HMS Namur (1756)

	HMS Namur at the Battle of Lagos, 1759
History
Great Britain
Name	HMS Namur
Ordered	12 July 1750
Builder	Chatham Dockyard
Launched	3 March 1756
Fate	Broken up, 1833
Notes	Participated in:; Siege of Louisbourg (1758); Battle of Havana (1762); Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797); Battle of Lagos; Affair of Fielding and Bylandt; Battle of the Saintes;
General characteristics
Class and type	1750 amendments 90-gun second rate ship of the line
Tons burthen	1814 bm
Length	175 ft (53.3 m) (gundeck)
Beam	48 ft 6 in (14.8 m)
Depth of hold	20 ft 6 in (6.2 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Armament	90 guns:; Gundeck: 26 × 32 pdrs; Middle gundeck: 26 × 18 pdrs; Upper gundeck: 26 × 12 pdrs; Quarterdeck: 10 × 6 pdrs; Forecastle: 2 × 6 pdrs;

HMS Namur was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 3 March 1756. HMS Namur’s battle honours surpass even those of the more famous HMS Victory.

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