Repulse class ship of the line
HMS Venerable fighting the French frigate Alcmène on 16 January 1814 |
| Class overview |
| Name: |
Repulse |
| Operators: |
Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: |
Fame-class |
| Succeeded by: |
Swiftsure-class |
| In service: |
11 December 1802 - 1926 |
| Completed: |
11 |
| General characteristics |
| Type: |
Ship of the line |
| Length: |
174 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
143 ft 2 in (43.2 m) (keel) |
| Beam: |
47 ft 4 in (14.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Sails |
| Armament: |
74 guns:
- Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
- Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
- Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
- Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
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| Notes: |
Ships 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.
Ships
- Builder: Dudman, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 4 February 1800
- Laid down: December 1800
- Launched: 11 December 1802
- Fate: Broken up, 1821
- Builder: Barnard, Deptford Wharf
- Ordered: 4 February 1800
- Laid down: September 1800
- Launched: 22 July 1803
- Fate: Broken up, 1820
- Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
- Ordered: 4 February 1800
- Laid down: August 1800
- Launched: 27 February 1804
- Fate: Burnt, 1926
- Builder: Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
- Ordered: 31 January 1805
- Laid down: April 1805
- Launched: 30 August 1806
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1843
- Builder: Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall
- Ordered: 24 January 1805
- Laid down: April 1805
- Launched: 24 January 1807
- Fate: Broken up, 1823
- Builder: Wells, Blackwall
- Ordered: 24 January 1805
- Laid down: August 1805
- Launched: 23 May 1807
- Fate: Broken up, 1820
- Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
- Ordered: 24 January 1805
- Laid down: August 1805
- Launched: 19 August 1807
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1870
- Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
- Ordered: 24 January 1805
- Laid down: December 1805
- Launched: 12 April 1808
- Fate: Broken up, 1838
- Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
- Ordered: 15 February 1814
- Laid down: July 1814
- Launched: 15 October 1818
- Fate: Burnt, 1840
- Builder: Bombay Dockyard
- Ordered: 7 March 1815
- Laid down: April 1817
- Launched: 28 December 1818
- Fate: Sold out of the service, 1905
- Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
- Ordered: 17 November 1812
- Laid down: February 1816
- Launched: 26 April 1819
- Fate: Broken up, 1872
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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008) British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84415-717-4.
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Repulse-class ship of the line
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