- HMS Namur (1697)
HMS "Namur" was a 90-gun
second rate ship of the line of theRoyal Navy , launched atWoolwich Dockyard in 1697.On
11 June 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces and rebuilt atDeptford , according to the1719 Establishment . She was relaunched on13 September 1729 . In 1745, she wasrazee d to 74 guns."Namur" was wrecked on
14 April 1749 in a storm nearFort St David . In total, 520 of her crew were drowned, though Captain Marshal survived.Ships of the Old Navy, "Namur".]Notes
References
*Lavery, Brian (2003) "The Ship of the Line - Volume 1: The development of the battlefleet 1650-1850". Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-252-8.
*Michael Phillips. [http://www.ageofnelson.org/MichaelPhillips/info.php?ref=5629 "Namur" (90) (1729)] . Michael Phillips' Ships of the Old Navy. Retrieved1 August 2008 .
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