HMS Repulse - Definition and Overview

Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse.

• The first Repulse was a 50-gun galleon also known as Due Repulse, launched in 1595 and in the records until 1645.
• The second Repulse was a 32-gun fifth-rate, originally the French ship Bellone captured in 1759, foundered in 1776.
• The third Repulse was a 10-gun cutter purchased in 1779 and in the records until 1781.
• The fourth Repulse was a 64-gun third-rate launched in 1780 and wrecked in 1800.
• The fifth Repulse was a 12-gun cutter purchased in 1780 and wrecked in 1782.
• The sixth Repulse was a 4-gun vessel purchased in 1794 and broken up a year later.
• The seventh Repulse was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1803 and broken up 1820.
• The eighth Repulse was a screw-propelled 91-gun second-rate launched in 1855, used as a receiving ship after 1873, and sold 1899.
• The ninth Repulse was an ironclad ship launched in 1868 and sold 1889.
• The tenth Repulse was a battleship launched in 1892 and sold 1911.
• The eleventh Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser, launched in 1916 and sunk in a Japanese air attack December 1941.
• The most recent Repulse was a Resolution-class submarine launched in 1967 and laid up in 1997.