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| History | |
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| Name: | HMS Repulse |
| Ordered: | 4 February 1800 |
| Builder: | Barnard, Deptford |
| Laid down: | September 1800 |
| Launched: | 22 July 1803 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1820 |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1727 23&fras1;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 |
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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]
Notes
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
External links
Media related to HMS Repulse (ship, 1803) at Wikimedia Commons
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