HMS Repulse (1803)

Plan drawing of Repulse
History
United Kingdom
NameRepulse
Ordered4 February 1800
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid downSeptember 1800
Launched22 July 1803
CommissionedJuly 1803
FateBroken up, 1820
General characteristics
Class & typeRepulse-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,727 2394 (bm)
Length174 ft (53 m) (gundeck)
Beam47 ft 8 in (14.5 m)
Draught17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) (light)
Depth of hold20 ft (6.1 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement590
Armament

HMS Repulse was the name ship of her class of 74-gun third-rate ships of the line built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 19th century. Completed in 1803, she played a minor role in the Napoleonic Wars, participating in the Battle of Cape Finisterre in 1805.