British Second Rate ship of the line 'Namur' (1697)

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Namur	81
Nominal Guns	96	B065
Nationality	Kingdom of England
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	20.12.1694	B065
Launched	28.4.1697	B065
How acquired	Purpose built	B065
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B065
Ship Class	1694 Programme 90-Gunner	B065
Constructor	Joseph Lawrence	B065
Category	Second Rate	B065
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	B065
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	B065
Broken Up to Rebuild	1729	B065
Becomes	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Namur' (1729) (90)

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB065
Length of Gundeck160' 9"Imperial Feet48.7718
Length of Keel130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth45' 8"Imperial Feet13.7566
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Burthen1,442Tons BM
DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck160' 9"Tons BM
Length of Keel130' 0"Imperial Feet39.624
Breadth45' 8"Imperial Feet13.7566
Depth in Hold18' 6"Imperial Feet5.5055
Depth in Hold1,442 ⁶⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1703Broadside Weight = 821 Imperial Pound ( 372.3235 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck26 British 32-Pounder
Middle Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck12 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle4 British 6-Pounder
Roundhouse2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1703680EstablishmentBWAS-1714

8 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1697 - 1697CaptainSir Robert Robinson (d.1717/18) ADM 6/4/92BWAS-17141698 - 27.3.1698Captain Thomas CoalBWAS-17146.3.1700/1 - 9.4.1701Captain John Munden (d.1718/19) ADM 6/6/69ADM 6/610.4.1701 - 12.1.1701/2Captain Peter Pickard (d.1701/2) ADM 6/6/87ADM 6/613.1.1701/2 - 6.5.1702Captain Thomas Coal ADM 6/6/130ADM 6/612.5.1702 - 3.10.1702Captain William Bokenham (d.1702) ADM 6/7/35ADM 6/74.1.1702/3 - 30.6.1703Captain Thomas Coal ADM 6/7/70ADM 6/720.4.1704 - 9.9.1706Captain Christopher Myngs ADM 6/8/73BWAS-1714

31 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
26.4.1697 - 19.8.1698First Lieutenant Nathaniel Hubbard (d.1731) Transfered ADM 6/4/92ADM 6/428.4.1697 - 9.5.1699Second Lieutenant Pierce Welch (c.1650-1709) Transfered ADM 6/4/93ADM 6/43.5.1697 - 1697Third Lieutenant Thomas Fettiplace (d.1712) ADM 6/4/93ADM 6/44.5.1697 - 14.12.1697Acting Fourth Lieutenant Robert Jackson (c.1668-1726) Transfered ADM 6/4/95ADM 6/46.5.1697 - 1697Fifth Lieutenant James Milleson ADM 6/4/95ADM 6/48.3.1700/1 - 15.1.1701/2First Lieutenant Stephen Martin (d.1737) ADM 6/6/70ADM 6/68.3.1700/1 - 15.1.1701/2Second Lieutenant Isaac Cooke (c.1668-1712) ADM 6/6/70ADM 6/68.3.1700/1 - 22.4.1701Third Lieutenant Francis Vaughan (d.1706/7) ADM 6/6/70ADM 6/68.3.1700/1 - 18.1.1701/2Acting Fourth Lieutenant William Cawley (d.1740) Transfered ADM 6/6/71ADM 6/617.3.1700/1 - 18.1.1701/2Fifth Lieutenant William Ockman (c.1670-1740) Transfered ADM 6/6/75B16523.4.1701 - 20.1.1701/2Third Lieutenant Thomas Tomkins (d.1722) ADM 6/6/91ADM 6/616.1.1701/2 - 8.7.1702First Lieutenant George Hawes (d.1703) ADM 6/6/133ADM 6/616.1.1701/2 - 6.2.1701/2Second Lieutenant Edmund Hicks (d.1708) ADM 6/6/133ADM 6/621.1.1701/2 - 2.3.1701/2Third Lieutenant Nicholas Eaton (d.c.1729) Transfered ADM 6/6/138ADM 6/621.1.1701/2 - 13.1.1702/3Acting Fourth Lieutenant Robert Chadwick (c.1675-1719) ADM 6/6/138ADM 6/621.1.1701/2 - 28.12.1702Fifth Lieutenant George Colt (c.1680-?) Transfered ADM 6/6/138ADM 6/69.7.1702 - 17.11.1702First Lieutenant John James Gaths ADM 6/7/45ADM 6/79.7.1702 - 13.1.1702/3Second Lieutenant George Hawes (d.1703) ADM 6/7/45ADM 6/717.11.1702 - 23.4.1704First Lieutenant John Pepys ADM 6/7/60ADM 6/714.1.1702/3 - 7.7.1703Second Lieutenant Robert Gifford ADM 6/7/77ADM 6/714.1.1702/3 - 7.7.1703Third Lieutenant Robert Chadwick (c.1675-1719) Transfered ADM 6/7/77ADM 6/714.1.1702/3 - 20.1.1703/4Acting Fourth Lieutenant Benjamin Wilshaw Transfered ADM 6/7/77ADM 6/714.1.1702/3 - 24.1.1702/3Fifth Lieutenant John Gordon ADM 6/7/77ADM 6/725.1.1702/3 - 27.5.1703Fifth Lieutenant John Gordon ADM 6/7/82ADM 6/720.4.1704 - 20.8.1706First Lieutenant Habbakuk Wyley Transfered ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/820.4.1704 - 7.9.1705Second Lieutenant William Atwood ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/820.4.1704 - 7.9.1705Third Lieutenant Robert Man (c.1675-1745) ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/820.4.1704 - 29.5.1706Acting Fourth Lieutenant George Doyley (d.1707) ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/820.4.1704 - 20.8.1706Fifth Lieutenant Joseph Hickes ADM 6/8/73ADM 6/88.9.1705 - 20.8.1706Second Lieutenant Robert Man (c.1675-1745) Transfered ADM 6/8/209
Confirmed 15.12.1705ADM 6/828.5.1706 - 20.8.1706Acting Fourth Lieutenant Jeremiah Fownes Transfered ADM 6/8/255ADM 6/8

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1717 - 9.9.1717Boatswain William Jill ADM 6/12/103ADM 6/12

Service History

DateEventSource
3.10.1702

Paid off

ADM 51
13.8.1704Battle of Malaga
9.9.1706

Paid off

ADM 51
6.6.1716Order to be 'taken down to the middle deck', in order 'to draw less water at ... moorings and be more easily transported between moorings, saving trimming the hull'. She was never recommissioned.BWAS-1714
7.1723Remains sent to Deptford to be rebuiltBWAS-1714

Notes on Ship

Had 18 killed and 44 wounded at the [Battle of Malaga]

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