HMS Repulse (1803)
The East Indiaman Repulse (1820) in the East India Dock Basin.
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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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| Class and type: | Repulse-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1727 23⁄94 (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.
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.
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