French Third Rate ship of the line 'Le Superbe' (1738)

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Le Superbe	2157
Nominal Guns	74	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Marine Royale
Keel Laid Down	11.1735	NNF-1715
Launched	27.6.1738	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	5.1740	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Brest - Brittany	NNF-1715
Constructor	Laurent Helie	NNF-1715
Category	Third Rate	NNF-1715
Ship Type	Ship of the Line	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Sunk in Action	20.11.1759	NNF-1715

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck152' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)49.3727 (161′ 11″ Imperial)
Length of Keel133'French Feet (Pied du Roi)43.2009 (141′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth42' 8"French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.7499 (45′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold21'French Feet (Pied du Roi)6.8479 (22′ 5″ Imperial)
Burthen1,500Ton

Armament

5.1740Broadside Weight = 792 French Livre (854.7264 lbs 387.684 kg)NNF-1715
Lower Gun Deck26 French 36-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 French 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck/Forecastle16 French 8-Pounder
Roundhouse4 French 4-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
5.17405566 officers, 550 menNNF-1715

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1757 - 26.12.1757Capitaine de Vaisseau Antoine Nicolas Choiseul-Beaupré (Comte de Marcheville) (1716-1760)ref:12751759 - 20.11.1759Capitaine de Vaisseau Jean-Pierre-René-Séraphin du Tertre de Montalais (d.1759)†FWIKI

1 Flag Officer

DatesRankNameSource
1744 - 9.3.1744Lieutenant-Général des Armées Navales Jacques Aymar de Roquefeuil (Comte de Roquefeuil) (1665-1744)†ref:673

2 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
4.1757 - 1757Capitaine de Brûlot François de Capellis (2^nd Marquis de Capellis) (1711-1772)FWIKI1759Capitaine de Vaisseau, at the Battle of Quiberon BayChevalier Jean Joseph d'Annevilleref:631

1 Warrant Officer

DatesRankNameSource
16.1.1757 - 26.12.1757Enseigne de Vaisseau Charles-Louis Saulx de Rosnevet (1734-1776)ref:1275

Service History

DateEventSource
8.1757Louisbourg Expedition
20.11.1759Battle of Quiberon Bay

Fleets
Dates	Fleet	Fleet Commander	Source
6.2.1744-19.3.1744	French Fleet 1744 for Landing in England	Jacques Aymar de Roquefeuil (Comte de Roquefeuil) (1665-1744)

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

ref:1275 Web Site

FWIKIVarious, Web Site

ref:673 Web Site

ref:631 Web Site

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