French ship Superbe (1784)

For other ships with the same name, see French ship Superbe.
Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Superbe (1784), on display at the Musée de la Marine in Paris.
History
France
Name: Superbe
Namesake: "Superb"
Builder: Brest[1]
Laid down: July 1782[1]
Launched: 11 November 1784[1]
In service: 1785[1]
Out of service: 1795[1]
Fate: Sunk on 30 January 1795[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Téméraire-class ship of the line
Displacement:
  • 2966 tonnes
  • 5260 tonnes fully loaded
Length: 55.87 metres (183.3 ft) (172 pied)
Beam: 14.90 metres (48 ft 11 in)
Draught: 7.26 metres (23.8 ft) (22 pied)
Propulsion: Up to 2,485 m2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament:
Armour: Timber

Superbe was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Her hull was copper sheathed.[1]

She took part in the Croisière du Grand Hiver, where she sank due to a leak. Her crew were rescued by Pierre Maurice Julien de Quérangal.[1]

Notes and References

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roche, vol.1, p.426

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