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French ship Superbe (1784)

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Name
  
Superbe

Laid down
  
July 1782

Out of service
  
1795

Launched
  
11 November 1784

Weight
  
1,966 tons

Builder
  
Namesake
  
"Superb"

In service
  
1785

Construction started
  
July 1782

Length
  
56 m

Beam
  
15 m

French ship Superbe (1784) Superbe model ship France 1784

Fate
  
Sunk on 30 January 1795

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

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.

French ship Superbe (1784) Superbe model ship France 1784
French ship Superbe (1784) Superbe model ship France 1784

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References

French ship Superbe (1784) Wikipedia