HMS Namur (1697)
 HMS Namur (left) at the Battle of Toulon in 1744
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| Name | HMS Namur |
| Ordered | 1695 |
| Builder | Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched | 1697 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built | |
| Class and type | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,4426⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 160 ft 9 in (49.0 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 45 ft 8 in (13.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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| General characteristics after 1729 rebuild[1] | |
| Class and type | 1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,56689⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 142 ft 10.5 in (43.5 m) (gundeck) |
| Beam | 38 ft 1 in (11.6 m) |
| Depth of hold | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Armament |
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HMS Namur was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1697.[2]
On 11 June 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth and her timbers transferred to Deptford Dockyard. In 1729 the timbers were used to rebuild the ship according to the 1719 Establishment.[3]
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She was rebuilt by Richard Stacey at Deptford Dockyard and relaunched on 13 September 1729. In 1745, she was razeed to 74 guns.[1]
In February 1744 she took part in the Battle of Toulon.
Namur was wrecked on 14 April 1749 in a storm near Fort St David on the east coast of India. In total, 520 of her crew were drowned, though Captain Marshal survived.[1][4]
Commanders of Note
[edit]- Edward Falkingham 1731/2
- George Clinton 1732 to 1734
- John Barnsley
- Thomas Whitney
- Samuel Faulknor
- Samuel Cornish
- George Berkeley
Flagship of
[edit]- Admiral Charles Wager
- Rear Admiral Nicholas Haddock
- Admiral John Norris
- Vice Admiral Thomas Matthews
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Baugh, Daniel A. (1965). British Naval Administration in the Age of Walpole. Princeton University Press. OCLC 610026758.
- Lavery, Brian (2003). The Ship of the Line: The Development of the Battlefleet 1650–1850. Vol. 1. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
- "Ships of the Old Navy: Namur (90) (1729)". Michael Phillips. 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
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