HMS Namur (1756)

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.