HMS Namur (left) at the Battle of Toulon in 1744
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Namur
Ordered1695
BuilderLawrence, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched1697
FateWrecked, 1749
General characteristics as built
Class and type90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,4426⁄94 (bm)
Length160 ft 9 in (49.0 m) (gundeck)
Beam45 ft 8 in (13.9 m)
Depth of hold18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
General characteristics after 1729 rebuild[1]
Class and type1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1,56689⁄94 (bm)
Length142 ft 10.5 in (43.5 m) (gundeck)
Beam38 ft 1 in (11.6 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

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]

Plan for the Namur 1745 Establishment

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

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p167.
  2. ↑ Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p164
  3. ↑ Baugh 1965, p. 247
  4. ↑ Ships of the Old Navy, Namur.

References

  • 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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