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

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Namur

81
Nominal Guns96B065
NationalityKingdom of England
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered20.12.1694B065
Launched28.4.1697B065
How acquiredPurpose builtB065
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard - Woolwich B065
Ship Class1694 Programme 90-GunnerB065
Constructor Joseph LawrenceB065
CategorySecond RateB065
Ship TypeShip of the Line B065
Sailing RigShip RiggedB065
Broken Up to Rebuild1729B065
BecomesBritish 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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