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.

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HMS Namur (1756) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Navy warship
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
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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: HMS Namur (1756)

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HMS Namur successorName HMS Namur self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: HMS Namur (1756)