The Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer, HMS Defender. HMS Defender is the fifth of the Navy’s six £1bn Type 45 destroyers – Defender was built in Glasgow which is one of her two affiliated cities (the other is Exeter). After delivery to her home port of Portsmouth in July 2012 she is now undergoing extensive Sea Trials and Training and is expected to join the Fleet early this year HMS Defender Sizes: 150 × 150 / 300 × 198 / 768 × 507 / 1.024 × 677 / 600 × 396 / 1.536 × 1.015 / 175 × 131 / 757 × 500 / 45 × 45 / 2.048 × 1.353