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Repulse-class ship of the line

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The Repulse-class ships of the line were a class of eight 74-gun third rates, designed for the Royal Navy by Sir William Rule. The final three ships of the class were built to a lightly modified version of Rule's draught.

Ships

Builder: Dudman, Deptford
Ordered: 4 February 1800
Launched: 11 December 1802
Fate: Broken up, 1821
Builder: Barnard, Deptford
Ordered: 4 February 1800
Launched: 22 July 1803
Fate: Broken up, 1820
Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
Ordered: 4 February 1800
Launched: 27 February 1804
Fate: Burnt, 1926
Builder: Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall Yard
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Launched: 30 August 1806
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1843
Builder: Perry, Wells & Green, Blackwall
Ordered: Unknown
Launched: 24 January 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1823
Builder: Wells, Blackwall
Ordered: Unknown
Launched: 23 May 1807
Fate: Broken up, 1820
Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Launched: 19 August 1807
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1870
Builder: Pitcher, Northfleet
Ordered: 31 January 1805
Launched: 12 April 1808
Fate: Broken up, 1838
Builder: Woolwich Dockyard
Ordered: 15 February 1814
Launched: 15 October 1818
Fate: Burnt, 1840
Builder: Bombay Dockyard
Ordered: 7 March 1815
Launched: 28 December 1818
Fate: Sold out of the service, 1905
Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Ordered: 17 November 1812
Launched: 26 April 1819
Fate: Broken up, 1872





Reference

  • 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.