French ship Superbe (1784)

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

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 national 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:	1966 tonnes 3260 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 m^2 (26,750 sq ft) of sails
Armament:	74 guns: Lower gundeck: 28 × 36-pounder long guns Upper gundeck: 30 × 18-pounder long guns Forecastle and Quarter deck: 16 × 8-pounder long guns 4 × 36-pounder carronades
Armour:	Timber

Career

In 1787, Superbe was the flagship of the Escadre d'évolution under Nieuil. She departed Brest in June for the training cruise and reached Lisbon before returning in August. [2]

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]

Sources and references

Notes

Citations

1. Roche, vol.1, p.426
2. Lacour-Gayet (1910), p. 590.

References

• Lacour-Gayet, Georges (1910). La marine militaire de la France sous le règne de Louis XVI. Paris: Honoré Champion.
• Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 425–426. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.

External links

• Ships of the line