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{{short description|Destroyer of the Royal Navy}}
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|Ship name=HMS ''Defender''
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|Ship builder=[[Alexander Stephen and Sons]]<ref name=Clyde/>
|Ship builder=[[Alexander Stephen and Sons]]<ref name=Clyde/>
|Ship laid down=22 March 1949
|Ship laid down=22 March 1949
|Ship launched=27 July 1950<ref name=Clyde>{{cite web|url=http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=3396|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050502053922/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=3396|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 May 2005|title=HMS ''Defender'' at Shipping Times - Clydebuilt Database|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref>
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|Ship fate=*Listed for disposal 1969
|Ship fate=*Listed for disposal 1969
*Used for target practice and sold to James A White & Co, [[Inverkeithing]] 10 May 1972 for breaking up.
*Used for target practice and sold to James A White & Co, [[Inverkeithing]] 10 May 1972 for breaking up.
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|Ship class={{sclass-|Daring|destroyer (1949)|0}} [[destroyer]]
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|Ship displacement=Standard: 2,830 [[ton]]s, Full load: 3,820 tons
|Ship displacement=Standard: 2,830 [[ton]]s, Full load: 3,820 tons
|Ship length={{convert|390|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|Ship propulsion=2 [[Foster Wheeler Corporation|Foster Wheeler]] [[Boiler (steam generator)|boilers]] (650 [[Pounds per square inch|psi]], 850 °F), [[Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company|Parsons]] [[steam turbine]]s, 2 shafts, {{convert|54,000|shp|MW|lk=in|abbr=on}}
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|Ship complement=Approximately 300
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|Ship armament=*6 [[QF 4.5 inch naval gun|QF 4.5]] in /45 (114 mm) Mark V in 3 twin mountings UD Mark VI
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*4 [[Bofors 40 mm gun|40 mm /60 Bofors A/A]] in 2 twin mounts STAAG Mk.II
*4 [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm /60 Bofors A/A]] in 2 twin mounts STAAG Mk.II
*2 [[Bofors 40 mm gun|40 mm /60 Bofors A/A]] in 1 twin mount Mk.V
*2 [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|40 mm /60 Bofors A/A]] in 1 twin mount Mk.V
*2 pentad tubes for [[British 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo]]es Mk.IX
*2 pentad tubes for [[British 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo]]es Mk.IX
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'''HMS ''Defender''''' was a {{sclass-|Daring|destroyer (1949)|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]].
'''HMS ''Defender''''' was a {{sclass|Daring|destroyer (1949)|0}} [[destroyer]] of the [[Royal Navy]].


Built as yard number 609 <ref name=Clyde/> 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 [[Malayan Emergency|Malaya]], [[Cyprus]], [[Suez Crisis|Suez]] and [[Aden Emergency|Aden]], she was listed for disposal in 1969, and was used for target practice in the [[Firth of Forth|Forth]].<ref name=Clyde/> She was sold to James A White & Co Ltd, [[Inverkeithing]], [[Fife]] for [[Ship breaking|breaking]] in 1972.<ref name=B-C>{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_after_1945.htm|title=HMS ''Defender'' |publisher=Battleships-cruisers.co.uk |accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref>
Built as yard number 609<ref name=Clyde/> 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 [[Malayan Emergency|Malaya]], [[Cyprus]], [[Suez Crisis|Suez]] and [[Aden Emergency|Aden]], she was listed for disposal in 1969, and was used for target practice in the [[Firth of Forth|Forth]].<ref name=Clyde/> She was sold to James A White & Co Ltd, [[Inverkeithing]], [[Fife]] for [[Ship breaking|breaking]] in 1972.<ref name=B-C>{{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/destroyers_after_1945.htm|title=HMS ''Defender'' |publisher=Battleships-cruisers.co.uk |accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


In 1953 ''Defender'' took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the [[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> She had commissioned for the [[Far East]] during 1953 and 1954 and operated with [[US Navy]] in Japanese waters during October 1953, taking part in the Korean War.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmtships.googlepages.com/home|title=Hired Military Transport|accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref>
In 1953 ''Defender'' took part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the [[Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> She had commissioned for the [[Far East]] during 1953 and 1954 and operated with [[US Navy]] in Japanese waters during October 1953, taking part in the Korean War.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmtships.googlepages.com/home|title=Hired Military Transport|accessdate=31 May 2015|archive-date=26 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826092422/http://hmtships.googlepages.com/home|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 1954 she located the wreck of the [[battleship]] {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|2}} in position {{coord|3|33.6|N|104|28.7|E|type:landmark}}. Taking part in the [[Malay Emergency]], ''Defender'' carried out a coastal bombardment on the [[Johor]] coast, following which she steamed up the [[Johor River]] for {{convert|9|mi|km}} reminding any hostile watchers of the Royal Navy presence.<ref>Kennedy, 2004.</ref> At some time between 1955 and 1958 she took part in operations against the terrorist organisation [[EOKA]] in [[Cyprus]].
In 1954 she located the wreck of the [[battleship]] {{HMS|Prince of Wales|53|2}} in position {{coord|3|33.6|N|104|28.7|E|type:landmark}}. Taking part in the [[Malay Emergency]], ''Defender'' carried out a coastal bombardment on the [[Johor]] coast, following which she steamed up the [[Johor River]] for {{convert|9|mi|km}} reminding any hostile watchers of the Royal Navy presence.<ref>Kennedy, 2004.</ref> At some time between 1955 and 1958 she took part in operations against the terrorist organisation [[EOKA]] in [[Cyprus]].


On 19 July 1956 she brought [[Faisal II of Iraq]] across the [[English Channel|Channel]] to [[Dover]] for a three day state visit to the Unied Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/Entire-Archive/Compilations/Regions/Middle_East/?ref=%2Fcollections%2FS16110601.xml&collName=Iraq&links=&isDigi=True&currentPageIndex=0|title=Archive footage - ITN Source|accessdate=2008-05-20}} {{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref> Later the same year she served as escort to [[HMY Britannia|the Royal Yacht]] at [[Stockholm]] and [[Copenhagen]] and around the [[Baltic Sea]]. The ship was diverted to the [[Mediterranean]] and proceeded to [[Suez Crisis|Suez]], where she took part in the hostilities. In 1958 she conducted her first refit, losing her after torpedo tubes in the process and by July 1959 she was back in the [[Mediterranean]] - Able Seaman James Simpson of ''Defender'' is buried at [[Kalkara Naval Cemetery]] in [[Malta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/AMaltalist2.htm|title=Malta Memorials|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref>
On 19 July 1956 she brought [[Faisal II of Iraq]] across the [[English Channel|Channel]] to [[Dover]] for a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itnsource.com/en/Entire-Archive/Compilations/Regions/Middle_East/?ref=%2Fcollections%2FS16110601.xml&collName=Iraq&links=&isDigi=True&currentPageIndex=0|title=Archive footage – ITN Source|accessdate=2008-05-20}} {{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref> Later the same year she served as escort to [[HMY Britannia|the Royal Yacht]] at [[Stockholm]] and [[Copenhagen]] and around the [[Baltic Sea]]. The ship was diverted to the [[Mediterranean]] and proceeded to [[Suez Crisis|Suez]], where she took part in the hostilities. In 1958 she conducted her first refit, losing her after torpedo tubes in the process and by July 1959 she was back in the [[Mediterranean]] – Able Seaman James Simpson of ''Defender'' is buried at [[Kalkara Naval Cemetery]] in [[Malta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/AMaltalist2.htm|title=Malta Memorials|access-date=2008-05-20}}</ref>


From 1963 to 1965 ''Defender'' was refitted for the second and last time, losing the forward torpedo tubes and gaining the Type 903 [[fire-control radar]]. In 1966 she was deployed to [[Saint Vincent (island)|St Vincent]] in the [[Caribbean]] as a precaution during a period of anticipated political unrest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-Events1961-70.htm |title=Chronology, Part 3 - 1961-70 |last=Mason |first=Geoffrey B. |date=2007 |publisher=naval-history.net |accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> The next year she was east of Suez again, providing [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] cover for the [[task force]] withdrawal from [[Aden]], and then remaining in the Far East until 1969.
From 1963 to 1965 ''Defender'' was refitted for the second and last time, losing the forward torpedo tubes and gaining the Type 903 [[fire-control radar]]. HMS Defender was alongside in Barbados 30 November 1966 for the Independence ceremony.The Duke & Duchess of Kent represented the Queen. The day before Christmas Eve in 1966, the ship sailed from Bermuda she was deployed to [[Saint Vincent (island)|St Vincent]] in the [[Caribbean]] as a precaution during a period of anticipated political unrest.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Ops-Events1961-70.htm |title=Chronology, Part 3 – 1961-70 |last=Mason |first=Geoffrey B. |date=2007 |publisher=naval-history.net |accessdate=31 May 2015}}</ref> The next year she was east of Suez again, providing [[Anti-submarine warfare|anti-submarine]] cover for the [[task force]] withdrawal from [[Aden]], and then remaining in the Far East until 1969.


==Decommissioning and disposal==
==Decommissioning and disposal==
In 1969 ''Defender'' decommissioned and was listed for disposal. She spent her last days in the [[Firth of Forth]] as a [[target ship]] before being sold for breaking.
In 1969 ''Defender'' was decommissioned and listed for disposal. She spent her last days in the [[Firth of Forth]] as a [[target ship]] before being sold for breaking.


==Commanding officers==
==Commanding officers==
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|1967||1970|||Commander [[George Vallings|G M F Vallings]] RN (later Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings KCB)
|1967||1970|||Commander [[George Vallings|G M F Vallings]] RN (later Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings KCB)
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==Appearance in the Media==
''Defender'' appeared in the 1961 [[The Rank Organisation|Rank Organisation]] [[Look at Life (film series)|Look at Life]] film "Pipeline". She is seen conducting a [[Underway_replenishment|replenishment at sea ]] with an unidentified [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] tanker, most likely to have been a [[Sprite-class_tanker|''Sprite'' class tanker.]] She appeared alongside [[HMS_Saintes_(D84)|HMS ''Saintes''.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7YtLbIow8Y | title=Look at Life Vol 2 Military Pipeline 1961 | website=[[YouTube]] | date=20 November 2018 }}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{colledge}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
*{{cite book|editor-last=Kennedy |editor-first=Greg |title=British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000: Influences and Actions |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135769666}}
* {{cite book|editor-last=Kennedy |editor-first=Greg |title=British Naval Strategy East of Suez, 1900-2000: Influences and Actions |date=2004 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781135769666}}
*{{cite book|last=Marriott|first=Leo|title=Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945|year=1989|publisher=Ian Allan|location=Shepperton, UK|isbn=0-7110-1817-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/royalnavydestroy0000marr}}
* {{cite book|last=Marriott|first=Leo|title=Royal Navy Destroyers Since 1945|year=1989|publisher=Ian Allan|location=Shepperton, UK|isbn=0-7110-1817-0|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/royalnavydestroy0000marr}}
*{{cite book|last=McCart |first=Neil |title=Daring Class Destroyers |publisher=Fan Publications |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-904459-33-0}}
* {{cite book|last=McCart |first=Neil |title=Daring Class Destroyers |publisher=Fan Publications |date=2008 |isbn=978-1-904459-33-0}}

{{Daring class destroyer (1949)}}
{{Daring class destroyer (1949)}}


Latest revision as of 11:55, 2 September 2024

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]

Career

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In 1953 Defender took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[3] She had commissioned for the Far East during 1953 and 1954 and operated with US Navy in Japanese waters during October 1953, taking part in the Korean War.[4]

In 1954 she located the wreck of the battleship Prince of Wales in position 3°33.6′N 104°28.7′E / 3.5600°N 104.4783°E / 3.5600; 104.4783. Taking part in the Malay Emergency, Defender carried out a coastal bombardment on the Johor coast, following which she steamed up the Johor River for 9 miles (14 km) reminding any hostile watchers of the Royal Navy presence.[5] At some time between 1955 and 1958 she took part in operations against the terrorist organisation EOKA in Cyprus.

On 19 July 1956 she brought Faisal II of Iraq across the Channel to Dover for a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom.[6] Later the same year she served as escort to the Royal Yacht at Stockholm and Copenhagen and around the Baltic Sea. The ship was diverted to the Mediterranean and proceeded to Suez, where she took part in the hostilities. In 1958 she conducted her first refit, losing her after torpedo tubes in the process and by July 1959 she was back in the Mediterranean – Able Seaman James Simpson of Defender is buried at Kalkara Naval Cemetery in Malta.[7]

From 1963 to 1965 Defender was refitted for the second and last time, losing the forward torpedo tubes and gaining the Type 903 fire-control radar. HMS Defender was alongside in Barbados 30 November 1966 for the Independence ceremony.The Duke & Duchess of Kent represented the Queen. The day before Christmas Eve in 1966, the ship sailed from Bermuda she was deployed to St Vincent in the Caribbean as a precaution during a period of anticipated political unrest.[8] The next year she was east of Suez again, providing anti-submarine cover for the task force withdrawal from Aden, and then remaining in the Far East until 1969.

Decommissioning and disposal

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In 1969 Defender was decommissioned and listed for disposal. She spent her last days in the Firth of Forth as a target ship before being sold for breaking.

Commanding officers

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From To Captain
1953 1953 Captain R F T Stannard OBE DSC RN
1954 1955 Captain Joseph Charles Cameron Henley RN (later Rear Admiral Sir Joseph Henley KCVO CB)
1956 1958 Captain P G Sharp RN
1958 1958 Lieutenant Commander C L Jordan RN
1959 1960 Captain Geoffrey Harry Carew-Hunt RN (later Rear Admiral Carew-Hunt CB)
1965 1966 Commander J R S Gerard-Pearse RN
1966 1967 Commander JD Straker RN
1967 1970 Commander G M F Vallings RN (later Vice Admiral Sir George Vallings KCB)

Appearance in the Media

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Defender appeared in the 1961 Rank Organisation Look at Life film "Pipeline". She is seen conducting a replenishment at sea with an unidentified Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker, most likely to have been a Sprite class tanker. She appeared alongside HMS Saintes.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d "HMS Defender at Shipping Times – Clydebuilt Database". Archived from the original on 2 May 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ "HMS Defender". Battleships-cruisers.co.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  3. ^ Souvenir Programme, Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953, HMSO, Gale and Polden
  4. ^ "Hired Military Transport". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  5. ^ Kennedy, 2004.
  6. ^ "Archive footage – ITN Source". Retrieved 20 May 2008. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Malta Memorials". Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  8. ^ Mason, Geoffrey B. (2007). "Chronology, Part 3 – 1961-70". naval-history.net. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Look at Life Vol 2 Military Pipeline 1961". YouTube. 20 November 2018.

References

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