HMS Superb (1760)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Superb.

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History
Royal Navy EnsignGreat Britain
NameHMS Superb
Ordered28 December 1757
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
Laid down12 April 1758
Launched27 October 1760
CommissionedNovember 1760
FateSank, 1783
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBellona-class ship of the line
Tons burthen1,61214⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 168 ft (51 m) (gundeck)
  • 137 ft 11.25 in (42.0434 m) (keel)
Beam46 ft 10.5 in (14.288 m)
Draught21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Depth of hold19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Armament
  • 74 guns:
  • Lower gundeck: 28 × 32 pdrs
  • Upper gundeck: 28 × 18 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 14 × 9 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 9 pdrs

HMS Superb was a 74-gun Bellona-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade and built by Adam Hayes at Deptford Dockyard, launched on 27 October 1760 as a sister ship to HMS Dragon.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lavery, Ships of the Line vol.1, p176.