The Superbe was a Téméraire class 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy . Her hull wascopper 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 . Three-masted, with two decks, 76 guns and extreme manoeuvrability won Le Superbe a lot of admirers, including the English. Her architect was the famous Jacques Noel Sane. She required 700 men for the smooth running of the vessel. The eminent shipwright Anthony Deane was directed by Charles II to build his new warships along the lines of Le Superbe, which had open galleries. They first appeared became increasingly common in English ships. Le Superbe formed part of Admiral Villaret Joyeuse's fleet. It was a period of great battles against the British fleet. Le Superbe came to a tragic end being sunk in a storm in 1795. It was a masterful piece of art and beautiful sculpture that sank to the bottom of the ocean
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Superbe (1784)
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Built as a wooden ship-of-the-line at Chantier Naval at Brest for the French Navy. Designed by Jacques Noë Sané.
July 1782 laid down as the SUPERBE.
11 November 1784 launched, one of the Téméraire class.
Displacement 2,966 ton, 5,260 ton full loaded, tonnage 1,550 ton, dim. 55,87 x 14.90 x 7.26m. Overall length 87 m.
Sail area 2,485 m².
Armament: lower-gundeck 28 – 36pdrs, upper-deck 30 – 18 pdrs, fo’c’sle and quarter-deck 16 – 8 pdrs. long guns and 4 – 36 pdrs. carronades.
Crew 700.
Hull copper sheathed.
1785 In service.
After commissioned in service stationed at Brest.
September 1793 there was a mutiny on board at Brest.
She took part in the Croisiére du Grand Hiver when she was a unit of Vice Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse fleet, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croisi%C3% ... rand_Hiver
24 December 1794 the SUPERBE together with the other ships of the fleet left Brest.
26 January 1795 she got problems with leaking due to stormy weather, the pumps were manned but the ingress of water was much more than the pumps could cope with. Captain Colomb of the SUBERBE informed Vice Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse of the problem and that his ship was sinking.
Guns were thrown overboard to lighten the ship but water was still raising in the holds.
30 January 1795 Colomb received orders from Villaret-Joyeuse to abandon the ship, most of the crew were rescued by the MONTAGNE, MONTAGNARD and PAPILLON but 21 men were lost.
Chad 2014 700f sg?, scott?
Congo Brazzaville 2013 300f sg?, scott?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Superbe_(1784) and internet.
July 1782 laid down as the SUPERBE.
11 November 1784 launched, one of the Téméraire class.
Displacement 2,966 ton, 5,260 ton full loaded, tonnage 1,550 ton, dim. 55,87 x 14.90 x 7.26m. Overall length 87 m.
Sail area 2,485 m².
Armament: lower-gundeck 28 – 36pdrs, upper-deck 30 – 18 pdrs, fo’c’sle and quarter-deck 16 – 8 pdrs. long guns and 4 – 36 pdrs. carronades.
Crew 700.
Hull copper sheathed.
1785 In service.
After commissioned in service stationed at Brest.
September 1793 there was a mutiny on board at Brest.
She took part in the Croisiére du Grand Hiver when she was a unit of Vice Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse fleet, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croisi%C3% ... rand_Hiver
24 December 1794 the SUPERBE together with the other ships of the fleet left Brest.
26 January 1795 she got problems with leaking due to stormy weather, the pumps were manned but the ingress of water was much more than the pumps could cope with. Captain Colomb of the SUBERBE informed Vice Admiral Villaret-Joyeuse of the problem and that his ship was sinking.
Guns were thrown overboard to lighten the ship but water was still raising in the holds.
30 January 1795 Colomb received orders from Villaret-Joyeuse to abandon the ship, most of the crew were rescued by the MONTAGNE, MONTAGNARD and PAPILLON but 21 men were lost.
Chad 2014 700f sg?, scott?
Congo Brazzaville 2013 300f sg?, scott?
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_ship_Superbe_(1784) and internet.