HMS Repulse (1596)
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| Career (England) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Repulse |
| Builder: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Launched: | c.1 March 1596 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1649 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type: | 40-48 gun ship |
| Tons burthen: | 622 tons (632 tonnes) |
| Length: | 105 ft (32 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 38 principal guns, plus 4 smaller anti-personnel guns |
| General characteristics after 1610 rebuild[1] | |
| Class and type: | 40-gun Great ship |
| Tons burthen: | 657 tons (667.5 tonnes) |
| Length: | 108 ft (33 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: | 34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Repulse.
Repulse,[Note 1] sometimes written as Due Repulse, was a 40/48-gun ship of the English Navy Royal, launched in 1596.
Repulse was rebuilt in 1610 as a Great ship of 34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns.[1] She was broken up in 1649.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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