HMS Repulse (1780)

Repulse
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Repulse
Ordered5 February 1777
BuilderFabian, East Cowes
Laid down12 January 1778
Launched28 November 1780
FateWrecked, 10 March 1800
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeIntrepid-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1387 bm
Length159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck)
Beam44 ft 4 in (13.51 m)
Depth of hold19 ft (5.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 64 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 24 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 4 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 9 pdrs

HMS Repulse was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 November 1780 at East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight.[1]

She saw action on 12 April 1782 at the Battle of the Saintes under command of Captain Thomas Dumaresq. Her crew were described as "fine Guernsey lads".[2]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p181.
  2. ^ Famous Fighters of the Fleet, Edward Fraser, 1904, p.128