Repulse
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Repulse |
Ordered | 4 February 1800 |
Builder | Barnard, Deptford |
Laid down | September 1800 |
Launched | 22 July 1803 |
Fate | Broken up, 1820 |
Notes |
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General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Repulse-class ship of the line |
Tons burthen | 1727 23⁄94 (bm) |
Length | 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
Beam | 47 ft 4 in (14.43 m) |
Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Armament |
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HMS Repulse was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 22 July 1803 at Deptford.[1]
In 1805, Repulse took part in the Battle of Cape Finisterre. In 1807 the ship served in the Mediterranean squadron under Vice-Admiral John Thomas Duckworth and Vice-Admiral Harry Riddick during the Dardanelles Operation and the Alexandria expedition of 1807.
She was broken up in 1820.[1]