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
English FlagEngland
NameRepulse
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Launchedc.1 March 1596
FateBroken up, 1649
General characteristics as built
Class and type40-48 gun ship
Tons burthen622
Length105 ft (32 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold16 ft (4.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament38 principal guns, plus 4 smaller anti-personnel guns
General characteristics after 1610 rebuild[1]
Class and type40-gun Great ship
Tons burthen657
Length108 ft (33 m) (keel)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Depth of hold16 ft (4.9 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament34 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

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  1. ^ The 'HMS' prefix was not used until the middle of the 18th century, but is sometimes applied retrospectively

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p158.
  2. ^ Foedera, 7 (The Hague, 1739), p. 189

References

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  • 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.