HMSNamur was a 90-gunsecond rateship of the line of theRoyal Navy, launched atWoolwich Dockyard in 1697.^[2]

HMSNamur (left) at theBattle of Toulon in 1744
History
Great Britain
Name	HMSNamur
Ordered	1695
Builder	Lawrence, Woolwich Dockyard
Launched	1697
Fate	Wrecked, 1749
General characteristics as built
Class and type	90-gunsecond rateship 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	24demi-cannon 28culverins 38sakers
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	90 guns: Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs Upper gundeck: 26 × 9 pdrs Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 pdrs Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs

On 11 June 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth and her timbers transferred toDeptford Dockyard. In 1729 the timbers were used to rebuild the ship according to the1719 Establishment.^[3]

She was rebuilt byRichard Stacey atDeptford Dockyard and relaunched on 13 September 1729. In 1745, she wasrazeed to 74 guns.^[1]

In February 1744 she took part in theBattle of Toulon.

Namur was wrecked on 14 April 1749 in a storm nearFort St David on the east coast of India. In total, 520 of her crew were drowned, though Captain Marshal survived.^[1][4]

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

• AdmiralCharles Wager
• Rear AdmiralNicholas Haddock
• AdmiralJohn Norris
• Vice AdmiralThomas Matthews

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