- References
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| title = Defender
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| club = {{yachtclub|New York Yacht Club}}
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| class = 12-metre
| sailno = US–33
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| lc_year = 1983
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}}Defender is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1983 Defender Selection Series.[1]References1. ^http://www.americas-cup-history.at/english/dss%2083.htm
{{American 12-metre class yachts}} 4 : 12-metre class yachts|Sailing yachts of the United States|Citizen Cup yachts|1983 America's Cup |