HMS Repulse (1803)
Plan drawing of Repulse | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Repulse |
| Ordered | 4 February 1800 |
| Builder | Deptford Dockyard |
| Laid down | September 1800 |
| Launched | 22 July 1803 |
| Commissioned | July 1803 |
| Fate | Broken up, 1820 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,727 23⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 47 ft 8 in (14.5 m) |
| Draught | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) (light) |
| Depth of hold | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 590 |
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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.