French ship Superbe (1784)
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Scale model of Achille, sister ship of French ship Superbe (1784), on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris.
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History | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Armour | Timber |
Superbe was a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy. Her hull was copper sheathed.[1]
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]
Citations
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. Vol. 1. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. pp. 425–426. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
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