An Excelsior-class Federation starship commanded by Captain Taggert, the previous posting of Doctor Katherine Pulaski before she became chief medical officer of the Enterprise-D in 2365.
The USS Repulse was an Excelsior-class starship commanded in the 2360s by Captain Taggert. Katherine Pulaski served as its chief medical officer until 2365.
The ship is seen in The Child, the opening episode of the second season of The Next Generation, when it meets the Enterprise-D to transfer Pulaski, who has been chosen to replace Beverly Crusher.
Taggert appears on the viewscreen in Unnatural Selection. When Pulaski is infected with an ageing disease at the Darwin research station, Picard contacts the Repulse hoping it still holds a transporter trace of her; Taggert has none, but makes plain how sorry he was to lose her and offers to take her back at any time.