| Name: | DEFENCE |
| Type: | Armoured Frigate |
| Keel: | 14/12/1859 |
| Launched: | 24/04/1861 |
| Completed: | 05/09/1861 |
| Builder: | Palmer Brothers & Co |
| Yard: | Jarrow |
| Yard Number: | 92 |
| Dimensions: | 6070disp, 280.0 x 54.2 x 26.2(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl, 2343ihp |
| Engines by: | John Penn & Sons |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 10.5knots |
| Construction: | Wood & Iron |
| Armament: | 4 x 1 x 5ins, 8 x 1 x 7ins & 10 x 1 x 68pdr guns |
| History: | |
| 05/09/1861 | British Royal Navy |
| 1898 | Renamed INDUS |
| 16/08/1935 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Engines installed on the Tyne |
| 05/09/1861: Sailed from the Tyne to Chatham to be completed | |
| 1868: Re-armed with 14 x 1 x 7ins & 2 x 1 x 8ins rifled muzzle loading guns | |
| 1890: Converted to floating workshop | |
| 1922: Converted to a hulk | |
| 16/08/1935: Arrived at Cattedown, Plymouth to be broken up |
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Durham County Advertiser, Friday, 26/04/1861
Newcastle Guardian, Saturday, 07/09/1861