HMS Namur (1697)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Namur.

HMS Namur (left) at the Battle of Toulon in 1744
History
Great 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	1,4426⁄94 (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	24 demi-cannon 28 culverins 38 sakers
General characteristics after 1729 rebuild
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	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.

Commanders of Note

• Edward Falkingham 1731/2
• George Clinton 1732 to 1734
• John Barnsley
• Thomas Whitney
• Samuel Faulknor
• Samuel Cornish
• George Berkeley

Flagship of

• Admiral Charles Wager
• Rear Admiral Nicholas Haddock
• Admiral John Norris
• Vice Admiral Thomas Matthews

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.