Repulse-class ship of the line

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HMS Venerable fighting the French frigate Alcmène on 16 January 1814
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 (53.0 m) (gundeck) 143 ft 2 in (43.6 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 first three ships to this design were ordered in 1800, with a second batch of five following in 1805. The final three ships of the class were ordered towards the end of the Napoleonic War to a modified version of Rule's draught, using the new constructional system created by Sir Robert Seppings; all three were completed after the war's end.