HMS Namur (1697)
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| Career (Great Britain) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Namur |
| Ordered: | 1695 |
| Builder: | Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard |
| Launched: | 1697 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 1749 |
| General characteristics as built[1] | |
| Class and type: | 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 1,442 long tons (1,465.1 t) |
| 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: | 90 guns of various weights of shot |
| General characteristics after 1729 rebuild[2] | |
| Class and type: | 1719 Establishment 90-gun second rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen: | 911 long tons (925.6 t) |
| 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: | 60 guns of various weights of shot |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Namur.
HMS Namur was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Woolwich Dockyard in 1697.[1]
On 11 June 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt at Deptford, according to the 1719 Establishment. She was relaunched on 13 September 1729. In 1745, she was razeed to 74 guns.[2]
Namur was wrecked in 1749.[2]
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[edit] References
- Lavery, Brian (2003) The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
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