British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Superb' (1736)
British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Superb' (1736)

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Superb

6953
Nominal Guns60BWAS-1714
NationalityGreat Britain
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered4.9.1733BWAS-1714
Keel Laid Down29.9.1733BWAS-1714
Launched27.8.1736BWAS-1714
First Commissioned14.7.1738
How acquiredPurpose builtBWAS-1714
ShipyardWoolwich Dockyard BWAS-1714
Ship Class1733 Establishment 60-Gunner
ConstructorJohn HaywardBWAS-1714
CategoryFourth RateBWAS-1714
Ship TypeShip of the Line
Sailing RigShip Rigged
Broken Up7.1757BWAS-1714

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentBWAS-1714
Length of Gundeck144' 0"Imperial Feet43.8912 
Length of Keel116' 7"Imperial Feet35.3679 
Breadth41' 6"Imperial Feet12.6492 
Depth in Hold16' 11"Imperial Feet4.881 
Draught Forward9' 9"Imperial Feet2.9718 
Draught Aft14' 0"Imperial Feet4.2672 
Burthen1,068 1⁄94Tons BM 

Armament


27.8.1736Broadside Weight = 435 Imperial Pound ( 197.2725 kg)BWAS-1714
Lower Gun Deck24 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck26 British 9-Pounder
Quarterdeck8 British 6-Pounder
Forecastle2 British 6-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
1733400Design Complement

9 Commanding Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1738 - 11.6.1739CaptainThe Hon. William Hervey ADM 6/15/131BWAS-171412.6.1739 - 9.1742CaptainThe Hon. William Hervey ADM 6/15/184ADM 6/1514.3.1742/43 - 27.9.1743CaptainHenry Harrison (d.1759) ADM 6/16/155BWAS-17143.10.1743 - 3.9.1744CaptainCharles Knowles (1704-1777) ADM 6/16/221BWAS-17144.9.1744 - 20.2.1744/45CaptainThomas Somers ADM 6/17/26
Commission confirmed 23.11.1745ADM 6/179.3.1744/45 - 23.6.1745CaptainRichard Tiddeman (d.1762) ADM 6/17/16
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 2.11.1745ADM 6/176.7.1745 - 25.3.1746CaptainWarwick Calmady (1711-1788) ADM 6/17/167
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 27.10.1746BWAS-171426.3.1746 - 1.8.1748CaptainThorpe Fowke (d.1784) ADM 6/17/78BWAS-17149.1.1748/49 - 1749CaptainEdward Leighton (d.1750) ADM 6/17/460
Issued by Lord George Forbes (3rd Earl of Granard) (1685-1765)
Commission confirmed 5.5.1749ADM 6/17

2 Flag Officers


DatesRankNameSource
1745 - 8.1745CommodorePeter Warren (1703-1752)BWAS-17141747Vice-Admiral of the BlueThe Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)BWAS-1714

22 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
14.7.1738 - 27.7.1738First LieutenantMathew Fortescue (d.1748) ADM 6/15/131ADM 6/1514.7.1738 - 24.5.1739Second LieutenantRobert Robinson (d.1785) ADM 6/15/131ADM 6/1514.7.1738 - 12.4.1739Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Peters ADM 6/15/131ADM 6/1512.6.1739 - 4.10.1739Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRichard Ridge ADM 6/15/184ADM 6/1516.7.1739 - 29.8.1739First LieutenantJohn Mallett ADM 6/15/204ADM 6/1528.8.1739 - 2.10.1739Second LieutenantRandyll Vane (d.1740) ADM 6/15/215ADM 6/155.10.1739 - 18.1.1739/40Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsGeorge Edgcumbe (1720-1795) ADM 6/15/227ADM 6/1527.9.1740 - 19.10.1740Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsRichard Young (d.1741) ADM 6/15/339ADM 6/1520.10.1740 - 7.5.1741Second LieutenantRichard Young (d.1741)† ADM 6/16/353ADM 6/158.6.1741 - 30.10.1741First LieutenantRichard Kempenfelt (1715-1782) ADM 6/17/150
Issued by Edward Vernon (1684-1757)
Commission confirmed 8.9.1746ADM 6/174.4.1743 - 1.7.1744Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Campbell ADM 6/16/165ADM 6/1628.10.1744 - 13.3.1744/45Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsJames Galbraith (d.1782) ADM 6/17/226
Issued by Charles Knowles (1704-1777)
Commission confirmed 12.5.1747ADM 6/1713.3.1744/45 - 19.6.1745First LieutenantRichard Farish ADM 6/17/198
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 11.2.1746/47ADM 6/1713.3.1744/45 - 29.3.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Lloyd (1725-1796) ADM 6/17/183
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 26.12.1746ADM 6/1730.9.1745 - 25.4.1746First LieutenantRichard Manley (d.1758) ADM 6/17/95
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 25.4.1746ADM 6/1730.9.1745 - 13.11.1746Second LieutenantIsaac Ourry (d.1773) ADM 6/17/175
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 22.11.1746ADM 6/1730.9.1745 - 25.5.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsDavid Pryce ADM 6/17/40
Issued by Peter Warren (1703-1752)
Commission confirmed 7.1.1745/46ADM 6/1730.5.1746 - 13.11.1746Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsWilliam Norman ADM 6/17/109ADM 6/1814.11.1746 - 5.8.1748Second LieutenantWilliam Norman ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/1714.11.1746 - 27.9.1747Third Lt. & Lt. at ArmsAndrew Cook (d.1777) ADM 6/17/173ADM 6/171.8.1748 - 1748First LieutenantWilliam Perkins (d.1793) ADM 6/17/461
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Commission confirmed 12.5.1749ADM 6/175.8.1748 - 24.2.1751/52Second LieutenantRichard Hughes (1729-1812) ADM 6/17/457
Issued by The Hon. John Byng (1704-1757)
Commission confirmed 18.4.1749ADM 6/17

2 Warrant Officers


DatesRatingNameSource
23.9.1740 - 29.5.1741MasterWilliam Shackerly (c.1710-1777) ADM 107/3/497ADM107/33.10.1743 - 1743Midshipman ExtraThomas Somers ADM 6/16/222ADM 6/16

1 Petty Officer


DatesRatingNameSource
1740 - 30.10.1740MidshipmanAugustus John Hervey (1724-1779)ODNB

Service History


DateEventSource
10.9.1736Completed at Woolwich Dockyard at a cost of £19320.6.6dBWAS-1714
1739In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
1741To the West IndiesBWAS-1714
9.1742Paid offBWAS-1714
12.1742Began small repair at Plymouth Dockyard BWAS-1714
5.1743Completed small repair at Plymouth Dockyard at a cost of £6849.11.5dBWAS-1714
5.1745At LouisburgBWAS-1714
19.5.1745Took the Third Rate Ship of the Line Le Vigilant (64)
9.1746Operations against LorientBWAS-1714
1747In the MediterraneanBWAS-1714
9.10.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
4.6.1749SurveyedBWAS-1714
15.11.1755Reported as unfitBWAS-1714
30.6.1757Sailed from ChathamBWAS-1714
7.1757Break up completed at SheernessBWAS-1714


Sources

IDDescriptionAuthorType
BWAS-1714 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792Rif WinfieldBook
ADM 6/15 ADM 6/15 Commission and Warrant Book 1735 26 Dec.-1742 4 Jan. Archive
ADM 6/17 ADM 6/17 Commission and Warrant Book 1745 18 Sep.-1751 Apr.  Archive
ADM 6/16 ADM 6/16 Commission and Warrent Book 1742 Jan 4 - 1745 Sept 18 Archive
ADM 6/18 ADM 6/18 Commission and Warrant Book 1751 May-1758 Oct.  Archive
ADM107/3 ADM 107/3 1712-1745 Lieutenants' passing certificates.  Archive
ODNB Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford University PressWeb Site
 
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