HMS ''Namur'' was a 90-gun

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of the

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, launched at

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in 1697. On 11 June 1723 she was ordered to be taken to pieces at Portsmouth and her timbers transferred to

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. In 1729 the timbers were used to rebuild the ship according to the

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.Baugh 1965, p. 247 She was rebuilt by

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and relaunched on 13 September 1729. In 1745, she was

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d to 74 guns. In February 1744 she took part in the Battle of Toulon. ''Namur'' was wrecked on 14 April 1749 in a storm near

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on the east coast of India. In total, 520 of her crew were drowned, though Captain Marshal survived.Ships of the Old Navy, ''Namur''.

Commanders of Note

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1731/2 * George Clinton 1732 to 1734 *

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*Thomas Whitney *

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Flagship of

*Admiral

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*Rear Admiral

Nicholas Haddock Admiral Nicholas Haddock (1686 – 26 September 1746) was an admiral in the Royal Navy and Commander-in-Chief of Britain's naval forces in the Mediterranean between 1738 and 1742. Despite an active and successful early and middle career, his repu ...

*Admiral John Norris *Vice Admiral

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