HMS Superb (1710)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Superb.
HMS Superb was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy. She had previously been Le Superbe, a 56-gun warship of the French Navy, until her capture off Lizard Point by HMS Kent in July 1710. Commissioned into the Royal Navy in September 1710, HMS Superb served throughout Queen Anne's War and the War of the Quadruple Alliance, during which she participated in the Battle of Cape Passaro in 1718. She was broken up in 1732.
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Superb | |
History | |
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France | |
Name | Le Superbe |
Builder | Lorient |
Launched | 12 December 1708 |
Captured | 29 July 1710 by the Royal Navy |
Great Britain | |
Name | HMS Superb |
Commissioned | 23 September 1710 |
Decommissioned | 1732 |
Honours and awards | Battle of Cape Passaro (1718) |
Fate | Broken up in 1733 |
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 |
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