HMS Superb (1710)
| History | |
|---|---|
.svg){kind=small} France | |
| Name | Le Superbe |
| Launched | 12 December 1708 |
| Captured | 29 July 1710 by the Royal Navy |
| History | |
.svg){kind=small} Great Britain | |
| Name | HMS Superb |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1710 |
| Decommissioned | 1732 |
| Honours and awards | Battle of Cape Passaro (1718) |
| Fate | Broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 64-gun third-rate ship of the line |
| Tons burthen | 1,020 23⁄94 (bm) |
| Length | 143 ft 6 in (43.74 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 365 |
| Armament | 56/58/64 guns |
| Armour | None |
HMS Superb was a 64 gun, third rate, British warship. Prior to her capture off Lizard Point by HMS Kent, she was a French fourth rate of 56 guns. Commissioned into the Royal Navy in September 1710, HMS Superb served throughout Queen Anne's War and participated in the destruction of the Spanish fleet off Passero in 1718. She was broken up in 1732.
Construction
Le Superbe was designed by Pierre Blaise Coulomb and constructed between August 1708 and March 1709 at L'Orient, a French naval base on the coast of Brittany in the north-west France. She was launched in December 1708 and measured 143 ft 6 in (43.74 m) along her gundeck, had a beam of 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m) and drew from 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) at the bow, to 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) at the stern. With a depth in the hold of 15 ft 6.5 in (4.737 m), she had a capacity of 1,020 23⁄94 (bm).[1]
Career (Royal Navy)
On the 29 July 1710 Le Superbe was captured off The Lizard by HMS Kent. She was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Superb on the 23rd September 1710.[2]
Battle of Cape Passaro
On the 30 July the British were off the Calabrian coast when they spotted two vessels, which they presumed to be Spanish scouts. Hoping they would lead to the main fleet, Byng ordered his ships to follow and indeed, at around noon, found the Spanish close by.
Fate
In 1732 HMS Superb was decommissioned, broken up and rebuilt as a larger but lower rated, 60 gun ship.[2] This ship continued to serve in the Mediterranean for much of its career but also took part in the capture of Louisburg in 1745.
References
- ^ Winfield, Rif (2009). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1603-1714: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-040-6.
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