HMS Repulse (1794)

HMS Repulse was a Dutch hoy that the Admiralty purchased in 1794. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy in March 1794 under Lieutenant George Hill.[1] She and several of her sister ships – (Lion, Eagle, Scorpion, and Tiger) – formed part of a short-lived squadron under Philippe d'Auvergne at Jersey.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Repulse.

History
Great Britain
Name: HMS Repulse
Acquired: 3 February 1794 (by purchase)
Fate: Broken up 1795
General characteristics [1]
Type: Hoy
Tonnage: 54 (bm)
Length:
  • 63 ft 0 in (19.20 m) (overall)
  • 55 ft 2 in (16.8 m) (keel)
Beam: 13 ft 7 1⁄2 in (4.153 m)
Depth of hold: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Propulsion: Sails
Sail plan: sloop
Complement: 30
Armament: 1 x 24-pounder gun + 3 x 32-pounder carronades

In 1795 she served in the Channel under the command of Lieutenant Jackson Dowsing. The navy sold her in April 1795 for breaking up.[1]

Citations
  1. Winfield (2008), pp. 324–5.

References
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
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