French ship Superbe explained

At least twelve ships of the French Navy have borne the name Superbe ("Superb"):

Ships named Superbe

• , a second-rank ship of the line, lead ship of her class.^[1]
• , a galley.
• , a galley .
• , an 70-gun ship of the line.
• , a .
• , a 60-gun ship of the line.^[2]
• , a 74-gun ship of the line.
• , a 74-gun (?) ship of the line, formerly a 64-gun East Indiaman, launched on 11 March 1774, built from 1772 on plans by Groignard.^[3]
• , a 74-gun ship of the line.
• (1795), a 24-gun corvette.
• , a 74-gun ship of the line, better known as Breslaw.
• , a Téméraire-class 74-gun ship of the line.

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 1. 425–426.
• Book: Roche, Jean-Michel. 2005. Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours. 978-2-9525917-0-6. 165892922. Group Retozel-Maury Millau. 2.
• Book: Demerliac, Alain. La Marine de Louis XVI: Nomenclature des Navires Français de 1774 à 1792. 2004. Éditions Ancre. 2-906381-23-3. fr.

Notes and References

1. Roche, vol.1, p.425
2. Roche, vol.1, p.426
3. Demerliac 1774-1792, p.55, n°321