Repulse class ship of the line

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Class overview
Name:	Repulse
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Fame-class
Succeeded by:	Swiftsure-class
In service:	11 December 1802 - 1926
Completed:	11
General characteristics
Type:	Ship of the line
Length:	174 ft (53 m) (gundeck) 143 ft 2 in (43.2 m) (keel)
Beam:	47 ft 4 in (14.4 m)
Propulsion:	Sails
Armament:	74 guns: Gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs
Notes:	Ships in class include: Sceptre, Repulse, Eagle, Magnificent, Valiant, Elizabeth, Cumberland, Venerable, Talavera, Malabar, Belleisle

The Repulse-class ships of the line were a class of eleven 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.

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