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HBMS Namur (1697)

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Namur, 96 Guns

Details
Nationality	British
Ordered	1694/12/20	B065
Launched	1697/04/28	B065
Shipyard	Woolwich DY	B065
Design Class	1694 Programme - 2nd Rates (1694)
Master Shipbuilder	Joseph Lawrence	B065
Rate	Second Rate
Type	Ship of the Line
Out Service	1720	B065
Fate	Broken Up to Rebuild	B065
Becomes	Namur

Dimensions
B065		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	160' 9"	Imperial Feet	49
Length of Keel	130' 0"	Imperial Feet	39.62
Breadth	45' 8"	Imperial Feet	13.92
Depth in Hold	18' 6"	Imperial Feet	5.64
Burthen	1,442	Tons BM
B057		Type	Metric
Length of Gundeck	160' 9"	Tons BM
Length of Keel	130' 0"	Imperial Feet	39.62
Breadth	45' 8"	Imperial Feet	13.92
Depth in Hold	18' 6"	Imperial Feet	5.64
Depth in Hold	1,442⁶/₉₄	Tons BM

Armament
1703	B057	Broadside Weight = 821
Lower Gun Deck	26	British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck	26	British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck	26	British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck	12	British 6-Pounder
Forecastle	4	British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse	2	British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement
Date	Men	Notes	Source
1703	680	Establishment	B057

Commanders
Date From	Date to	Rank/Position	Name	Source
1697	1697	Post Captain	Robert Robinson	B057
1698	1702/10	Post Captain	Thomas Coal	B057
1704/04	1706/09	Post Captain	Christopher Myngs	B057

Service Record
Date	Notes	Source
1702/10	Paid off	B057
1704/08/13	Present at the Battle of Malaga, 18 killed, 44 Wounded
1706/09	Paid off	B057
1716/06/06	Order to be 'taken down to the middle deck', in order 'to draw less water at ... moorings and be more easily transported between moorings, saving trimming the hull'. She was never recommissioned.	B057
1723/07	Remains sent to Deptford to be rebuilt	B057

Fleets
Fleet Title	Commander	Date From	Date To	Source
No Fleets Listed

Actions & Battles
Date		Source
1704/08/13	Battle of Malaga

Notes on Ship

Had 18 killed and 44 wounded at the [Battle of Malaga]

Sources
Id	Link or Description	Author
B065	The Ship of the Line Vol I	Brian Lavery
B057	British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792	Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2009/05/13 at 15:56:29 by Cy

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