French Merchant east indiaman 'Le Superbe' (1774)

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Le Superbe
Nominal Guns	20	NNF-1715
Nationality	Royaume de France
Operator	Compagnie des Indes
Keel Laid Down	1.1768	NNF-1715
Launched	1774	NNF-1715
First Commissioned	1.1769	NNF-1715
How acquired	Purpose built	NNF-1715
Shipyard	Lorient-Caudan - Lorient	NNF-1715
Ship Class	Indien Class (1767)	NNF-1715
Designed by	Gilles CambryFrench Designer Ship Builder	NNF-1715
Category	Merchant	NNF-1715
Ship Type	East Indiaman	NNF-1715
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged	NNF-1715
Last Mentioned	1774	NNF-1715
Becomes	French Third Rate ship of the line 'L'Indien' (1770) (64) 1770-1783 French 64 Gun 3rd Rate Ship of the Line

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentNNF-1715
Length of Gundeck157' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)50.9964 (167′ 3″ Imperial)
Length of Keel148' 0"French Feet (Pied du Roi)48.0704 (157′ 8″ Imperial)
Breadth40' 6French Feet (Pied du Roi)13.1544 (43′ 1″ Imperial)
Depth in Hold17' 6"French Feet (Pied du Roi)5.5448 (18′ 2″ Imperial)
Displacement2,250Ton
Burthen1,242Tonneaux

Armament

1774Broadside Weight = 120 French Livre (129.504 lbs 58.74 kg)NNF-1715
Upper Gun Deck20 French 12-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1769249

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

NNF-1715Alain Demerliac, Book

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