HMS Repulse (1794)

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

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.

History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Repulse
Acquired	3 February 1794 (by purchase)
Fate	Broken up 1795
General characteristics [1]
Type	Hoy
Tons burthen	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 × 24-pounder gun + 3 × 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.