Repulse-class ship of the line

HMS Venerable fighting the French frigate Alcmène on 16 January 1814
Class overview
NameRepulse
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byFame class
Succeeded bySwiftsure class
In service11 December 1802 - 1926
Completed11
General characteristics
TypeShip of the line
Length
  • 174 ft (53.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 143 ft 2 in (43.6 m) (keel)
Beam47 ft 4 in (14.4 m)
PropulsionSails
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
NotesShips in class include: Sceptre, Repulse, Eagle, Magnificent, Valiant, Elizabeth, Cumberland, Venerable, Talavera, Malabar, Belleisle

The Repulse-class ships of the line were a class of eleven 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Rule. The first three ships to this design were ordered in 1800, with a second batch of five following in 1805. The final three ships of the class were ordered towards the end of the Napoleonic War to a modified version of Rule's draught, using the new constructional system created by Sir Robert Seppings; all three were completed after the war's end.