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Repulse-class ship of the line

HMS Venerable vs Alcmène 5107.jpg
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
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.



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