HMS Repulse (1892)
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HMS Repulse moored at a dock. |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 1 January 1890 |
| Launched: | 27 Feburary 1892 |
| Commissioned: | 21 April 1894 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping 1911 |
[edit] Launching
HMS Repulse was a Royal Sovereign class battleship. She was commissioned in 1890 and launched on 27 February 1892. Built at Pembroke she was 410 feet long and had a maximum crusing speed of 17 knots. Her armaments included 4 x 67 ton 13.5" guns and several smaller calibre guns. She was the tenth ship to bear the name HMS Repulse.
[edit] Fate
HMS Repulse was decommissioned in 1910 and sold for scrap in 1911.
