HMS Namur (1697)

HMS Namur (left) at the Battle of Toulon in 1744
History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
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 1,442 694 (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
General characteristics after 1729 rebuild
Class and type 1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen 1,566 8994 (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
  • 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.

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.

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.

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.

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