, she was launched on 27 July 1950. After a career which saw her involved in the Korean War and conflicts in Malaya, Cyprus, Suez and Aden, she was listed for disposal in 1969, and was used for target practice in the Forth.[1] She was sold to James A White & Co Ltd, Inverkeithing, Fife for breaking in 1972.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d "HMS Defender at Shipping Times – Clydebuilt Database". Archived from the original on 2 May 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "HMS Defender". Battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2008.