Hamburg DEFENDER – the Type 45 Destroyer DEFENDER has spent three days at the world’s largest harbour festival at Hamburg.   The DEFENDER sailed up the Elbe to Hamburg at night to take part in the 824th ‘birthday’ of the great port – a celebration of the sea, plus maritime culture, food and music.  The DEFENDER was but a small part of the fleet of schooners, cruise liners (including the Carnival Cunarder QUEEN MARY 2), brigs, steamers, cutters and warships with an estimated one and a half million visitors celebrating this event.