HMS Repulse (1780)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Repulse |
| Ordered: | 5 February 1777 |
| Builder: | Fabian, East Cowes |
| Laid down: | 12 January 1778 |
| Launched: | 28 November 1780 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 10 March 1800 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type: | Intrepid-class ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1387 bm |
| Length: | 159 ft 6 in (48.62 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam: | 44 ft 4 in (13.51 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Sail plan: | Full rigged ship |
| Armament: |
64 guns:
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For other ships of the same name, see HMS Repulse.
HMS Repulse was a 64-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 28 November 1780 at East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight.[1]
On 10 March 1800, having been driven off course by heavy weather, Repulse struck a submerged rock and began taking on water. The crew eventually abandoned the ship somewhere in the vicinity of the Glénan islands, from where the majority of the survivors were taken away as prisoners of war. The first lieutenant took a number of men in Repulse's large cutter, and headed for England instead, arriving at Guernsey on 16 March.[2]
Notes
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.
- Michael Phillips. Repulse (64) (1780). Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
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