English ship Repulse (1596)
| History | |
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 England
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| 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 | |
| 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, sometimes written as Due Repulse, was a 40/48-gun ship of the English Tudor navy, launched in 1596.
Repulse was rebuilt in 1610 as a great ship of 34 principal guns, plus 6 smaller anti-personnel guns.
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.
She was broken up in 1649.