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HBMS Repulse (1780)

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Repulse, 64 Guns


Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1777/02/05 B064
Laid Down 1777/05/16 B064
Launched 1780/11/28 B028
Shipyard East Cowes B028
Design Class Intrepid Class (1765)
Designer John Williams B064
Constructor Robert Fabian B064
Rate Third Rate
Type Ship of the Line
Out Service 1800/03/10 B028
Fate Wrecked B028

Dimensions
B064   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 159' 6" Imperial Feet 48.62
Length of Keel 130' 11" Imperial Feet 39.9
Breadth 44' 71/2" Imperial Feet 13.6
Depth in Hold 19' 0" Imperial Feet 5.79
Draught Forward 11' 6" Imperial Feet 3.51
Draught Aft 16' 1" Imperial Feet 4.9
Burthen 1,38669/94 Tons BM

Armament
1780/11/28 B064 Broadside Weight = 600
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder
1794 B064 Broadside Weight = 678
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 24-Pound Carronade
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder
Roundhouse 6 British 18-Pound Carronade

Crew Complement
Date Men Notes Source
1777 500 Design Complement  
1794 491 Establishment B057

Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1780/11 1782 Post Captain Digby Dent B057
1782 1782/05 Post Captain Thomas Dumaresq B057
1782/05 1783/07 Post Captain Thomas West B057
1795/04 1896/11 Post Captain William George Fairfax B057
1796/11 1800/03/10 Post Captain James Alms B057
Petty Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1798/02 1800/03/10 Midshipman John Barclay B080

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1781/02/15 Completed at Portsmouth at a cost of £36,489.5.5d B057
1781/03/13 Sailed for the Relief of Gibraltar B057
1781/04/12 Arrived off Gibraltar B057
1782/01/15 Sailed for the West Indies B057
1782/04/12 Present at the Battle of the Saintes  
1782/11 At blockade of Cap Francois B057
1783/04/26 Sailed from Jamaica for home B057
1783/07 Paid off B057
1783/07 Began repairs at Portsmouth B057
1784/05 Completed repairs at a cost of £10,180.13.13d B057
1794/12 Began fitting at Woolwich B057
1795/04 Recommissioned B057
1795/06 Completed fitting at a cost of £16,772.0.0d B057
1795/12/03 Captured the privateer Petit Pearen (6) off the Dutch coast B057
1798/10 Began refitting at Portsmouth B057
1799/02 Completed refitting at a cost of £11,062.0.0d B057
1799/05/06 Sailed for the Mediterranean B057
1799/10 Cruising B083
1800/03/10 Wrecked on a rock off Ushant and run ashore with 3 drowned B057

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1782/04/12 Battle of the Saintes

Notes on Ship
No Notes Entered

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
B028 Ships of the Royal Navy - Volume I J. J. Colledge
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield
B080 A Naval Biographical Dictionary 1849 O'Brien
B083 Steele's Navy List October 1799 Steele

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