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John Naish (died 1726) was an 18th century shipbuilder to the
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mainly based at
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. He first appears in
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records in February 1705 as Assistant Master Shipwright. Typically this would have followed at least seven years at sea training as a ships carpenter and a period on shore, and most at this stage are of age at least 30. In August 1709 he was appointed Master Shipwright of
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and in December 1711 was moved to
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. He worked briefly in Woolwich where in 1714 he redesigned the huge HMS Royal William, before settling in the prestigious role as Master of
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in July 1715 in place of
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. In 1721 Sir
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sent him plans for the rebuilding of
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but these were not executed and the project was instead addressed by his successor
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. He died suddenly in December 1726 aged around 50. His will was concluded in March 1727 and is now held at the National Archive in Kew.


Ships built

* HMS Montagu a 60-gun
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built at
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in 1716 *
HMS Nonsuch Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Nonsuch'', presumably named after Nonsuch Palace: * , a 38-gun great ship, rebuilt from a previous ship and sold c. 1645 * , a 34-gun ship launched in 1646 and wrecked 1664 * , an 8-gun ketc ...
a 50-gun ship of the line built at
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in 1717 *
HMS Salisbury Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Salisbury'' after the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire: * was a 48-gun fourth rate, launched in 1698 and captured by the French in 1703. She was subsequently recaptured in 1708 and renamed ''Sal ...
a 50-gun ship of the line built at
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in 1717 *Rebuilding of HMS Monmouth a 70-gun ship of the line rebuilt at
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in 1717 *Rebuilding of HMS Kingston a 60-gun ship of the line rebuilt at
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in 1717 * HMS Royal William a 90-gun ship of the line designed and built at Chatham in 1719 *"Old Truelove" a
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at Portsmouth in 1720 * HMS Spy an 8-gun sloop designed and built by Naish in 1721 *Rebuilding of HMS Captain a 70-gun ship of the line rebuilt at
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in 1722 *Rebuilding of HMS Canterbury a 60-gun ship of the line rebuilt at
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in 1722 *Rebuilding of HMS Portland a 50-gun ship of the line rebuilt at
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in 1723 * HMS Dreadnought a 60-gun ship of the line built at
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in 1723 * HMS Lowestoffe a 20-gun
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built at Portsmouth in 1723 * HMS Kinsale a 40-gun ship built at Portsmouth in 1724 * HMS Southsea Castle a 40-gun ship built at
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in 1724 * HMS Adventure a 40-gun ship of the line built at
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in 1726 *Rebuilding of
HMS Salisbury Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Salisbury'' after the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire: * was a 48-gun fourth rate, launched in 1698 and captured by the French in 1703. She was subsequently recaptured in 1708 and renamed ''Sal ...
a 50-gun ship of the line rebuilt at
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in 1726


References

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