HMS Repulse (1892)
 A postcard of Repulse underway
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Repulse |
| Ordered | 1889 Naval Programme |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Cost | £915,302 |
| Way number | No. 1 |
| Laid down | 1 January 1890 |
| Launched | 27 February 1892 |
| Completed | 21 April 1894 |
| Commissioned | 25 April 1894 |
| Decommissioned | February 1911 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 July 1911 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | predreadnought battleship |
| Displacement | 14,150 long tons (14,380 t) |
| Length | 380 ft (115.8 m) (pp) |
| Beam | 75 ft (22.9 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 Triple-expansion steam engines |
| Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph) |
| Range | 4,720 nmi (8,740 km; 5,430 mi) @ 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 670 |
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| Armour | |
HMS Repulse was one of seven
Design and description
The design of the Royal Sovereign-class ships was derived from that of the
Repulse was powered by a pair of three-cylinder, vertical
Their main armament consisted of four
The Royal Sovereigns' armour scheme was similar to that of the Trafalgars, as the waterline belt of compound armour only protected the area between the barbettes. The 14–18-inch (356–457 mm) belt and transverse bulkheads 14–16 inches (356–406 mm) thick closed off the ends of the belt. Above the belt was a strake of 4-inch (102 mm) nickel-steel armour closed off by 3-inch (76 mm) transverse bulkheads.[2] The barbettes were protected by compound armour, ranging in thickness from 11 to 17 inches (279 to 432 mm) and the casemates for the 6-inch guns had a thickness equal to their diameter. The thicknesses of the armour deck ranged from 2.5 to 3 inches (64 to 76 mm). The walls of the forward conning tower were 12–14 inches (305–356 mm) thick and the aft conning tower was protected by 3-inch plates.[3]
Construction and career
Repulse was the tenth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy.
On 26 June 1897, the ship was present at the Fleet Review at Spithead for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The following month, Repulse took part in the annual manoeuvres, this time held off the coast of Ireland.[11] On 21 December, Captain Robert Groome assumed command of the ship; he was relieved by Captain Randolph Foote on 28 June 1899.[10] In July and August, when the annual manoeuvres were held in the Atlantic, she participated as a unit of "Fleet A".[11] Repulse suffered a mishap on 4 February 1900 when a strong tide forced her to collide with an anchored barge as she departed Sheerness.[13] In August 1900, she again was involved in annual manoeuvre in the Atlantic, this time as a unit of "Fleet A1."[11] The following month, Foote was replaced by Captain Spencer Login on the 18th.[10] On 27 October 1901, she ran aground in mud while under tow to her moorings, but was refloated undamaged two hours later.[11]
Repulse departed England on 5 April 1902 for service with the
With the refit complete, Repulse recommissioned at Chatham,[11] under the command of Captain Henry Totteham,[10] on 3 January 1905 for service in reserve with a nucleus crew.[11] Captain Herbert Heath relieved Tottenham shortly afterwards on 27 February[10] and the ship took part in Reserve Fleet manoeuvres in July. She transferred that crew to the predreadnought battleship Irresistible on 27 November 1906 and received new crew. On 25 February 1907, Repulse departed Chatham for Devonport, to serve there as a special service vessel. The predreadnought battleship HMS Majestic relieved the ship of this duty on 2 August 1910. In December, Repulse moved to Portsmouth, where she was taken out of service in February 1911. She was sold for scrap on 11 July 1911 to Thos. W. Ward for £33,500, and arrived at Morecambe to be broken up on 27 July.[16]
Notes
- ^ Gardiner, p. 116; Parkes, pp. 359
- ^ a b c d Chesneau & Kolesnik, p. 32
- ^ a b c d Burt, p. 73
- ^ Burt, pp. 73, 85
- ^ a b Parkes, p. 355
- ^ Burt, pp. 73, 85, 87, 93
- ^ Colledge, pp. 291–92
- ^ Phillips, pp. 245–46
- ^ Silverstone, p. 262
- ^ a b c d e f "H.M.S. Repulse (1892)". www.dreadnoughtproject.org. The Dreadnought Project. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Burt, p. 93
- ^ "H.M.S. Repulse". Trove. Adelaide Observer. 28 December 1895. p. 27. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36057. London. 5 February 1900. p. 11.
- ^ "Naval and Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36735. London. 7 April 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36744. London. 17 April 1902. p. 7.
- ^ Burt, pp. 93–94
References
- Burt, R. A. (2013). British Battleships 1889–1904. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-065-8.
- Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1992). Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship 1815–1905. Conway's History of the Ship. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 1-55750-774-0.
- ISBN 1-55750-075-4.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - Silverstone, Paul H. (1984). Directory of the World's Capital Ships. New York: Hippocrene Books. ISBN 0-88254-979-0.
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