English ship Repulse (1596)
Repulse,[Note 1] sometimes written as Due Repulse, was a 40/48-gun ship of the English Tudor navy, launched in 1596.
| History | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Length | 105 ft (32 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| 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 |
| Length | 108 ft (33 m) (keel) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Depth of hold | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament | 34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns |
Repulse was rebuilt in 1610 as a great ship of 34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns.[1]
In 1613 The Repulse was appointed to escort Princess Elizabeth, daughter of James VI and I, and Frederick V of the Palatinate sailing in The Prince Royal from Margate to Ostend.[2]
She was broken up in 1649.[1]
Notes
- The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively
Citations
- Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
- Foedera, 7 (The Hague, 1739), p. 189
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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