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HMS Namur (1756)

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

HMS Namur at the Battle of Lagos, 1759
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Namur
Ordered12 July 1750
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Launched3 March 1756
FateBroken up, 1833
Notes
General characteristics [1]
Class and type1750 amendments 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen1814 bm
Length175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam48 ft 6 in (14.8 m)
Depth of hold20 ft 6 in (6.2 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 90 guns:
  • Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs
  • Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 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, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 3 March 1756.[1] HMS Namur’s battle honours surpass even those of the more famous HMS Victory.[2]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Brian0 (1983). The Ship of the Line – Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650–1850. London: Conway Maritime Press. p. 174. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Furness, Hannah (26 May 2016). "Remains of legendary 260-year-old Royal Navy warship HMS Namur revealed to the nation". The Telegraph.

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