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 (53.0 m) (gundeck) 143 ft 2 in (43.6 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.