British Third Rate ship of the line 'Namur' (1805)

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Namur
Nominal Guns	74	BWAS-1714
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Previously	British Second Rate ship of the line 'Namur' (1756) (90) 1756-1804 British 90 Gun 2nd Rate Ship of the Line
Acquired	1805	BWAS-1714
Shipyard	Chatham Dockyard - Chatham	BWAS-1714
Constructor	Joseph LawrenceBritish Designer Ship Builder	BWAS-1714
Category	Third Rate	BWAS-1714
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	BWAS-1714
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	BWAS-1714
Broken Up	5.1833	BWAS-1714

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck174' 11 ½"Imperial Feet53.0479
Length of Keel144' 4"Imperial Feet43.8935
Breadth48' 7 ½"Imperial Feet14.6431
Depth in Hold20' 6"Imperial Feet6.2484
Draught Forward15' 2"Imperial Feet4.5822
Draught Aft17' 5"Imperial Feet5.1997
Burthen1,815 ²⁰⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

1805Broadside Weight = 947 Imperial Pound ( 429.4645 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 32-Pound Carronade
Forecastle2 British 9-Pounder

4 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
3.1805 - 7.1807CaptainBWAS-17148.1807 - 1810CaptainBWAS-17141810 - 11.1811CaptainBWAS-171411.1811 - 9.1815CaptainBWAS-1714

3 Flag Officers

DatesRankNameSource
8.1807 - 1807Rear-AdmiralBWAS-17141811Vice-AdmiralBWAS-17141812Rear-AdmiralBWAS-1714

3 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
20.2.1810 - 29.8.1814LieutenantNBD18491.2.1815 - 3.4.1815LieutenantNBD184923.2.1815 - 1815LieutenantNBD1849

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
26.11.1808 - 1808Surgeonref:1876

9 Petty Officers

DatesRatingNameSource
1805 - 2.1806Master's MateBWAS-171419.12.1805 - 1.1807MidshipmanNBD18494.1807 - 7.1807MidshipmanNBD18496.1809 - 1811MidshipmanNBD18493.1811 - 4.1811MidshipmanNBD18496.1812 - 9.1812MidshipmanBWAS-17141814MidshipmanNBD18494.1814 - 1.2.1815Master's MateNBD184912.1814 - 1814Master's MateNBD1849

1 Supernumerary

DatesRankNameSource
22.2.1815 - 8.3.1815SupernumeraryADM 29/8

2 Crewmen

DatesRatingNameSource
4.1805 - 19.12.18051st Class VolunteerNBD18494.1808 - 4.18091st Class VolunteerNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
3.1805RecommissionedBWAS-1714
4.11.1805Battle of Cape Ortegal
1806In Warren's squadonBWAS-1714
6.1807Fitted as a receiving ship at ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1807Paid offBWAS-1714
8.1807Recommissioned as a guardhsip lying at the NoreBWAS-1714
9.1807Refit as a receiving ship completedBWAS-1714
9.1815Paid offBWAS-1714
5.1833Broken up at ChathamBWAS-1714

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

ADM 29/8 Archive

BWAS-1714Rif Winfield, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

ref:1876Derek Ayshford, Pam Ayshford, Web Site

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