HMS Namur
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HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Namur (1756) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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ship of the line ⓘ |
| armament | 90 guns ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Lagos
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Lagos (1759)
Battle of Vélez-Málaga ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Malaga
Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759)
Battle of Toulon (1744) ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 48 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Royal Dockyard, Deptford ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Royal Dockyard, Deptford
ⓘ
surface form:
Deptford Dockyard
|
| category |
1690s ships
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Second-rate ships of the line of the Royal Navy ⓘ Seven Years’ War naval ships of the United Kingdom ⓘ Ships of the line of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| conflict |
Seven Years' War
ⓘ
surface form:
Seven Years’ War
War of Jenkins' Ear ⓘ
surface form:
War of Jenkins’ Ear
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | late 18th century ⓘ |
| discovery | timbers identified archaeologically in 1995 ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fate | broken up ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Admiral Edward Hawke at Battle of Quiberon Bay ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | associated with Chatham Historic Dockyard ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1697 ⓘ |
| legacy | timbers reused in Chatham Dockyard buildings ⓘ |
| length | approximately 172 feet (gundeck) ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Siege of Namur ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Namur ⓘ |
| navalTacticRole | line of battle ship ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Edward Hawke
ⓘ
John Byng ⓘ Thomas Mathews ⓘ |
| notableEvent | played key role in British victory at Quiberon Bay ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | second rate ⓘ |
| rebuildDate | 1729 ⓘ |
| rebuildPlace | Chatham Dockyard ⓘ |
| rebuildStandard | 1719 Establishment ⓘ |
| scrapDate | circa 1780s ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Chatham Dockyard ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | late 17th century to late 18th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | 90-gun second-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| successorName |
HMS Namur
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surface form:
HMS Namur (1756)
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this entity surface form:
HMS Namur (1756)